By Udeme Ekwere Monday, 10 Jan 2011 As the Director-General, Securities and Exchange Commission, Ms. Arunma Oteh, clocks one year in office, she has pledged commitment to moving the nation‘s capital market forward in the New Year. Oteh spoke to stockbrokers and market operators on the trading floor of the Nigerian […]

By STANLEY OPARA Saturday, 8 Jan 2011 The end of the year is usually a period to send warm greetings and receive special gifts. But for many bank customers, the one month account verification, ordered by the Central Bank of Nigeria, was one ‘gift‘ they did not know how to handle. […]

By The New York Times Saturday, 8 Jan 2011   One of the least understood aspects of entrepreneurship is why small businesses fail, and there is a simple reason for the confusion: Most of the evidence comes from the entrepreneurs themselves. I have had a close-up view of numerous business failures […]