Author: Fridayposts

A parent of one of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls, Zanna Lawan, speaks with BAYO AKINLOYE about the pains he still feels in his heart as the Chibok community marked the second anniversary of the girls’ abduction What is your daughter’s name? The name of my daughter is Aisha. How old is she? She is now 20 years old; because when she was abducted by the insurgents she was 18 years old. How do you feel that two years after the abduction of your daughter and other schoolgirls, they have not been rescued? How do you explain how I feel?…

Several Nigerians have been named in the Panama Papers. LEKE BAIYEWU writes on how Nigeria is handling the global scandal and the implication for the country As the wave of controversy over Panama Papers moves across the world, sweeping persons and institutions off their feet, it appears not to have shaken anyone or anything in Nigeria. This is despite that several prominent Nigerians are alleged to be among the Africans named in the data detailing secret offshore assets released by a German newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung. Nigerians linked to the secret firms from the data so far include the President…

You can network with other business leaders in New York City or Get Motivated in Des Moines this coming week. All you need is a plane ticket, some cab fare or maybe your own car — depending how far you live from each event. There are plenty of other business happenings of potential interest to small business owners and entrepreneurs coming up this week, as well. Choose from those most likely to help build your business or brand — or help you learn about that next great opportunity to make your business grow. To see a full list or…

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Thursday issued a warning to remove Apple’s QuickTime for Windows. The alert came in response to Trend Micro’s report of two security flaws in the software, which will never be patched because Apple has ended support for QuickTime for Windows. Computers running QuickTime are open to increased risk of malicious attack or data loss, US-CERT warned, and remote attackers could take control of a victim’s computer system. US-CERT is part of DHS’ National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center. Source: Techy

Danielle Tate is herself a successful entrepreneur. In “Elegant Entrepreneur: The Female Founders Guide to Starting & Growing Your First Company” she sets out to guide would be female entrepreneurs down the path to success by providing details of the business concepts that need to be understood in order to be able to turn an idea into a successful business. What “Elegant Entrepreneur” Is About With input and advice from other female executives, founders and entrepreneurs, the author lays out the thought process and steps required to turn an idea from just being an idea into reality. Each chapter…

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in collaboration with other market stakeholders in the capital market are making fresh moves to tackle the issue of unclaimed dividends. In this regard, a market-wide committee is to be set up to come up with the best solution that will benefit investors and encourage more participation in the […] SEC makes fresh moves to handle unclaimed dividends Source: Business

A Kano-based political pressure group, Coalition for Excellence in Governance (CEG), has described those calling for the sack of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, as “detractors” who are behind the campaign of calumny against the apex bank boss. The group said in a statement yesterday that Emefiele was […] Group warns against distracting Emefiele Source: Business

Backward integration, a practice where companies are encouraged to cultivate their own raw materials by purchasing their suppliers or establishing farms to grow produce for their factories, gained momentum in Nigeria following the crash in crude oil prices which started in the fourth quarter of 2014. The yearning of the government was made known by […] Backward integration: Nigeria looks to Dangote, others Source: Business

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, and Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State have called for inclusive economic growth as the federal and state governments step up efforts to attract foreign investors into the country. They emphasised the importance of public-private partnership and infrastructure in driving investment and growth. The duo […] Fashola, Ugwuanyi seek inclusive economic growth Source: Business

The National Bureau of Statistics on Thursday released the Internally Generated Revenue figures for the 36 states of the federation for the 2015 fiscal period, with the total IGR dropping by N25.18bn from N707.85bn in 2014 to N682.67bn. The bureau stated in the report that while some states recorded a decline in revenue, others were […] States’ IGR dropped by N25.1bn in 2015 – NBS Source: Business