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“Putin Uses The Refugee Crisis To Weaken Merkel“, by Judy Dempsey as originally published at Carnegie Europe, Back in December 2015, when it became clear that refugees from the Middle East would continue to head toward Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel reassured her conservative Christian Democratic Union party that everything was under control. All she needed, […]

This is a podcast version of our small business morning show, MTN Business Half Hour on Classic FM 97.3. The show features Tunji Andrews as anchor and airs between 8am and 8.30 am on Mondays The post above and its ensuing comments, if any, is purely the opinion of the writer(s). It therefore should never be considered […]Read More

As audited accounts start to trickle in companies will propose dividend payments to their shareholders as recommended by their respective board of directors. It is also important to track these announcements to know who is eligible to collect dividend, when it will be approved and when it will be paid. Dividend payment also affect share prices […]

As audited accounts start to trickle in companies will propose dividend payments to their shareholders as recommended by their respective board of directors. It is also important to track these announcements to know who is eligible to collect dividend, when it will be approved and when it will be paid. Dividend payment also affect share prices. […]

This is a podcast version of our small business morning show, MTN Business Half Hour on Classic FM 97.3. The show features Tunji Andrews as anchor and airs between 8am and 8.30 am on Mondays. The post above and its ensuing comments, if any, is purely the opinion of the writer(s). It therefore should never be considered […]Read More

With the growth of mobile money across Africa, a new trend – digital currency – is also gaining popularity with Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya identified as the front runners in rolling out and adopting online retail sales. Experts at Frost and Sullivan have predicted that there will be as many as 12 million Bitcoin wallets across the continent in […]Read More

Nigerian stocks finished on a high for the second consecutive day as the All Share Index (ASI) rose by 0.64% to close at 24,135.40, following its marginal rise by 0.02% yesterday. Here is snapshot of today’s trading; ASI: 24,135.40 DEALS: 3,178 VOLUME: 320,754,846 VALUE: 1,822,727,135.22 FCMB led the gainers chart as it gained 7.78% to […]Read More

A public meeting on the future of the California courts recently exposed “a fundamental philosophical difference over how California courts should operate,” the Courthouse News Service reports. On one side are the members of the Commission on the Future of California’s Court System, an almost-all-judge panel tasked with examining ways to increase efficiency and financial […]

A dry market has been afflicting the American law school model for years now. It’s no secret that even under the most rosy of characterizations, the domestic JD is going though a bit of a bear market. At least one of America’s law schools has decided to take a more pro-active, international approach to address […]

In a 2-1 decision, the Fourth Circuit vacated a ruling by a Maryland district court which held that the Firearms Safety Act of 2013 was constitutional under the erroneously applied standard of intermediate review. The case, Kolbe v. Hogan, has been sent back to the lower district court for another round under the more exacting strict […]

The real winner of Super Bowl 50 wasn’t the Denver Broncos. It wasn’t even Beyonce. It was referee Cletus “Clete” Blakeman, at least according to the Internet. And no, the web wasn’t impressed with Blakeman’s sometimes controversial calls; it was more about his looks. Blakeman’s presence on the field sent hashtags like #hotref and #rippedref […]Read More

The Third Circuit dealt the final blow to a long-running whistleblower suit last Tuesday. Jeffrey Wiest, a former accounts payable manager for Tyco Electronics, alleged that he had been illegally terminated in retaliation for raising concerns over expenditures on lavish parties featuring mermaid greeters, pirate performers and fire dancers. He sued, claiming that his firing […]