Enterprises to spend $500bn on piracy problems
A new study has shown that enterprises worldwide are expected to spend nearly $500 billion (N85.5trn) in 2014, to…
FG urged to check high tariff on building materials
The Federal Government has been urged to lower customs tariff on building materials, which is currently very high,…
Return of Aliyu Gusau, the security czar
In his address to the people of the United States of America, following the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001,…
Insuring farmers against risks
There is no doubt that the Agricultural Transformation Agenda of the current administration has attracted…
NACCIMA hails sugarcane-to-sugar revolution
The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has hailed the outcome…
‘All cement grades have specific applications’
LANRE OPAKUNLE is the general manager, industrial performance, for Lafarge WAPCO, Nigeria. He has managed a cement…
Start-up support firm launches $1.5m accelerator fund
LeadPath Nigeria, latest technology start-up accelerator to begin operations in Nigeria, has launched a $1.5…
Ceramics industry gets a new boost as Epina holds fair
The comatose Nigerian ceramics industry has got a fresh boost following the decision of Epina Technologies Limited,…
Seasoned professionals to address operators at…
This year’s BusinessDay SME forum holding March 27, 2014, will have seasoned professionals in attendance to address…
Lower barley prices to maintain NB’s robust performance
Lower prices of barley, an essential brewing input, will likely help maintain Nigerian Breweries’ (NB) robust…
Trivialising a human tragedy
Everywhere you turn your head in this country, you are very likely to see one human tragedy or the other. All the…
The invisible woman
I have decided to title my piece this week after the famous African-American writer, Ralph Ellison’s “The Invisible…