Security and Exchange Commission has approved the rules for listing on Nigeria Exchange’s new Technology Board, the NGX announced Monday. The technology board is a specialised platform for technology-based companies to list and raise capital on The Exchange. Through the board, NGX aims to encourage investments in indigenous technologically inclined companies and others across Africa, provide greater visibility to these companies and ultimately deepen the Nigerian capital market. Securities listed on NGX Technology Board will be accessible to qualified institutional investors, retail investors, and high-net-worth investors. The approval has come as the Nigerian Exchange positions itself to get its bite…

If you're guilty of one of these behaviors, you're likely upsetting the colleagues and clients around you. Whether in a face-to-face gathering or a Zoom video meeting, we've all been there. You're sitting in your meeting and the person you're speaking with is doing something that makes you feel like they're not paying attention and all you want to do is end the meeting and get out of there. Would you believe me if I told you that I had a virtual meeting a few weeks ago and the person I was meeting starting clipping their nails during the meeting?…

Baba Ngelzarma, national president of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), says despite supporting President Muhammadu Buhari’s reelection bid in 2019, he abandoned pastoralists. Ngelzarma, former secretary of the association who was recently elected president, said this on Saturday night in a chat with journalists in Abuja. The MACBAN president said while huge sums of money have been voted for the development of agriculture in the country, little or nothing has been earmarked for animal husbandry. “On the eve of the last election that brought in Buhari for the second term, we endorsed him. We showed the…

At the age of six, between playing hopscotch, riding bikes, and drawing pictures, I learned an important lesson about how teams work based on the story of The Three Little Pigs, where an industrious farm animal and his two brothers built houses made of various materials. Each dwelling looked sturdy from the outside, but only one offered adequate protection when danger arrived. The lesson? When you build, use something strong enough to shield you from danger. Is your team built to last? When managers build teams, they typically utilize nice. They hire nice people and encourage nice interactions, cordial pleasantries,…