A group known as the All Progressives Congress (APC) national stakeholders have supported the emergence of a Christian from the northern region as the vice presidential candidate of the party for the 2023 general election. The APC national stakeholders…
Eden, Estate Intel lead 5 proptech startups in $2m global fund raise
Property technology (Proptech) is increasingly, becoming the new financial technology (fintech) in the Nigerian real estate sector with players moving with giant strides into the global funding market. Five Nigerian Proptech firms, mere startups, have …
NIESV elections: Concerned members give reasons for going to court
Members of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) who are worried with inappropriate activities within the institution’s electoral system have gone to court seeking interpretation of the letters of the 2018 EGM Resolutions. Th…
NAICOM, NCDMB seek domestication of insurance risks in oil, gas sector
Two regulators, the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) have come up with a joint guideline that will enable enforcement of provisions of the laws that makes its compulsory for risks …
How Nigeria can curb high inflation rate
Many Nigerians have become poor due to high inflation rates challenging the Nigerian economy. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the inflation rate was 16.82 percent in April 2022; it lies above the projected 13 percent for 2022. The…
Bitcoin crashes by 65%, lowest since December 2020
Bitcoin crashed below $24,000 on Monday, a 65 percent decline from its all-time high of $69,000 in November, the lowest since December 2020 with over 180,000 traders losing approximately $520 million. Over the weekend and into Monday morning, more than…
APC ticket: Uzodinma hails Tinubu
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo has congratulated Bola Tinubu on his emergence as the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), for the 2023 general election. Uzodinma hailed the APC presidential flag bearer in a statement he …
APC primary: Tinubu’s victory, an utter humiliation for Buhari, Adamu
Let’s face it, Professor Osinbajo’s abysmal performance, with just 235 votes out of 2,340, was a repudiation of the Buhari government’s so-called achievements by the APC’s rank and file Bola Tinubu’s landslide victory in last week’s presidential primar…
The Nigerian Code of Corporate Governance 2018 (Principle 19): Whistle-blowing
Principle 19, Nigerian Code of Corporate Governance, 2018. Whistle-blowing is generally defined as the disclosure by members of an organisation (former or current) of illegal, immoral or illegitimate practices under the control of their employers, to p…
Responsible management of work: Values needed post-COVID
For many managers and leaders, the pandemic brought several realisations: First, that traditional ways of managing will no longer apply in the future of work. Second, that work, in essence, is a partnership and not rulership, and third, to ensure respo…