Author: InvestAdvocate

GTBank, Firstbank, Oando Lose amidst Nigerian Strike, protest

By InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank) First Bank of Nigeria Plc (FBN) and Oando Nigeria Plc Tuesday emerged the only three Companies on the Losers table of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) traded amidst Nigerian Strike and protest. The trio was among the 14 traded Equities by Stockbrokers […]

Swiss central bank chief quits over wife’s currency deal

Swiss National Bank Chairman Philipp Hildebrand resigned with immediate effect on Monday, saying he could not prove he had been unaware of a currency trade made by his wife and wanted to protect the integrity of the central bank. Hildebrand’s decision to relinquish one of the world’s top 10 central […]

What is Nigeria’s Boko Haram?

President Goodluck Jonathan said the violent Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram has supporters within his own government.   Here are some facts about Boko Haram.   THE GROUP * Boko Haram became active in about 2003 and is concentrated mainly in the northern Nigerian states of Yobe, Kano, Bauchi, Borno […]