Return to 1960, 1963 revenue sharing formula key solution to question of fiscal federalism, restructuring
Businessam Staff
February 4, 2019
LATEEF OLUFEMI OKUNNU, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) became Nigeria’s Federal Commissioner of Works at a relatively young age, appointed by General Yakubu Gowon. Since he left public service, he has been in private legal practice where he leads his team of lawyers at Femi Okunnu & Co. He is passionate about service public […]
You can’t run an economy based on sentiments, emotions or simplistic nationalism
Phillip IsakpaJanuary 28, 2019
MUDA YUSUF is the director general of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and can unarguably be regarded as the advocate-in-chief of the organised private sector (OPS) in Nigeria. He has participated in various high level public policy advocacy dialogues at both the federal and state levels with the aim of fostering private […]
Relish One CEO talks up lifestyle, concierge services, says they can boost tourism, FDI
Nse Anthony-UkoJanuary 14, 2019
Concierge Services are still budding in Nigeria despite their increasing popularity among businesses and individuals alike globally. In the United States, small business and start-ups are taking advantage of these companies’ services which normally encompass assistance in hotels, apartments, and office buildings for personal services, making arrangements, assisting with acquiring business services, housekeeping, and maintenance […]
Fiscal authorities just look at numbers, lack purpose, direction
Businessam StaffJanuary 7, 2019
CHARELS IYORE, studied chemical engineering at the University of Ife, Nigeria (now Obafemi Awolowo University), but he is better known in the world of investment banking research and analysis where he provides penetrating insights on developments in the local and global economy. He is chairman of Deon & Associates, the high level international consultant with […]
Nigeria has done fairly well on IFRS, but IFRS 9 is game changer for balance sheets of banks
Phillip IsakpaDecember 31, 2018
INNOCENT OKWUOSA holds a PhD in accounting and is a member of the Governing Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). As well as being a Senior Lecturer in Accounting at the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom, he does a wide range of consulting in accounting and financial reporting standards. […]
The Gabonese journalist who built a multi-million dollar media relations Company
Chris IkosaDecember 17, 2018
Franco-Gabonese entrepreneur Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard is the founder of the APO Group, a leading media consulting firm and press release distribution service in Africa and the Middle East. The company, which Pompigne-Mognard founded in 2007, employs close to 80 employees across its offices in Switzerland, Dubai, Senegal and Hong Kong, and has an annual turnover of […]
Africa needs market-creating innovation approach to deal with poverty
Chris IkosaDecember 10, 2018
At the renowned Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation in the United States, is Nigerian born EFOSA OJOMO, a research fellow whose work focuses on using disruptive innovation theory to fundamentally change the discourse in the global development community, thus enabling nations to engender their own path to long-term growth and prosperity. He was in […]
Oil and gas players need to understand how renewables will affect their industry, because it’s time for clean energy
Bukola OdufadeDecember 3, 2018
A whole new industry has emerged from the conversation happening around sustainable energy. This industry is clean energy technology, but Nigeria is still fighting the inevitable as it continues to focus more on the oil and gas industry, while the world looks ahead to the future, a future towards clean energy. STANLEY IJEOMA, chief executive […]
We continue to build an indigenous brand with global standards — Wale Tinubu, CEO Oando Plc
Businessam StaffNovember 27, 2018
The first word one sees on the Oando website is “audacious”. Why is audacious part of the Oando way of doing business? How does Oando plan to remain audacious? From the start, it was important that we contributed in our own way towards changing the African narrative, especially Nigeria. Giant of Africa we may be, […]
Nigeria must understand that without technology you can’t make progress
Temitayo AyetotoNovember 12, 2018
SHIGEYO NISHIZAWA is the Trade Commissioner and Managing Director, Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO). He led a strong delegation of about 30 Japanese companies to this year’s 32nd Lagos International Trade Fair, which held at the Tafawa Balewa Square. Their mission, according to him, was to expand their businesses in Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy and […]