WEDNESDAY, 07 JULY 2010 01:22 BLESSING ANARO   The Nigerian Inter-Bank Offer Rate (NIBOR), the rate at which banks lend money amongst themselves at the inter-bank market, rose to unprecedented high on Tuesday after the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it was withdrawing unspecified amount of money from […]
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Wonder bank: Scheme fuelled by greed, ignorance?
WEDNESDAY, 07 JULY 2010 BY ENITAR UGWU  With a whopping N106.9 billion trapped in wonder banks, victims are currently licking their wounds. In this report, ENITAR UGWU examines the factors that led to their fate.In human nature, greed is a dangerous thing. Add ignorance to that, and you […]
Two Nigerian firms secure IFC’s $12.1m for hotel business
WEDNESDAY, 07 JULY 2010 BY BUKKY OLAJIDE      International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has announced a fresh investment of $12.1 million (N1.8 billion) in two Nigerian companies- Skye CAPIC and CAPIC Hexagon, to develop two hotels in the country.  Specifically, IFC will […]

