Senior Barclays bankers charged with fraud over credit crunch fundraising
Four former Barclays executives could face lengthy jail sentences after the Serious Fraud Office charged them and the bank with fraud over the way Barclays raised billions of pounds from…
Sanusi exposes rot in banks; one CEO stole N200bn from her bank, another stole N142bn; reveals how a popular pastor protected bank thieves
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (now Emir of Kano) was Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria. At the twilight of his tenure, he gave a talk themed ‘Overcoming the Fear of…
Etisalat Nigeria goes into receivership, Access Bank, others take over
Despite the efforts of the telecom regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to save it from possible receivership, some banks have at last taken…
DSS releases Ifeanyi Ubah after six weeks in detension
Oil and gas magnate and owner of a football club, Ifeanyi Ubah, has reportedly regained his freedom after about six weeks in the custody of the Department of State Services…
Six mistakes every entrepreneur should avoid
Becoming a successful entrepreneur in a business terrain such as Nigeria is a venture fraught with peculiar challenges. Considering the many little details that naturally go into setting up a…
AKTH, LASUTH, Sterling Bank, St. Nicholas and over 100 others nominated for Healthcare Awards …eVoting begins
The Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Awards (NHEA) has nominated Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Sterling Bank, St. Nicholas and over 100 other healthcare organisations and…
Our greatness is in our unity, so let’s remain one – Osinbajo
Acting President gives an overall view, so far, of his ongoing consultations over ethnic agitations and exchanges between groups in the North and South-East at Iftar dinner he hosted Monday…
Ekweremadu recommends state police as solution for insecurity
Deputy President of the Senate, Chief Ike Ekweremadu has said that the federal Government and its functions must be trimmed if the country is to be administered effectively. This is…
‘Playboy’ son of Equatorial Guinea leader faces corruption charges in Paris
The high-living son of Equatorial Guinea’s leader, with a taste for supercars, luxury homes and bespoke suits, goes back on trial in Paris Monday on corruption charges after a six-month…
What AfDB programme will do for Nigerian youths, by Adeosun
The Nigerian Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, says the country will benefit by signing up for the African Development Bank funded ENABLE Youth (Empowering Novel Agri-Business-Led Employment) Program. Nigeria’s signatory…
