Economy Archives — Page 165 of 259

June 12, 2022 No Responses

Experts To Brainstorm On Nigeria’s Financial Inclusion Initiative At Oriental News Confab

Key stakeholders in Nigeria’s financial sector would engage in a robust round table discussion on governments key policy which centers around inclusive financial system that will cover all strata of the society. The experts drawn from key private sector organisations...

June 11, 2022 No Responses

Squad by GTCO: Reshaping the Nigerian Payment Space

Fragmentation in the Nigerian payment space has served more as a constraint than an enabler; Squad by GTCO positions to lead with innovation and efficiency Without a doubt, digital payment is the next growth frontier for financial services. Amongst other...

June 11, 2022 No Responses

Opinion: The Blue Economy: An Untapped Potential

By Okai Abuwinne Anthony — The Blue Economy concept has gained prominence in the last decade. This can be attributed to the depleting resources of countries especially oil and gas and other solid minerals and the concomitant need for nations...

June 10, 2022 No Responses

NGX Implores Firms On Sustainable Business Practices

Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Exchange (NGX), Mr Temi Popoola, has called on organisations to adopt sustainable business practices and report sustainability performance to stakeholders. Popoola made this call while speaking at the Digital Closing G...

June 9, 2022 No Responses

Okonjo-Iweala Warns Of Global Food Crisis

A food crisis kicked off by the Ukraine war could last for years without intervention, the head of the World Trade Organization has said. African countries could be hit especially hard by wheat and fertilizer shortages, WTO director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala...

June 8, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Targets 500,000t Of Cocoa Production By 2024

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to increase Nigeria’s cocoa production from the present 340,000 tonnes to 500,000 tonnes by 2024. A statement issued by Mr ...

June 8, 2022 No Responses

NEPZA, FIRS Sign MoU On Effective Tax Administration In Free Trade Zones

The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for effective administration of taxes in the free trade zones. Signing the MoU on Tuesday in Abuja, the Execut...

June 8, 2022 No Responses

FirstBank Partners ELOY Foundation To Empower Women Entrepreneurs

First Bank of Nigeria has brokered a partnership with ELOY Foundation to create a business shower initiative that will support female entrepreneurs. The bank made this known on Tuesday in a statement issued by Mrs Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head, Marketing...

June 7, 2022 No Responses

TAJBank Explains N100b Maiden Sukuk Offering For Private Sector

TAJBank Limited, Nigeria’s leading non-interest bank, is set to launch Nigeria’s first private sector Sukuk offering valued at N100 billion. According to a statement by the bank’s Managing Director, Mr Hamid Joda, the Sukuk offering is currently un...

June 7, 2022 No Responses

Presco Tasks Oil Palm Stakeholders On Research, Smallholder Farmers

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — The Managing Director, Presco Plc, Felix Nwabuko, on Monday, appealed to Oil Palm Stakehoders and Government Agencies to support sustained research as part of measures to boost expansion and e...

June 6, 2022 No Responses

SEC Proposes Unique Identifiers For Capital Market Participants

To curtail fraud in the capital market and reduce the quantum of unclaimed dividends, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has concluded plans to give capital market participants unique identifiers. According to SEC, this formed part of ongoing...