2019: Sound Mind Doubts, Daddy Freeze, Distraction and Confusion

By Jerome-Mario Utomi There exists a time-honoured notion among management experts that for every given task, there is always a strategy to achieve the desired results. In planning, you may have more than one strategy which could be labelled as ‘Plan-A’ and ‘Plan-B’ or even more. Chiedu Ebie, Chairman of the newly constituted Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, recently demonstrated the understanding that NDDC as an interventionist agency is not left out in clarion formulation of strategies needed for getting hold of stakeholders and converting their support to a springboard for the right vision that will set

By Emmanuel Udom Today, most contract security guards are earning slave wages, putting their lives in danger while ensuring the safety of other people, corporate bodies, government agencies, etc, 24/7. It is noted that all over the world, security business is deadly, risky, slippery, dangerous and sophisticated. Like in other business concerns, owners of registered and yet-to-be-registered private security companies are in for raw deals. They are driven by profits, the laws of supply and demand and the desperate hustle for big, juicy contracts, our investigations have shown. Private contract security companies hire all sorts of people, give them one

One company has not only survived the storms but has flourished internationally, creating an enduring impression on the worldwide business scene. Andi-Co Australia is known worldwide as an innovator that provides high-quality production and sustainability. It transcends all limits to indicate success. This blog is about the 3 key pillars which have become the foundation of the great success that Andi-Co Australia has achieved and its secrets revealed. The ascent of Andi-Co Australia is not just a tale of business triumph; it is also a tale of perseverance, vision, and an unflinching pursuit of excellence. Who is Andi-Co Australia? Since

By Sunkanmi Vaughan The reason is unusual and too technical for most people to understand, including most journalists who cover business and political news. As one with an understanding of that highly technical professional sector, I will break down the technicality in the Sanofi strategy for easy understanding and explain why the misunderstanding or misreporting occurred. In the business world covered by economy/business-reporting journalists, everything boils down to profit. It can be a real struggle indeed for the journalists to understand the priority of Sanofi. If you add the unpatriotic politics of disinformation, then you have a bigger problem to

By Dipo Olowookere In order to boost Nigeria’s economy, Federal Government has reviewed the visa processes for foreigners who wish to visit the country for business and tourism purposes. This, according to a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos by the Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, is to remove bureaucratic bottlenecks and encourage business travellers and tourists. Mr Mohammed further said the measures were part of the action plan for the ease of doing business as well as efforts to boost tourism, within the overall context of the administration’s economic diversification agenda. “The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)

By Modupe Gbadeyanka When it comes to global trade, Nigeria is not a force to reckon with as several products from the country are not recognised in the international market. This has been a source of worry for the government, which is making efforts to change the tide and ensure Nigeria earns foreign exchange from other sources apart from the sale of crude oil. Recently, a former Minister of Finance, Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was appointed as the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). She became the first female and African to occupy the position. Over the weekend, she arrived

By Dipo Olowookere The New Partnership for Africa’s Development Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF) has continued to support African countries to strengthen regional infrastructure connectivity by providing grants for project preparation and development for complex, cross-border regional infrastructure projects in energy, transport, ICT and trans-boundary water. This directly supports Africa’s integration and industrialization efforts as well as trade in goods and services and helps to improve the quality of lives of Africans by improving access to infrastructure services – electricity, transport, communications and water. NEPAD-IPPF provides grants to African countries through Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and specialized regional infrastructure institutions

By Modupe Gbadeyanka On Thursday, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) conducted another sale of treasury bills via Open Market Operations (OMO). This was to soak up excess inflows from maturing OMO bills yesterday. At the close of the exercise, the apex bank raised about N349 billion from investors, who subscribed to the N400 billion worth of OMO bills offered by the bank. A breakdown of the exercise showed that the central bank raised N73.65 billion from the 91-day bill offered at 11.05 percent, while N274.98 billion was raked from the 210-day paper offered at 12.15 percent. According to Zedcrest

By Dipo Olowookere Nigeria’s President, Mr Muhammadu Buhari, has called on the global community to urgently come together to tame the Lake Chad crisis as well as prompt action on climate change. Speaking on Tuesday on the first day of the high-level portion of the United Nations General Assembly’s annual general debate, Mr Buhari said, “Most crises usually have a variety of festering causes and effects.” He blamed the “failure to address them early and effectively that lead to out-of-control conflicts,” noting that solutions include collective national and international actions. Speaking about the fight against international and local terrorism, “Boko

By Dipo Olowookere Plans are underway to give a special treat to no fewer than 100 widows in Lagos State by a socialite and grassroots politician, Mr Tunde Olaogun. Business Post learned that the philanthropist is already talking to his friends and associates to ensure this becomes a huge success. At the moment, some corporate and media organisations have indicated an interest in the programme, including Dangote, Cadbury Nigeria, UAC Foods, Business Post, Encomium, and The Message, among others. From details gathered by this newspaper, the event, which will allow the widows to wine and dine with the environmentalist, is

By Aduragbemi Omiyale One of the leading cement makers in Nigeria, Lafarge Africa Plc, has said the 2023 general elections and the cash crunch negatively impacted its financial performance in the first quarter of this year. Prior to the polls, the country’s economy was almost brought to its knees over the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to redesign the N200, N500, and N1,000 denominations. The apex bank announced the currency redesign policy in October 2022 and gave Nigerians till January 31, 2023, to swap the old banknotes with the new ones. However, this deadline was extended to