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ON SEPTEMBER 2ND 1859 C.F. Herbert, prospecting for gold in south-eastern Australia, saw something sublime in the evening sky. “A scene of almost unspeakable beauty presented itself, lights…

In 1993, an army of private sector leaders and patriots floated the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) to champion the reform of the Nigerian economy into an open, private sector-led,…

Rosie Ebe-Arthur, in her capacity as Group Head, Human Capital Management and Development at First Bank Nigeria Ltd. & Subsidiaries (FBN), is accountable for the delivery of superior…

The battle for the things that are important cannot be won in a day. There is a process of planning and testing and execution, tweaking and, sometimes, admitting mistakes. Back in 2012,…

“THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is now the number-one energy superpower anywhere in the world,” President Donald Trump told oilmen in Midland, Texas this summer, from a stage decorated with…

The past week has seen a power tussle between UK based private equity firm, Alta Semper Capital and the founder of one of Nigeria’s top pharmaceutical companies, HealthPlus. The tussle arose…

As Nigeria is in a celebrative mood, one of her illustrious sons has also brought an international honour that has added colour to the 60th independence anniversary celebration. According…

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) estimates that approximately 80 percent of women-owned businesses with credit needs in low-income countries are either unserved or underserved.…

For many years now, Africa has relied on its public sectors for wealth creation and economic prosperity. As a result of that misplaced trust, the hold poverty has on the continent has become…

For more than four decades, Nigeria’s industrial policies have been dangerously inconsistent. And investors, economy and consumers have been the helpless victims. Just recently, the…