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Why We Suspend the Electricity Commissioners – Minister of Power

In what seemed to be his first major interaction with the media, the Minister of Power Dr. Rilwan Olanrewaju Babalola addressed some journalists in his office where he spoke on various issues in the power sector and the suspension of the chairman and six commissioners in the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The Economic Confidential presents here excerpts from the media interaction... Read

We Have Executed over 500 projects in AMAC  Jisalo, LG Boss

The ebullient, energetic and thickly-build dark complexioned fellow, sat behind an expansive desk. Where he oversees the running of Abuja Municipal Area Council at Area 10, Garki in the Federal Capital Territory. His gap-toothy smile infectiously relaxes the atmosphere and the interactive ensued in a friendly, chatty mood... Read

Nigerian Stock Market Crash and Challenges

By - Ike Okwuobi

It's no longer news that the Nigerian Stock Market crashed to a record N4.7 trillion ($30billion) down from the N12.6 trillion ($85billion) recorded in the first quarter of last year; or that the Nigerian Stock Exchange was recently rated by Bloomberg as the worlds worst performing stock market for the month of Jan 2009... Read

The Case Against Dr. Ndi Okereke Onyiuke

By Daniel Elombah   

One would have expected that Dr Ndi Onyiuke Okereke, the Director-General of the Nigerian Stock Exchange would use the opportunity of her appearance before the Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance, Capital Market and Finance, to defend herself and the organisation she heads of the grave allegation, that they in collaboration with the Banks, have perpetrated a massive fraud against Nigerian investors... Read