Category Business

Town planners canvass physical planning adoption

Mr Nathaniel Atebije

The National President of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners, Nathaniel Atebije, has advocated that government departments and the private sector should anchor their operational activities in physical planning. Speaking at the 7th press conference of the Institute in Abuja…

NDPHC boss vows to drive change with tech, talent

Engineer Jennifer Adighije, MD CEO NDPHC

The new Managing Director of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company, Jennifer Adighije, has committed to driving positive change within the organisation by harnessing technology and human capital. During the handover ceremony in Abuja on Monday, Adighije expressed gratitude for…

NMRC pledges to provide housing data

Kehinde Ogundimu

The Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company has restated its commitment to providing interim housing data to aid decision-making, aimed at addressing the country’s housing deficit. The Chief Executive Officer of NMRC, Kehinde Ogundimu, stated this during the inauguration of a new…

Surveyors blame corruption for infrastructure failure

BAD ROAD

Stakeholders in the construction industry have blamed infrastructure failure in Nigeria on mismanagement and corruption. A quantity surveyor and cost estimator, Chijioke Iwuagwu, who spoke on Tuesday at a National Workshop organised by the Nigeria Institute of Quantity Surveyors, identified…

Expert counsels youths on entrepreneurship

entrepreneurship

A Nigerian international entrepreneur, Melody Fidel, has urged young people to view entrepreneurship as a lifestyle rather than merely a job. Fidel shared this advice during a recent session of the Business and Entrepreneurship Platform, a weekly social media engagement…

Mouka partners Lagos Food Bank to help poor

Mouka Foam

Mattress brand, Mouka has partnered with the Lagos Food Bank to aid vulnerable children. According to a statement, Mouka’s partnership is part of the Nutritious Meal Intervention for Vulnerable Mothers and Children programme, an initiative by the Lagos Food Bank…

Power sector problems not technical – Minister

Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu

The Minister of Power, Adedayo Adelabu, says the challenges facing the Nigeria electricity supply industry are not technical. Adelabu disclosed this in response to comments that he was a square peg in a round hole for heading the power ministry…

Tinubu to inaugurate N178bn Onne terminal next week

Tinubu

The President, Bola Tinubu, will officially inaugurate the upgraded West Africa Container Terminal in Onne, Rivers State, next week Wednesday, the terminal operator disclosed in a statement on Sunday. According to the statement, the unprecedented upgrade project valued at $115m,…

Insurance shareholders demand clear recapitalisation roadmap

OLUSEGUN OMOSEHIN

Unlike previous efforts to increase capital in the insurance industry, where resistance has been evident, stakeholders have reached a consensus on the necessity of injecting fresh capital into the sector. And shareholders are demanding action plans, OLUWAKEMI ABIMBOLA writes While…