By Lydia Ngwakwe The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has reaffirmed its commitment for an enabling environment to enhance the growth and development of the insurance industry. The Commissioner for Insurance, Mr Sunday Thomas, said this at the United Capital Securities Ltd. CEO Roundtable Breakfast Forum sponsored by the United CapitalContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue/ Justina Auta The Federal Government says it is set to implement the Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME) one billion Naira each for the Youth and Women Empowerment Fund. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Doris Anite, said this at the 2023 WestContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The National Chairperson of the Society of Women in Taxation(SWIT), Mrs Bosede Ikhanoba, has called on women to develop their leadership skills as well as break barriers to attain greater heights in the nation. Ikhanoba, made the call at the society’s 2023 Leadership and Team Building retreatContinue Reading
By Justina Auta/Lucy Ogalue The Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, says the 10th National Assembly will develop new legislations and overhaul obsolete ones to accelerate economic growth. Kalu hinted this at the 2023 West Africa Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) exhibition in Abuja on Thursday. He was representedContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Organisers of the Women Economic Forum (WEF) on Thursday said the 107th edition of the forum would hold for the first time in West Africa, specifically Lagos, Nigeria, from Dec. 13 to Dec. 15. Dr Alex Okoroji, President of WEF in West Africa, made this known atContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Policy makers and business advocates will converge to promote Nigerian-British bilateral, business and trade relations to spur massive investments between both countries, the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) says. The Chamber’s leadership made this known during a news conference on Thursday in Lagos. Mr Segun Akintemi, Chairman,Continue Reading
By Lucy Nwachukwu/Justina Auta The Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Malam Ali Muhammed Ali, has urged the media to give more visibility to the nation’s Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to bolster development. Speaking on the sidelines of the West Africa SMEs Exhibition 2023 in Abuja on Thursday,Continue Reading
By Florence Onuegbu Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has called for an integrated west African capital market to foster collaboration and tackle infrastructure gap. Sanwo-Olu said this at the third West Africa Capital Market Conference (WACMaC) on Wednesday in Lagos, with the theme: “Infrastructural Deficit and Sustainable Financing inContinue Reading
By Oladapo Udom Mr Dasaki Arabi, Director-General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), says the bureau has developed a framework for citizens’ engagement on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement. Arabi said this in his Keynote Address at a workshop organised by the bureauContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Nigeria’s prosperity depends on getting her power sector right, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Richard Montgomery, declared in Abuja on Wednesday. Montgomery made the declaration at a roundtable on the Electricity Act 2023 with the theme: “Implications and Opportunities for State Electricity Markets’’. TheContinue Reading
