Vivvo CMS 4.0 http://www.businessdayonline.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.businessdayonline.com/files.php?file= http://www.businessdayonline.com/ http://www.businessdayonline.com/analysis/features/13451.html Features Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:00:00 -0500 Following the Lagos State government's recent issuance of a public notice displaying the contact details of members of the state's executive council, ELAIGWU AMEH writes that the new development, if properly supervised and implemented, would encourage participatory government as well as boost the dividends of democracy in the state http://www.businessdayonline.com/analysis/features/13381.html Features Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:00:00 -0500 To be able to rehabilitate the 17-year old Third Mainland Bridge, the federal government had planned shutting the ever-busy facility to traffic. JOSHUA BASSEY writes that this position had to be altered following fears of its effect on the already hard-pressed Lagos transportation system. http://www.businessdayonline.com/analysis/features/13259.html Features Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:00:00 -0500 Since the colonial times, the federal authorities had sought to address the Niger Delta problems through the creation of at least five interventionist development commissions. Despite the efforts, BEN EGUZOZIE in Port Harcourt writes that the region remains the poorest with 70 per cent of its population still living below the poverty line http://www.businessdayonline.com/analysis/features/13258.html Features Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:00:00 -0500 The establishment of the NDDC in 2000 seems to have made more veritable impact than previous palliative schemes. http://www.businessdayonline.com/analysis/features/12864.html Features Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:00:00 -0500 Against the backdrop of epileptic power supply, skyrocketing diesel price and their negative effect on industrial development, the search for alternative fuel resources to power local industries and homes has continued to gather steam. http://www.businessdayonline.com/analysis/features/12863.html Features Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:00:00 -0500 As the soaring global price of crude oil continues to take its toll on Nigerian businesses, IKECHUKWU EZE and ELAIGWU AMEH write that a steady shift from dependency on diesel to gas is being engineered in the country. http://www.businessdayonline.com/analysis/features/12615.html Features Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:00:00 -0500 Africa is fast becoming the nucleus of global business investments. In this piece, ELAIGWU AMEH articulates Georgetown Capital’s effort to fashion a potent strategy to guide African entrepreneurs through the challenging storms of the African market http://www.businessdayonline.com/analysis/features/12482.html Features Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:00:00 -0500 In the bid to combat desertification and boost local food production, MAX AMUCHE writes that the Federal Government and 19 northern states are partnering a joint Nigerian and Israeli company, Framan-Agridev to intiate the Desert-to-Food Programme http://www.businessdayonline.com/analysis/features/12164.html Features Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:00:00 -0500 The effective use of ICT is becoming the most critical factor for rapid economic growth and wealth creation across the world. As Godwin NNANNA in Accra writes, despite its recent oil find, Ghana sees its economic future on this trajectory http://www.businessdayonline.com/analysis/features/12008.html Features Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:00:00 -0500 As the Aba Independent Power Project gallops to completion, CHUDEY PRIDE brings into focus the various dimensions of the N33 billion project and its overall implications for Nigeria's economy BusinessDay... the voice of business