By Ijeoma Olorunfemi Mr Jide Awe, an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) expert, has advocated the removal of cultural norms and stereotypes that discourage women and girls from pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Awe made the call in Abuja on Thursday while speaking with the NewsContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) has inducted 605 new associate members as certified chartered practitioners in the field of taxation. The 16th President of CITN, Mr Samuel Agbeluyi, who made this known at the 50th induction ceremony of the institute on ThursdayContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Catholic Relief Service (CRS), says saving groups is important in ensuring household resilience, especially for those affected by insurgency in the country. Some officials of CRS said this at the 2024 National Savings Group Conference (NSGC) in Abuja on Wednesday. They spoke at a panelContinue Reading
By Femi Ogunshola Mrs Oluwatoyin Madein, the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) has advised treasury managers to guard against corruption, fraud and financial mismanagement by implementing strong internal control mechanisms. Madein said this at the training programme organised by the Chartered Institute of Treasury Management (CITM) in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Kayode Adebiyi Former House of Representatives member and the sponsor of Nigeria’s Climate Change Act, Mr Sam Onuigbo, has said Nigeria can leverage on renewable energy for industrialisation. Onuigbo made this known in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. The former lawmaker emphasised that Nigeria has a huge energyContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Mrs Uto Ukpanah, Vice President, Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN), has won the Global Corporate Secretary award. This is contained in a statement by Mr Babatunde Okuneye, Registrar, ICSAN, on Wednesday in Lagos The award, which held on Tuesday in Malaysia, was conferredContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Rotary Club of Lagos Central, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, has provided some food items to 200 persons around Broad Street, Lagos Island. The President, Rotary Club Lagos Central, Mr Yomi Benson, on Tuesday in Lagos, said the club’s initiative tagged “Feed Today”Continue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Mr Tony Monye, Editor-in-Chief, TMBC Business Magazine, has stressed the need for business and entrepreneurship development to reverse Nigeria’s unhealthy economic indices. Monye made the assertion at the launch of the TMBC Business Magazine on Tuesday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that MonyeContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne The Nigerian Universities Pension Management Company (NUPEMCO) says it has no fewer than 500 retirees on its payroll that receive monthly pension. Mrs Oluwakemi Ugwu, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NUPEMCO, said this on Thursday in Abuja when she received a delegation from XEM Consulting Limited,Continue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), has said that its reconstituted Inter-Ministerial Task Team (IMTT) would be inaugurated in May. The IMTT aimed at implementing recommendations of NEITI’s industry reports. Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, Executive Secretary, NEITI, said this while Addressing the newsmen on Wednesday inContinue Reading
