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Jonathan’s Power Roadmap
President Goodluck Jonathan revives hope of a reliable electricity supply with his ambitious power sector roadmap. But the biggest threat to the goals set out in the plan are the workers in the sector •Jonathan: Tackling electricity Just as Nigerians...
Free Zone, Or Free Lunch
The Lekki Free Zone beckons, dogged by controversy •The Free Zone Administrative building. There is no end to the opposition against the Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola over some of his radical policies. Last year, operators in the hotel...
More Glo To Telecoms
Globacom launches phase 2 of the Glo 1 project, West Africa’s most extensive undersea cable network Last Tuesday, national telecoms carrier, Globacom presented what it called its Independence anniversary gift to the nation with the formal launch...
Living On Recharge Cards
How to survive the hard times through recharge cards printing business Recgharge Card hawker For Boluwaji Akande, a graduate of Statistics, life was a misery after Youth Service in 2007. For two years, he pounded the streets seeking white collar jobs,...
Certification At Last
Nigeria bags the long-desired Category 1 certification •Arik airplane. The airline can now fly direct to the US with Nigerian crew. Months ago, when the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Harold Demuren stated in full optimism...
Super Shirts Maker
Davida Okpara is a big name in the fashion industry, especially for her brilliance in designing shirts for women • Davida Okpara. The blouse shirt is unarguably one of the most classic elements of a woman’s wardrobe; a simple staple celebrated by...
The Indian Bounce Back
The Vaswani brothers, owners of the Stallion Group in Nigeria, survive yet another attempt at shutting them out of Nigeria •Haresh Vaswanis. The matter of the Vaswani brothers will make an interesting case study for students of leadership, political...
Jet Fuel Palaver
Constant aviation fuel price surge threatens aviation business in Nigeria •Njeze: Aviation Minister. Air passengers may soon be paying more for their trips. Airlines may have no option but to resort to this inevitability with the Aviation ministry,...
Dragged To Court
Eight former members of staff of the Ibadan branch of Diamond Bank take the bank to court for alleged malicious sack •Emeka Onwuka, Diamond Bank MD. Eight former staff of Diamond Bank plc have dragged it to court for what they called wrongful dismissal. The...