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LEAP Africa & Partners Support Nigerian Businesses on Balancing Growth & Profitability at 12th Annual CEOs Forum

The vision of every entrepreneur is to be very successful and a key leader in the industry. Growth, when successfully managed, will deliver sustainable result not only for the entrepreneur but also for the economy and society. This was underscored by Ralph Ozoude, Managing Director, United Parcel Service (UPS) in his opening remark at the 12th CEOs Forum sponsored by UPS, Sterling Bank, Interswitch on Thursday, June 1st, 2017. With such an inspiring story of how UPS (United Parcel Services) a private messenger service has grown into a global supply chain management solutions provider in 110 years, Ralph took participants through the life-cycle of the organization’s journey. The theme was on “Managing Growth for Profitability” with discussions centred on topics of corporate governance and leadership in business sustainability, people management for operational success, financial planning and management and marketing and innovation moderated by Folu Ayeni, Vice Chairman, Tantalizers.

Acting President Osinbajo Signs #Budget2017

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo signing the 2017 Appropriation Act into law at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday (12/6/17). With him from left are: Senate President Bukola Saraki; Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen. Ita Enang; Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives), Suleiman Kawu; Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma; Chief of Staff, Alhaji Abba Kyari; and Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun. 03181/ 12/6/2017/Callistus Ewelike/BJO/NAN Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has signed the 2017 Appropriation Bill into law. Osinbajo made the announcement via Twitter on Monday Pic.23. Senate President Bukola Saraki (L) congratulates the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo after Osinbajo signed the 2017 Appropriation Act into law at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday (12/6/17). With them are: Se

Trump vs. Comey: Lawmakers turn up heat on president about contradictory claims

Trump at a joint news conference with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis at the White House on June 9. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) President Trump’s claims contradicting former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony about their conversations faced fresh scrutiny Sunday, with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle putting pressure on the commander in chief to offer proof of his charges. California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said on CNN’s “State of the Union” that she has no reason not to believe Comey. “Well, at this point, I believe the FBI director,” Feinstein said. “I know him the best. I have observed him the longest. I know he has his own brand of integrity.” Feinstein said she disagreed with his decisions during the federal investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server and “let him know that monosyllabically.” “But in this kind of thing, he’s not going to lie,” she said about Comey’s testimony. “It’s ju