President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has emerged as 64th richest person in the world with an estimated $16.6 billion, as against his previous ranking of 103rd in the world. Dangote, who remains the richest man in Africa for the 8th year running, was the only Nigerian on the list of the top 500 billionaires,…
The People’s Charter
They want a magician as their leader. But Houdini is no more to pull tricks out of the bag for them. President Muhammadu Buhari is no magician and does not feast on illusions. He believes in the real world that takes form from natural order. The inimitable Samuel Ogbemudia once asked whether six months…
NSE Wins Award
The Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, has won the 2014 Best Initiative in support of small and medium enterprise, SMEs, and the Millennium Development Goals by Africa investor, Ai, an investment group, at the annual Ai Investment and Business Leader Awards in Washington DC, United States yesterday. The exchange was rewarded for providing a platform for…
The Need to Foster Development
By: Tosin Olabisi, – Eruwa, Oyo State. I refer to your cover story, Are The Boom Times Back? TELL, September 15, 2014. The Nigerian environment must be conducive in order to attract foreign investors. We can never say confidently that Nigeria’s economy is growing. Government must provide adequate power supply to both rural and urban…