By Grace Alegba The Chattered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has sworn in Prof. Pius Olarenwaju as its 23rd President and Chairman of Council. He was sworn in at a hybrid investiture programme convened at Victoria Island, on Friday inLagos. Delivering his acceptance speech, the new CIBN President,Continue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Nigerian Indonesian Chamber of Commerce (NICCI) has called on Indonesian businesses to harness the exportable opportunities of the Nigerian non-oil economy, to enhance bilateral trade between both countries. Mr Ishmael Balogun, NICCI President, made the call at a news conference on Friday in Lagos to detailContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Centre for Public Service Productivity and Development (CeProd) has appointed Maryam Abdu, a member of its Governing Council, as the pioneer Professor of Finance at the Kaduna State University. Dr Chris Egbu, the Director-General, of the centre said this in a statement on Friday inContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Customs Officers Wives Association (COWA), has distributed more than 200 Blood Pressure (BP) monitors to customs officers and its members. The monitors were distributed at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) headquarters during its medical outreach on Friday in Abuja. The distribution was part of the association’sContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it plans to support Nigeria’s power sector with one billion dollars to boost electricity. Dr Kevin Kariuki, Vice President, Power, Energy, Climate Change and Green Growth Complex, AfDB, said this on Thursday at the Eight Africa Energy MarketPlace (AEMP) Forum inContinue Reading
By Yunus Yusuf Mrs Jumoke Oyedun, Managing Director, ACME Multi Tech Services Ltd., has called on the Federal Government to further strengthen local content policies in the oil and gas sector. Oyedun, a Nigerian accredited member of the organising committee of the 2024 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), toldContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The African Development Bank (AfDB) and InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB) have welcomed International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Executive Board’s approval of the use of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) for Hybrid Capital Instruments. The AfDB in a statement, said the IMF approval allowed countries to channel SDRs through multilateralContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), in collaboration with Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Thursday conducted 2024 staff promotion exercise for senior officers of the commission with Computer-Based Test (CBT). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the officers who participated inContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says it has concluded arrangements for a facility of 250 million dollars with the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) in support of trade and projects in Africa. This is contained in a statement issued by Vincent Musumba, Media Relations Manager, Afreximbank,Continue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Mrs Ngozi Oyewole, Chairperson, Wood/Wood Products, a sectorial group in the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), has urged the Federal Government to support the wood industry by sustaining forest management. Oyewole, also the Founder of Noxie Ltd., gave the advice in an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
