NEW YORK – Stocks plunged Tuesday and bond prices rose as the nuclear crisis in Japan intensified following a deadly earthquake and tsunami. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 150 points.   The market dropped sharply at the start of trading on news that dangerous levels of […]

Peter OBIORA investadvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Arunma Oteh, the Director General (DG) Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) affirmed Tuesday March 15 2011 that the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Contact Centre would celebrate and boost investors’ confidence. Oteh made this affirmation at the official launch of the Nigeria’s Exchange newly introduced Contact […]

By Nike Popoola The insurance industry in West Africa requires a high level of technical support to handle emerging risks, particularly in the oil and aviation sectors. The Commissioner for Insurance, Mr. Fola Daniel, said this during the West African Insurance Companies’ Association’s educational conference in Lagos on Monday. He […]