The majority shareholders and directors of the civil engineering firm, Soleh Boneh have been sued over their alleged mismanagement of the firm to the detriment of the minority shareholders. The minority shareholders, in a petition filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, accused the majority shareholders/directors of running Solel Boneh aground by surreptitiously diverting its assets and businesses to other companies which they exclusively control. The affected shareholders/directors are: Musa Nakhla, Adedayo Odeyemi, Shari Arison, Natty Saidoff, and Adamu Safuratu Idowu the Company Secretary, who are listed among the respondents. Also sued are Reynolds Construction Co. Ltd, Reynolds Construction…

The quality of your questions determines the quality of your thinking. And when I started thinking about how I could grow my business, these were some of the questions I asked myself: How can I begin to replace myself? How can I get out of the truck? The questions weren't easy to answer, but they transformed my leadership on a whole new level. Here are seven tough questions for your new year planning: 1. Am I becoming the best version of myself? Most people make up excuses for why they aren't succeeding or taking action. Or they hang out with…

The yuan became the most widely-used currency for cross-border transactions in China in March, overtaking the dollar for the first time, official data showed, reflecting efforts by Beijing to internationalise use of the yuan. Cross-border payments and receipts in yuan rose to a record $549.9 billion in March from $434.5 billion a month earlier, according to Reuters calculation based on data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. The yuan was used in 48.4% of all cross-border transactions, Reuters calculated, while the dollar's share declined to 46.7% from 48.6% a month earlier. The volume of cross-border transactions covers both the…

Steve Jobs was known for his ability to communicate with a crowd of people. His keynotes set the standard for how companies talk about their products. He was known for being charismatic, sometimes funny, and sometimes even feisty. In the list of his top performances is another moment worth mentioning. This one wasn't a presentation, but rather it came during a question and answer session in 1997, shortly after he had returned to Apple. Jobs was taking questions when he was asked a rather insulting question by a man in the audience. "Mr. Jobs, you're a bright and influential man,"…