Economy Archives — Page 214 of 247

October 15, 2017 No Responses

World Bank: Assistance to Nigeria not limited to Northeast

Assiatance to Nigeria is not limited to the Northeast, the World Bank has clarified. Reacting to the controversy generated by a statement credited to its President, Jim Yong Kim that President Muhammadu Buhari requested its special intervention in the zone,...

October 15, 2017 No Responses

Osinbajo lauds Elumelu as foundation wraps up 2017 entrepreneurship forum

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy dedicated to supporting entrepreneurship, concluded its 3rd annual TEF Entrepreneurship Forum on Saturday in Lagos State with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in attendance. The Forum hosted mor...

October 11, 2017 No Responses

Baru reiterates commitment to consolidate NNPC, trading company to efficiency, profitability

The Group Managing Director (GMD) of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru has reaffirmed his commitment to consolidate the NNPC group, especially its trading arm for efficiency and profitability. Since assuming duty, Dr. Baru...

October 9, 2017 No Responses

Shareholders task SEC on Oando crisis

Based on the directive given to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by the House Committee on Capital Market and Institutions to investigate allegations of financial impropriety and mismanagement of Oando Plc, shareholders of the company have cautione...

October 6, 2017 No Responses

Tony Elumelu Foundation to host 1,300 entrepreneurs, business leaders from 54 countries

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s largest philanthropy focused on supporting entrepreneurship, has announced that the 3rd annual TEF Entrepreneurship Forum will take place on October 13-14 in Lagos. This is the first year the invitation-only For...

October 4, 2017 No Responses

FirstBank’s payment card issuance hits 10 million

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has been named the first financial institution in Nigeria and the West-Africa sub-region to issue 10 million cards to customers across the country. A statement issued by the Bank on Tuesday explained that “This...

October 3, 2017 No Responses

BPE Photo News

The Director General of Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE ), Mr. Alex A. Okoh, rings the closing bell for the day’s business at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE ), Lagos on Friday, September 29, 2017. With him are Pai Gamde,...

October 1, 2017 No Responses

How to finance key govt projects, create jobs through capital market, by Arunma Oteh

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com – Stock Exchanges and Market Infrastructure Entities (MIEs) are agents of social change, Vice President and Treasurer of the World Bank, Arunma Oteh has said. According to Oteh, MIEs are critical to sustainab...

October 1, 2017 No Responses

Nigeria still critically sick at 57

(Statement by Comrade (Dr.) Bobboi Bala Kaigama, President of Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), on the Occasion of the 57th Independence Day Anniversary of the Country on 1st October, 2017). “The world will never respect Africa until Nigeria...

September 29, 2017 No Responses

SEC arraigns BGL officials over alleged capital market scam

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)on Thursday arraigned BGL Group and its officials at the Chief Magistrate Court Zone 6, Abuja on charges of criminal conspiracy, Breach of Trust and cheating contrary to Sections 96, 312, 322 and 323 of the...

September 27, 2017 No Responses

‘FG released N336b capital funds to MDAs in Q1 2017’

The Federal Government has, to date, released N336 billion from the 2017 Budget to Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies for the funding of capital projects in the first quarter of 2017. The balance of N14 billion is being processed, pending...

September 22, 2017 No Responses

Minister lauds BPE, seeks support for NIPOST agenda

The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) is being reformed to undertake e-commerce and e-government services, the Minister of Communications, Alhaji Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu has said. According to the Minister, the development is a strategic response to tech...

September 20, 2017 No Responses

ILO implores UN General Assembly on 152 million in child labour, others

New research developed jointly by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Walk Free Foundation in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), has revealed the true scale of modern slavery around the world. The data, rel...

September 20, 2017 No Responses

FG pledges more support for capital market, inaugurates Investment and Securities Tribunal

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, on Tuesday reconstituted ten-man Investment and Securities Tribunal (IST), which has Siaka Isaiah Idoko as the Chairman. Other members are: Jude I. Udunni, Mr. Nosa Osemwengie, Abubakar A. Ahmad, Albert L. Otesile,...