By Ginika Okoye The shareholders of the United Capital Plc, a leading Pan-African financial services group, have approved a dividend payout of N10.8 billion, equivalent to N1.80 per share for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2023. The dividend was approved at the company’s 11th Annual General Meeting in AbujaContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Federal Government on Monday reiterated the important role Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) play in ensuring job creation and national development. Amb. Nura Rimi, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, said this while receiving Implementation Strategies document towards job creation and liftingContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Dr Christopher Nwanoro, President, National Disability Empowerment Forum (NADEF), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) has lauded the United Nations (UN)’s adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to ensure inclusiveness for PWDs. The NADEF president, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, saidContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Some Economists have emphasised the need for business organisations to be more resilient and adaptable to grab the opportunities available in the midst of a challenging economic landscape. They gave the advice on Monday in Lagos via a communique from the Chartered Institute of Directors (CIoD) andContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) has restated its commitment to support relevant agencies of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) in its drive to boost revenue generation in the territory. The Acting Executive Chairman of the Service, Mr Haruna Abdullahi said this while handingContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Dr Christopher Nwanoro, a disability rights activist, has lauded the Federal Government for its efforts to ensure inclusiveness for the Disability Community in Nigeria. Nwanoro, also the President, National Disability Empowerment Forum (NADEF), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) stated this when he spoke with the News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has retained its position as the best performing Federal Government agency in the transparency and efficiency ranking for the year 2023. Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Special Adviser to the President on Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) and Investment, statedContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is projected to rise from 3.4 per cent in 2023 to 3.8 per cent in 2024. Abebe Selassie, Director, African Department, IMF, said this at a news briefing on the IMF’s Regional Economic Outlook forContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Stakeholders in Nigeria’s automotive industry have reiterated their commitment to grow the sector in order to ensure it contributes its quota to the country’s development. They spoke in Abuja at a dialogue on Automotive Component Manufacturing in Nigeria, organised by the National Automotive Design and Development CouncilContinue Reading
By Martha Agas A mining engineer, Josiah Stephen, has appealed to the Federal Government to invest in training young professionals in the geosciences sector to become major players in Deep Sea Mining (DSM). This is to enable them to become major players and contributors to the emerging industry of deepContinue Reading
