Qatar, Ghana nearing deal to make Kotoko Int’l Airport sub-Saharan hub
Global choice carrier and national airline of Qatar, Qatar Airways, is closing in on sealing a multibillion dollar deal that will see Accra’s Kotoko International Airport become West and Central Africa hub for Qatar airline. Nigerian aviation pundits had argued…
Business Hilights wishes our followers happy celebrations, renewal on Ngr@58
Full text of President Muhammadu Buhari’s 58th Independence Day address Monday, October 01, 2018 Fellow Nigerians, Today is a day of celebration and solemn reflection. It is the anniversary of the day Nigerians realised one of the most cherished of…
Nigeria: A Chance for Re-Awakening sleeping economy after all
By Austin Okere Nigerians are gradually coming to terms that the cheese has indeed moved this time. The days of lucre and easy money, fuelled by petrodollars are far behind us; no thanks to shale oil and other sources of…
National conference on restructuring now unavoidable for Nigeria of today—Babalola
By Aare Afe Babalola, SAN I congratulate every Nigerian on the occasion of yet another “Democracy” day, a day set aside to celebrate the return to civil rule after decades under military rule. As is customary, there will be…
DEMOCRACY DAY: President Muhammadu Buhari’s full speech today, May 29, 2018
ADDRESS BY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 2018 DEMOCRACY DAY CELEBRATION, TUESDAY, 29TH MAY, 2018
Prophesying Rochas Okorocha’s end in politics?
By Chuks Akamadu Not just because of the crisis trailing the recent fracas-laced All Progressive Congress (APC) Ward congresses nationwide and the Imo version, Governor Owelle Roachs Okorocha of Imo State reminds me of King Sennacherib of Assyria in…
Just in: 4 days after US visit, China reveals veiled N720bn Currency Swap deal with FG
Whereas many Nigerians are worried on why the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) shielded away from Nigerians, a currency swap agreement it sealed with the Peoples Bank of China (www.pbc.gov.cn/english) on April 27, 2018, the Chinese apex bank’s website today,…
Business Hilights begins strategic site upgrade from today, Wednesday
Business Hilights will from today, carry out strategic site maintenance as part of our upgrade due to soaring readership traffic both from Nigeria and abroad. It would be recalled that we recently added new categories, raised quality of content including…
Crownrise Finance boss reveals why over 1,000 finance houses collapsed in the 90s
The managing director of Crownrise Finance Limited, Mr. Babatunde Rufai-Lariba has revealed the factors that crashed over 1,000 finance houses during the 1990s in Nigeria. In an interview, he said during the period under review, “We had over 1,000 Finance…
PDP, APC dangling Igbo presidency 2023 as bait to swing S’East votes in 2019, but…
Whereas just last week, former Information Minister and All Progressive Congress (APC) chieftain, Prince Tony Momoh said Igbos will get presidency quicker if they align with the ruling party, earlier in the week, former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Awka, asked…
