Author: InvestAdvocate

From Unemployment to Startup

By Andrea Williams Monday, September 26, 2011 Unemployment, job dissatisfaction and sheer guts created startup success for these seven entrepreneurs. Most young people in their 20s and 30s wouldn’t remember “Take This Job and Shove It,” a 1978 country hit sung famously by Johnny Paycheck. But these days, they probably […]

Rates Hike Will Drive Up Bond Yields

By Eromosele Abiodun The decisions by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to raise the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 50 basis points from 8.75 per cent to 9.25 per cent will result to a drop in bond prices as yields go up, experts […]

NSE Mulls Phased Demutualisation

By Goddy Egene Stakeholders who are hoping to buy the shares of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) during its planned demutualisation should have a rethink, as it may take longer time before the existing owners of the Exchange would sell their shares to the investing public. The demutualisation is top […]