FBN General name Mimiko as ED
Babatunde Mimiko PRESS RELEASE—-FBN General Insurance Limited has announced the appointment of Babatunde Mimiko as Executive Director. In a statement obtained from the company, Bode Opadokun,...
View ArticleDettol Nigeria Advocates for Proper Hygiene during Breastfeeding
The World’s leading consumer health and hygiene company, Reckitt Benckiser (RB) makers of Dettol has urged nursing mothers to embrace good hygiene practice during breast-feeding. This was reiterated...
View ArticleOsinbajo Says It’s FG, Armed Forces Duty to meet Up
Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, San, Gcon *Charges Presidential Panel to carry out duty diligently, impartially and with all sense of professionalism “It is the responsibility of the...
View ArticleInvestors Commend Conoil, Approve N2.15 Billion Div
Shareholders of frontline oil products marketer, Conoil Plc, have commended the management and Board of the company for the impressive performance it recorded in the last financial year. At the...
View ArticleAfrica-US AGOA trade talks end with no decision, waning enthusiasm
TALKS between African and U.S. officials to review the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) free trade deal ended on Thursday with no decision and a feeling on all sides that it has achieved...
View ArticleLagos to roll out first set of 5,000 new commercial buses in six months
*Says integrated transportation pivotal to growth of State’s economy Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday said that the first set of 5000 brand new buses under the Bus...
View ArticleCharles Taylor’s ex-wife refused bail over torture charges
Charles Taylor is serving a 50-year jail sentence for his part in fuelling Liberia’s civil war A British court on Friday denied bail to an ex-wife of jailed former Liberian president Charles...
View ArticleGhana: July APR increases to 26.6 %
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced an Annual Percentage Rates (APR) of 26.6 per cent for the month of July 2017. The industry average base rate as at July 31, 2017 was 26.6 per cent, showing an...
View ArticleCrusaderSterling Pensions assures retirees of better returns on investment *...
Conrad Ifode, Executive Director Operations BY NKECHI NAECHE—-CrusaderSterling Pensions Limited fund has said that it recorded a cumulative return of 253.56 percent in its investment. According...
View ArticleLagos extol retired Ogunnaike
The Lagos State Government has celebrated the retirement of its Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Establishments, Training and Pensions Mrs. Folasade Oluwatosin Ogunnaike from the Lagos State Civil...
View ArticleN6.5trillion Pension fund faces major threat
BY NKECHI NAECHE—The National Pension Commission (PenCom) and the umbrella body of pension operators, Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp) has raised alarm that the N6.5 trillion...
View ArticlePhoto News: Faces at the 2017 Pension Operators Media Retreat
L:R- Company Secretary, NPF Pensions Limited, Ikechukwu Utazi; Managing Director, FUG Pensions, Usman Sulaiman; Head, Research and Corporate Strategy Department, National Pension Commission (PenCom),...
View ArticleAfrica Re Report 11.8% Growth In Gross Written Premium H1 2017
BY NKECHI NAECHE—Top reinsurer, African Re on Monday said its gross written premium increased by 11.82 percent at the end of first half June 2017. According to the reinsurer, its gross written...
View ArticleTony Elumelu: Human trafficking is evil, it strips our youth of dignity and...
Tony Elumelu Foundation commits to support National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). In recognition of the growing concerns around human trafficking in Africa, The Tony...
View ArticleNigeria’s Mutual Funds elicit increased interest
Against the backdrop of increased interest and investments in Mutual Funds in Nigeria, Nigeria’s Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that total Asset Under Management (AUM) of mutual...
View ArticleMetering of Customers Not Exclusive Right of DisCos – Fashola
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), said on Monday nothing in the Electricity Power Sector Reform Act gives electricity distribution companies (DisCos) the exclusivity of...
View ArticleNigeria to Cut Off Electricity Supply to Niger Republic, Benin over $115M Debt
Neighbouring countries of Benin and Niger Republic are currently at the mercy of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) Company Plc and the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and risk their...
View ArticleHeritage Bank, RIMAN, FDC enjoin firms to embrace modern risk mgt. practices
Hetitage Bank Plc, Risk Managers Association of Nigeria (RIMAN) and Financial Derivatives Company Limited have called on corporate organizations to adopt systemic and cultural changes to embed risk...
View ArticleNigerian states are undiscovered jewels, with huge local & international econom
In a speech that highlighted the tremendous local and international economic potentials of States of the Nigerian Federation, Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, says just one State in the country,...
View Article16 Chinese, eight Nigerians arrested over alleged illegal mining
Sixteen Chinese nationals and eight Nigerians involved in alleged massive illegal mining were on Monday arrested in Zurak, Wase Local Government, Plateau State on the orders of the National Security...
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