Civil society organizations and some legal experts, including the Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Prof Epiphany Azinge, have justified calls for the strengthening of the judicial system by granting it the autonomy to serve as antidote to the proliferation of economic fraud and other social vices permeating the system.
The new management of FinBank plc. has revealed plans to protect shareholder value and ensure future growth of the bank.
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, at the weekend, disclosed that it had adopted the goal of ensuring efficient financial intermediation in supporting the real sector economic growth as part of its core strategy in the next phase of the financial system reform.
Unity Bank yesterday in Abuja unveiled a new corporate identity which the bank said was conceptualised to drive core values as teamwork passion, resourcefulness, excellence and integrity, which the bank is known for.
THE Fifth National Development Plan (FNDP) mid-term review report for the period 2006-2010 has revealed that the country's implementation of a number of factors during the first half of the plan contributed significantly to the general positive macro-economic environment.
AS Luanshya Copper Mine today kick-starts production 11 months after the mine's operations suddenly came to a halt, the town's residents from all walks of life have thanked the Government for ensuring that a suitable investor was given a chance to take over the mine after it was placed under care and maintenance.
Genting Casinos Limited, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Genting UK plc which is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Genting Singapore Plc, has been selected as the new operator of the casino at The Nile Ritz Carlton Hotel, Cairo.
Transport, Communications and Infrastructure Development Minister Nicholas Goche has expressed concern over reckless driving by motorists that has caused 122 deaths over five months this year.
IT is 3:30am on a humid Thursday morning at St Theresa's Hospital in Chirumhanzu District in the country's Midlands Province.
COAL output is expected to increase following the arrival of the first batch of dump trucks and excavators procured under a US$5 million loan facility between Hwange Colliery Company Limited and a South African mining firm.
THE mining sector is expected to grow by 40 percent by the end of next year, buoyed by increased output in gold and platinum.
DIVERSIFIED food manufacturer, National Foods Limited led gainers on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange souring 1233,33 percent from US9c to US120c between February 19 and November 27 2009.
THE Zimbabwe Prison Services has implored Government to urgently intervene and provide it with adequate resources as the shortage of transport continues to impact negatively on the operations of the service.
ZIMBABWE Stock Exchange-listed property counters failed to enjoy the ZSE rally since re-opening in February this year despite the industrial index going up by 51 percent.
"THE true investigative spirit does not start with a system of preconceived ideas.
AIR Zimbabwe aborted a flight to Johannesburg, South Africa a fortnight ago following the invasion of the runway by a flock of birds at the Harare International Airport, while a South African Airways plane hit two warthogs nine days ago during take off.
EFFORTS to reform the Zimbabwe Investment Authority have gathered pace amid reports a draft document on the transformation of ZIA into a one-stop shop has already been completed.
According to Norwich International Airport, Tunisia is among the Airport's six top destinations for summer 2010, including Tenerife, Bulgaria, Madeira, Portugal and Guernsey.
"Oberflex" French Company, specializing in wood veneer laminates, signed on December 10 with the Tunisian "Stramica Company" a joint venture agreement on the acquisition of Stramica's 60% of assets.
During his meeting on Monday with the Prime Minister, Mr Mohammed Ghannouchi, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali received a report on the outcome of the 22nd session of the Tunisian-Libyan Joint High Executive Committee, which was recently held in Tripoli.
Efforts to establish the first ever Rwanda Labour Market Information System (LMIS) are gaining momentum, officials from the Workforce Development Authority (WDA) have said.
Rwanda's leading insurance company, SONARWA, is set to increase branch network across the country in a bid to reach more clients, according to the insurer's acting Managing Director, Olusegun Durojaiye.
The East African stock exchanges have established a Securities Industry Training institute (SITI) centre in Kampala that will help train market practitioners in the region.
Sage software, a management software editor and a leading global supplier of business management software solutions for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMES) is set to improve its systems in Rwanda.
Ministers in charge of railway infrastructure development from Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania have agreed to set up a roadmap for the planned inter-state rail project and also come up with a legal and regulatory framework for its implementation.
