After a tumultuous year of extreme volatility, a relative calmness has been restored to the financial market. While the positive sentiments that pervaded the equities market in H2-20 extended into the early part of the year, it was short-lived as earlier-than-anticipated reversal in the yields on fixed income (FI) instruments dampened appetite for stocks. In […]

Real estate on the islands of Lagos is relatively more expensive that it is on the mainland but if you spend most of your day on the island then you should add the extra fuel you burn, the extra wear on your vehicles, the hassles and stress, the cost of doctor’s fee and medication. If […]

In 2008 the federal government lifted the ban on the importation of bulk cement and granted import licenses to six new firms, alongside the existing manufacturers in an effort to flood the market with cement and force the price down. At the time Chief Charles Ugwuh, the then Minister of Commerce and Industry said that […]