Business RoundUp
14 Nov
The managing director, BAT West and Central Africa,Yarub Al-Bahrani, has announced that the company initiated the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Forum to address the need for sustainable and responsible practices in the manufacturing sector. Yarub disclosed this at the maiden edition of the Private Sector ESG Forum hosted by British American Tobacco (BAT) Nigeria…
20 Oct
.As Ogunyemi takes over from Prof. Adesugba as MD The newly appointed Managing Director of the Nigerian Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) Dr. Olorunfemi Ogunyemi has said that the agency will focus in ensuring that all the Free Trade Zones (FTZs)] spread across the country are properly listed on the nation’s stock exchange to further…
18 Aug
Sponsorship of foreign scholarships and conferences for members of academic staff from the various beneficiary institutions has been one of the major areas of interest to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund).
5 Aug
Going by the commitment given by the Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono, Zamfara State tertiary education will soon receive desired attention by way of interventions.
21 Jul
Recently, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), played host to a large number of staff of the department of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) from various beneficiary tertiary institutions across the country, who gathered at the Fund’s Abuja office for a two-day capacity building on ICT essential skills.
12 Jun
Globally, electricity remains at the fulcrum of socio-economic development, especially as it relates to quality of life and the standard of living of every citizen.
18 Mar
The presidential election has come and gone and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the president-elect, while we allow the politicians to deal with the issues arising from the election and also allow the court to play its role.
13 Jan
Ray Youssef, founder/Chief Executive Officer of Paxful, a global peer-to-peer finance platform, who visited Nigeria recently to discuss opportunities in cryptocurrency, advised government on measures to stabilise the naira.
10 Jan
Cordros Capital Limited has predicted high inflation and a volatile equity market in the Nigerian economy for 2023. At a press conference in Lagos Monday, with the theme 'Charting Through a Pervasive Slowdown'" the firm disclosed their market and economic expectations for the year and their advice on the best investment opportunities. The Managing Director…
15 hours ago
There are indications that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has discreetly redeployed top officials in the apex bank as part of moves to reinvigorate the institution.
15 hours ago
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has held bilateral discussions with ministers and representatives from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Brazil and Jamaica, expressing Nigeria's interest in learning
16 hours ago
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has called for synergy between the agency and the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in tracking and reporting local and trans-border financial transactions of companies, multinationals and high-net-worth individuals.
16 hours ago
Following the recent incident involving United Nigeria, the federal government has directed that all wet-leased aircraft coming into Nigeria must have a Nigeria pilot seated on the jump seat with the foreign pilot
16 hours ago
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) is seeking the recovery of over N400 billion debts owed by liquidated banks for timely payment of their liquidation dividend – the amount in excess insured deposits, which is N500,000 in the case of commercial banks.
16 hours ago
FMDQ Securities market has recorded a total turnover of N21.7 trillion in its secondary market segment in October.
16 hours ago
Access Pensions is spearheading another educational initiative, providing financial literacy training to secondary and primary school students in 30 schools across Nigeria in the first phase of the company’s plan to educate a total of over five thousand students by the end of next year.
16 hours ago
For effective and full implementation of Audit Regulations 2020, Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) of Nigeria, Dr Rabiu Olowo, said the Council would commence quality control review and inspection of auditors of public interest entities in January 2024.
1 day ago
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has blamed the federal government's subsidy regime and legal framework for the declining foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into the oil and gas downstream sector.
1 day ago
Implementing robust cybersecurity protocols, adopting encryption techniques critical and leveraging secured development practices are essential for organisations to mitigate cyber risks while fostering technological advancement.