Oando Energy Resources  yesterday announced that the date for the completion of the proposed acquisition of the Nigerian Upstream Oil and Gas Business of ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) (the “ConocoPhillips Acquisition”) had been extended to June 30. Pursuant to an amendment agreement executed on Wednesday, Oando Energy Resources and ConocoPhillips agreed […]

Pfizer Inc. is preparing to sweeten its bid for AstraZeneca Plc to more than 63 billion pounds ($106 billion) in an attempt to lure the U.K.’s second-biggest drugmaker to the negotiating table, people with knowledge of the matter said. The offer may value AstraZeneca at more than 50 pounds a […]

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has recovered 112 per cent of its debt, its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Mustapha Chike-Obi  said Wednesday. Speaking at a symposium organised by the Bank Directors Association of Nigeria (BDAN) in Lagos, Chike-Obi expressed satisfaction that the corporation has been able to […]