(Special Report) Between leaking $30bn and $22.7bn China loan deal
The coincidence of the Senate rancorous approval for the Executives to embark on a $22.7bn loan jamboree in China and the resolution of the House of Representatives to investigate the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Inland Revenue…
Ecobank Nigeria launches Xpress Save-Xpress Loan to deepen Financial Inclusion
Leading retail banking giant, Ecobank Nigeria has unveiled new digital two-in-one product offering, Xpress Save and Xpress Loan, enabling customers to conveniently and speedily open digital savings accounts. Customers can access the new offerings which gives room for short-term micro…
Building a Data-Driven Culture from the Ground Up
By S.N. Subrahmanyan and Sanjay Jalona The engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) industry is not well known for leveraging data effectively, nor for using cutting-edge analytics to make informed business decisions. One survey by Cornerstone Projects notes that as many…
COVID-19 fears force Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook employees to work from home
United States is currently under serious hit as official recommendation has been advanced to staff of leading global IT giants, Amazon.com Inc, Facebook Inc, and Microsoft to work from home after several people in the region, especially Seattle, were the…
On wrong mindset Nigerian education gives graduates must change
By Tony Emeka Nwosu Here in Nigeria, the mindset of every prospective graduate; be it from the university, polytechnic or any other higher institution of learning is to complete National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) and secure a paid job. Though…
Is Amaechi Minister of Lagos-Ibadan rail or Transportation?
For more than eight months and exactly since the beginning of the second tenure of President Muahammadu Buhari on May 29, 2019 which returned him as the Minister of Transportation, Chief Rotimi Amaechi had been so much preoccupied with issues…
Air Peace grosses fleet to 27 with new ERJ-145 aircraft
Leading domestic carrier, Air Peace, has expanded its fleet with the delivery of a new ERJ-145 aircraft, thus increasing fleet to 27. In an interview, Senior Communications Executive of the airline, Mr Stanley Olisa, noted that the 27th aircraft, with…
To rescue global oil prices, Nigeria, others agree on 1.5 million barrels cut at Vienna
Strong indications have emerged suggesting that Nigeria and other members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) agreed to cut oil production by additional 1.5 million barrels per day in the second quarter of 2020 to prop up prices….
Lessons for Orlu, Okigwe zones from Uzodinma’s attention on Owerri water scheme
By Business Hilights S’East Bureau Chief First official project reactivated immediately he assumed office was to make sure that water supplies are restored in parts of Owerri zone and mainly the state capital. Even before his emergence from the Supreme…
