Business Eye

Thursday, 16 February 2012 | Administrator

Dangote Cement Project Boosts Jobs Creation

The third integrated cement factory owned by the Dangote Group was recently unveiled by President Goodluck Jonathan in Ibese, Ogun State. Linda Eroke, who covered the event, writes that the new project has the capacity to boost employment creation in the country

The recent inauguration of the latest Dangote Cement Plant by President Goodluck Jonathan could be described as another major feat recorded in the nation’s industrial sector.

The event was historic in view of the fact that the launch of th...

Mentoring: Vital For Small Business Survival

Monday, 12 September 2011 | Patrick Ilori

Mentoring assumes a new role as more SMEs seize such avenues to grow business.

Mentoring is helping start-ups in business to know how to run their business better. It has to with one-on-one relationship which helps budding entrepreneurs to learn and develop their businesses. A mentor, who is someone outside the SME, a more experienced entrepreneur, provides useful second opinion to small businesses. With mentorship, the SME becomes more skillful in the running of his business and becomes more con...

Bottling Coconut Water For Sale

Tuesday, 05 July 2011 | Babaleke Olonoola

Coconut Research Centre says that the coconut provides a nutritious source of meat, juice, milk and oil that has fed and nourished populations around the world for generations. In many islands, coconut is a staple in the diet and provides the majority of the food eaten and nearly one third of the world's population depend on coconut to some degree for their food and their economy. Among these cultures, the coconut has a long and respected history. Of concern to us today is coconut water, that wa...

Nigerian Ceramics: The Unexplored new BLACK GOLD

Wednesday, 01 June 2011 | Gilbert Chigbo

The Ceramic Industry is generally very old . Sophisticated ceramic wares were produced in the Middle East as far back as 4,000 years ago, while archaeologists have excavated porcelain articles made in China more than 5,000 years ago. Nigerian pottery has been dated 2,400 years or more. Publications of the Geological Survey of Nigeria, GSN, and of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council, RMRDC, show that Nigeria is host to a plethora of raw materials suitable for the production of a ve...

Having Problems Investing: Try these Investment Tips

Wednesday, 01 June 2011 | Yomi Ojo

Before the infamous collapse of the Nigerian stock market in 2008, which saw many Nigerians lose more than 75 percent of their stock value, the saturation of the stock exchange market was a clear pointer that stock value will not weather the storm of the global recession. But the imprudent nature of many investors wooed by dry advertisement of the wealth to come prevented many from applying the common sense rule which requires investors to use logical reasoning not based on emotion.

For a potenti...

"Start an Electricity Company with N5,000"

Wednesday, 18 May 2011 | Ibukun Sofowora

Start an Electricity Company with N5,000 only … Biodun Ogunleye, CEO, PowerCap Limited

Profile

Biodun Ogunleye, Male, Graduate of Estate Management with a master's degree in Banking and Finance from the University of Lagos, Akoka turned Electrical Engineer;

The Company

PowerCap Limited, deals in advisory, engineering, design and construction, project management, power solutions, consultancy, trainings, waste management across different states in Nigeria, notably Lagos and Rivers State.

Company Hi...