By Agency Reporter Wednesday, 8 Dec 2010 PARIS: United States stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Tuesday, after President Barack Obama announced plans to extend tax breaks, Reuters reported on Tuesday. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of leading European shares was up by 1.1 per cent […]

By Agency Reporter Wednesday, 8 Dec 2010 LONDON: Oil prices surged on Tuesday to the highest levels for more than two years, as a weak dollar and soaring equities propelled commodities higher, with copper and gold hitting record heights, AFP reported on Tuesday. Brent North Sea crude for delivery in January […]

By Emeka Ezekiel, Abuja Wednesday, 8 Dec 2010 The Federal Government has said that it has begun negotiations with the World Bank for the provision of Partial Risk Guarantee for private sector investors, who will invest in Independent Power Projects. The Minister of Finance, Mr. Olusegun Aganga, disclosed this during a […]