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FG Nets N60.74bn From Sale Of Oil Companies

The Federal Government made a total of N60.73bn from the sale of its equity in downstream oil companies; a document from the Bureau of Public Enterprises has...

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$50b Solar Power Project For Nigeria Underway 

A consortium of international energy firms has concluded arrangements to invest $50 billion on the provision of an alternative source of power from solar technology. The investment, which will...

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Nigeria's Telecoms Investment Hits $11b...
Nigeria's telecommunications sector has witnessed a quantum of investments of about $11 billion, making it one of the fastest growing in the world, the Secretary to the Government of the...


OTC Records N148b Deals As Market Indices Dip Further...
Transactions at the Over the Counter (OTC) bond market recorded down turn, as a turnover of 150.32 million units, valued at N148.51 billion was done in 996 deals, last week, lower than 342.45 million units, valued at N340.22 deals in...


Sterling Bank Explains Share Reconstruction...
Worried by several complaints by investors about the recent share reconstruction embarked upon by Sterling Bank Plc, the bank's board of directors has clarified issues on...


Govt Denies Plans To Make NIGCOMSAT National Carrier...
The Federal Government says it has no intention of making Nigeria Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT), a national carrier as such would negate the privatization policy and due process stance of...


ETI Hybrid Offer Extends To Oct. 17...
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) has announced  that its hybrid offer  has been extended to October 17, 2008. The Bank, in a statement   stated "The extension  was  based on requests from the...


Gowon To Chair Maritime Forum...
Following increasing complaints on shortcomings in the port reform programme, the Port Industry Anticorruption Standing Committee (PIACSC) in collaboration with Ships & Ports Communication Company is holding a...



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Intellectual Militancy - The Way Forward?

By Angela Ekperi – Our Columnist

Angela Ekperi

Someone once said a beautiful mind is an ugly thing to waste. In other words, there is nothing as distressing as having an excess of talent and going to the grave with your baggage never off...
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Current High Rate Of Returns From The Nigerian Capital Market: Sustainable?
By Alagoah22

There are opportunities for high yield in the market, but the levels pandered around by mostly the large banks don't seem realistic in the long run (not even in the mid term).

But like most markets, those who hit it when it is hot have a lot to gain if they know when to off-load. Part of the problem is that Nigeria Stock exchange (NSE)is not discouraging this attitude of exagerated results by the 'big banks' and other listed...
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