By Grace Alegba Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has commended Prof. Pius Olanrewaju for strengthening professionalism, ethics and institutional relevance at the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN). Sanwo-Olu, represented by the Lagos State Commissioner for Finance, Mr Abayomi Oluyomi, gave the commendation at Olanrewaju’s valedictory ceremony held at Bankers House,Continue Reading

By Grace Alegba Prof. Pius Olanrewaju, outgoing president, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), has urged stronger ethics and professionalism to sustain stability and public confidence in Nigeria’s financial system. Olanrewaju made the call in Lagos during his valedictory address marking the end of his tenure as the institute’sContinue Reading

By Taiye Olayemi National Pension Commission (PenCom) has granted regulatory forbearance to Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) to invest pension fund assets in the proposed Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE. The approval is contained in a circular issued by the commission and addressed to allContinue Reading

By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal The TA Community, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), says it has trained 246 market women across selected markets within the Ilorin metropolis under the project, Tech for Market Women (T4MW) Initiative. The Director for T4MW, Mr Tunmise Johnson, disclosed this in Ilorin while speaking with newsmen on theContinue Reading

By Taiye Olayemi Operators in the Nigerian capital market have assured investors and stakeholders of their readiness for the transition to the T+1 settlement cycle scheduled to commence on Monday, June 1. The operators gave the assurance during a virtual discourse on “Driving Market Readiness: Trade Associations and the TransitionContinue Reading

By Adeola Akinbobola The Federal Government has inaugurated an Insurance Policyholders’ Protection Fund (IPPF) Committee, aimed at strengthening consumers protection and stabilising Nigeria’s insurance industry. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, during the inauguration on Friday in Abuja, said the IPPF Committee would safeguardContinue Reading

By Emmanuella Anokam The Board of Trustees of the Ogoni Trust Fund Incorporated, under the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), has called for sustained global collaboration to address environmental challenges in oil-producing communities in the Niger Delta. Mr Emmanuel Deeyah, HYPREP BOT Chairman, made the call on Thursday in Abuja.Continue Reading