Business
Adeosun directs MDAs to verify tax certificate of contractors before paying them
The Federal Government on Tuesday issued a directive to all its Ministries, Department and Agencies to verify the authenticity of Tax Clearance Certificates,...
How to Manage Slump Months When Your Income Fluctuates
Slump months happen to the best of us with variable incomes. My first came recently, eight months into full-time self-employment, and it caught...
Fuel scarcity looms as marketers blame FG for drop in downstream operations
By Ediri EjohOIL marketers, yesterday, blamed the Federal Government’s policies for the dwindling importation of petroleum products as well as low operations in...
BoI, Oxfam partner to empower 4,000 farmers
THE Bank of Industry (BoI) has signed a partnership agreement with Oxfam to disburse N200 million to empower about 4,000 farmers in Nasarawa,...
How Lush is Winning at Both Online and Brick-and-Mortar Beauty Retail
Lush, purveyor of rustic handmade soaps in an array of intoxicating fragrances and brightly colored bath bombs, is doing pretty damn well in...
FG to save N3trn from localisation of raw materials, others — Onu
By Nkiruka Nnorom THE Minister of Science and Technology, Mr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has said that the country will save as much as N3...
CBN Injects $250m into Forex Market
… promises more salesABUJA – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Monrday, intervened in the Inter-Bank Foreign Exchange Market to the tune of...
How to Start My Own Business Online for Free
According to an Easynet Connect survey, forty-six percent of small business owners want to offer new products or services on the Web. If...
How companies step in to fund small businesses
As small businesses struggle to obtain the lending they need to start or grow, firms are increasingly stepping in to fill the gap...
How Claire Distenfeld Is Keeping Retail Fresh at Her Luxury Boutique Fivestory
Fivestory founder Claire Distenfeld. Photo: Courtesy The recent collapse of American retail has become so feared (and so extensively covered) that it has...
The Death of Local Craftsmanship Is Causing Problems for Costume Designers
From L-R: Perry Meek, Zaldy Goco, Ane Crabtree, Lou Eyrich, Alix Friedberg, Trish Summerville and Marie Schley. Photo: Donato Sardella/Getty Images On Wednesday...
ECOWAS assesses Nigerian port facilities on security code
By Godwin Oritse THE Economic Communities of West African States (ECOWAS) recently carried out an assessment of port facilities in Nigeria with a...
Sarah Jessica Parker Opens Up About Her Retail Strategy
Sarah Jessica Parker helping a shopper at the SJP store at the Bellagio Hotel. Photo: Courtesy “You have very pretty feet,” is the...
Nigeria yet to transform 2.8 bn metric tonnes of coal in 17 fields into wealth
…Solid Mineral endowment By Gabriel Ewepu NIGERIA is one of the countries blessed by God with huge mineral deposits including coal. History holds...
U.S. Agency approves N360m for devt of modular refinery in Nigeria
Lagos – The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has approved a grant of $1 million (N360 million) for the detailed engineering design...
How American Apparel Came Back from the Grave in Just 4 Months
Photo: American Apparel “We’re basically a startup.” That’s how Sabina Weber, American Apparel’s Head of Brand Marketing, describes the company as I enter...
