Written by Matthew Lee/AP Clinton urges Nigeria to pool spy data ABUJA, Nigeria - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged Nigerian authorities Thursday to boost their intelligence capabilities to better combat growing extremist violence. Clinton is proposing that Nigeria create an "intelligence fusion cell" that would combine information from the military, spy … [Read more...] about Create an “intelligence fusion cell” – Clinton
America’s Friend in Need
Written by Bishop Elias Taban I have spent over 40 years of my life at war. I was born minutes before Sudanese soldiers gunned down the leaders of my village in South Sudan and I spent the first week of my life hiding in the jungle with my mother. I became a child soldier thirteen years later and survived only by the grace of God. In the years since, I … [Read more...] about America’s Friend in Need
25 African and 7 Nigerian Banks made top Global 1000 Banks
According to the latest data collected and released by The Banker magazine, a publication of the Financial Times of London 25 African and 7 Nigerian Banks made top Global 1000 Banks. The largested Bank in Africa according to the ranking is Standard Bank Group of South Africa with a tier one capital of $9.642 billion. While Zenith Bank is the largest bank in Nigeria with a … [Read more...] about 25 African and 7 Nigerian Banks made top Global 1000 Banks
21 Nigerian firms to get oil lifting licences
Written by Punch No fewer than 21 Nigerian firms have been shortlisted to lift Nigeria’s crude. Reuters reports that the 21 firms are among 50 oil companies which scaled the screening by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. The 50 firms are to be allocated about three-quarters of Nigeria’s daily production or around 1.6 million barrels per day via term … [Read more...] about 21 Nigerian firms to get oil lifting licences
The Management of $1 Billion Nigeria’s Sovereign Wealth Fund
“Transparency for the management of $1 Billion Sovereign Wealth Fund” - Afripol At the on-going World Economic Forum at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia the Nigerian minister of finance, Dr. Okonjo-Iweala spoke to Wall Street Journal on the country’s sovereign wealth fund (SWF). She confirmed that $1 Billion was withdrawn from Excess Crude Account and was used as seed money to … [Read more...] about The Management of $1 Billion Nigeria’s Sovereign Wealth Fund