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U.S. Airline Group Forecasts Rise In Summer Air Passengers

The number of people flying on U.S. airlines will rise this summer, aided by a record level of international travelers, an industry group said on Thursday. Airlines for America, a lobbying association for U.S. airlines, forecasts that about 210 million...

AT&T Turns To Lazard For Advice On DirecTV Deal -Sources

AT&T Inc (T.N) is working with investment bank Lazard Ltd (LAZ.N) as it negotiates a potential takeover of DirecTV (DTV.O), the country's top satellite TV operator, according to people familiar with the matter. AT&T is in active discussions to buy...

EFCC Witness Turns Hostile In Alleged N100m Fraud Suit Against Fani-Kayode

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SAN FRANCISCO, May 14, (THEWILL) – Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos was on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 told that a prosecution witness in the trial of a former Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode...

NFIU Lauded For Anti-Money Laundering Efforts

…Agency Not Under Any Threat of Sanction BEVERLY HILLS, CA, May 14, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU has received special commendation for its commitment to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing. The commendation was the highpoint...

CBN, Suspended Governor Sanusi Want Intercontinental Bank Shareholders’ Suit Quashed

‎BEVERLY HILLS, CA, May 14, (THEWILL) – A Federal High Court has been asked to quash the suit filed against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the suspended governor of the bank, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, by some...

Sony Vows Deeper Restructuring, Warns Of Another Loss This Year

Sony Corp said it would step up a broad restructuring this year to tackle bloated costs and exit some unprofitable businesses, hoping to put behind it years of persistent losses. The Japanese consumer electronics giant, which warned on Wednesday of...

Exclusive: ECB Readies Package Of Rate Cuts And Targeted Measures

The European Central Bank is preparing a package of policy options for its June meeting, including cuts in all its interest rates and targeted measures aimed at boosting lending to small- and mid-sized firms (SMEs). Five people familiar with the...

Exclusive: Regulators Scrutinize Financial Risk-Modeling Firms

U.S. government officials recently proposed creating scorecards to measure the potential threat posed by firms that offer risk models, amid concerns that large financial institutions may be too dependent on the same products, according to documents reviewed by Reuters. The...

From Russia With Concern: Cisco’s Audits Raised Red Flags About Resellers

The June 2009 report on the audits, other internal Cisco documents, and interviews with two sources familiar with the situation, raise questions about whether the company knew what was happening to telecom equipment sales going through its resellers in...

Affordable Housing, A Panacea For Curbing Corruption, Inefficiency, Says FG Housing Loan Boss

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, May 13, (THEWILL) – Pursuant to the Federal Government’s resolve to collaborate with other stakeholders in the housing sector to deliver 10,000 housing units this year through mortgage refinancing, the Executive Secretary, Federal Government Staff Housing...