Express your remorse because you've genuinely grown, not to manipulate and pacify. Done properly, saying "I'm sorry" is a beautiful thing. It does, after all, take courage to admit that you had a negative influence on someone else. But if you spew apologies too profusely when they aren't really warranted, you actually can corrode how well people think of you. Here are a few cases when saying "I'm sorry" isn't called for: 1. You need authority Women are often guilty of this one, but it often happens to new hires or those with less experience in their careers, as well.…

Despite low-yield environment, four leading banks generated N281bn from investing in Treasury Bills and Federal Government bonds in a half year ended June 30, 2019 audited result and accounts. This is an increase of 19.5 per cent from N235.4bn generated by the same four banks in the prior H1 2018 audited result and accounts released to Nigerian Stock Exchange. Our correspondent gathered that United Bank for Africa, followed by Zenith Bank plc continued to dominate the banking industry with investment in securities amidst Central Bank of Nigeria’s move to reduce banks’ exposure to government securities. Investment bankers, who spoke to…

Federal Government has disclosed its planned visa on arrival policy to encourage foreign investment in the country. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama made the disclosure in Namibia after deliberations with the Namibian Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, and other Namibian ministers in Windhoek. The plan to issue visas on arrival, according to Onyeama, is part of Federal Government’s Ease of Doing Business policy. The government also agreed with the Namibian government to strengthen cooperation in areas of mutual benefit, not only between Namibia and Nigeria, but with the entire African continent. Media aide to Onyeama,…

Some physically-challenged persons in Bauchi have resorted to using their wheelchairs to hawk petty items as against begging for alms as part of efforts to become self-reliant. Our correspondent in Bauchi who came across multiple of such persons on Tuesday reported that the rear part of their wheel-chair had been re-designed to carry their wares ranging from edible items like biscuits, sweets, yoghurts, groundnuts and kola nuts, to detergents, cooking stoves, perfumes and pomades, among others. One of such persons, Musa Bala, who sold locally-produced cooking stoves, said he was making brisk business selling each stove at the cost of…