BUSINESS

By AbuSatar Hamed ABEOKUTA: Ogun State Government has called for more share from the fund realised from the Value Added Tax (VAT), to reflects its status as the host to largest industries in the country. According to a press release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & www.startrendinternational.com …

By AbuSatar Hamed ABEOKUTA: Account opening exercise for verified subscribers of Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) across the 20 Local Government Areas of the State has commenced in preparation for the farming season. According to a press release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & www.startrendinternational.com by SF. Ojo, …

By AbuSatar Hamed LAGOS: Twelve lucky customers have emerged millionaires in the fourth monthly and second bi-monthly draw of the Get Alert in Millions (GAIM) Promo Season 4. According to a press release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & www.startrendinternational.com by, Ejik Ndiulo, Head, Corporate Communications, the …

By Dr. Kayode Bowale INTRODUCTION Economics is a subject that helps to know the rational action to take when an individual, firm or government is faced with the issue of allocation of scarce resources to achieve a desired objective. It also deals with how those in charge of production, distribution …

The President/CEO of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote is still Africa’s richest person for the ninth time in a row, as disclosed in Forbes Africa’s Billionaires list for 2020. The recently released list captured only eight African countries with billionaires; Egypt and South Africa have five billionaires each, followed by …

By AbuSatar Hamed SOKOTO: In its quest to create a veritable platform for building an entrepreneurial spirit in the country’s teeming youths, Fidelity Bank Plc has expanded the scope of the Fidelity Youth Empowerment Academy (YEA) in a bid to accommodate new areas of vocational training. According to a release …

By AbuSatar Hamed LAFIA-NASARAWA: Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has pointed out that in order to consolidate efforts made by the Federal Government in the past four years to improve the economy, there is the need for stronger collaboration with States to, amongst other things, create a conducive environment for …

By AbuSatar Hamed LAGOS: The Board of Directors of Fidelity Bank Plc has notified the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) of the appointment of Alhaji Isa Mohammed Inuwa as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Bank, and this has been approved by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and it took …

By AbuSatar Hamed ABUJA: The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said that there is an ongoing deliberate and comprehensive consolidation of the security situation in the country including plans to recruit more troops and officers to beef up the personnel of security agencies in order to …

LAGOS: United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), a Pan-African financial institution, has revamped its NextGen account which targets students in tertiary institutions and members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), with added features and benefits. NextGen is a suit of personal accounts designed to meet the needs of young …