By Ismail Abdulaziz The Federal Government says it has no intention to borrow from any local or foreign organisation with its removal of subsidy on petrol and exchange rate harmonisation. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Chief Wale Edun, revealed this at the end ofContinue Reading
By Rukayat Adeyemi The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has expressed optimism in the passage of the re-introduced 2020 Consolidated Insurance Bill by the 10th National Assembly and its assent by President Bola Tinubu. Mr Sunday Thomas, Chief Executive Officer(CEO), NAICOM said at the 2023 retreat for journalists covering the insuranceContinue Reading
Rukayat Moisemhe Alhaji Tijjani Borodo, newly elected President, Chartered Institute of Directors (IoD) Nigeria, says his strategic agenda is aimed at promoting corporate governance excellence in various sectors of the Nigerian economy. Borodo, at a media parley on Friday in Lagos, said his strategy hinged on a three pointContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Alhaji Tijjani Borodo, newly elected President, Chartered Institute of Directors (IoD) Nigeria, says his strategic agenda is aimed at promoting corporate governance excellence in various sectors of the Nigerian economy. Borodo, at a media parley on Friday in Lagos, said his strategy hinged on a three pointContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Nigeria’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2023 from 5.3 per cent in the fourth of 2022. Mr Adeniran Adeyemi, the Statistician General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said this on Thursday during theContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Amaltech Technologies, Mr Shehu Abdullahi, on Thursday called for diversification of the economy through investment in semiconductor technology and chips production. Abdullahi in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja said such would lead to job creationContinue Reading
By Deji Abdulwahab Some Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have called on the Federal Government to increase Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) tax to 20 per cent of the final retail price to reduce sugar consumption and NonCommunicable Diseases (NCDs). The Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax Coalition and Corporate and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) gave theContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Business community stakeholders on Wednesday, urged entrepreneurs and exporters on the integration of e-commerce to fully exploit the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) 3.4 trillion dollars market. They spoke at a masterclass workshop and exporters on-boarding in Lagos with the theme: “Operationalising the AfCFTA Agreement forContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Marble Capital Ltd., frontline Ethical and Islamic Fund Manager, is offering a N500 million Marble Halal Fixed Income Fund (MHFIF) an investment opportunity for risk-averse investors. Dr Akeem Oyewale, Marble Capital’s Managing Director, via a statement on Wednesday in Lagos, said the investment opportunity was for risk-averseContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame The Rural Electrification Agency (REA), says it has successfully deployed 103 mini grids across the country under the Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP). The agency said that the project which was being funded by the World Bank had made a significant milestone in its Solar Hybrid Mini-grid component.Continue Reading
