Pensioners seek release of N51b accrued right
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) has urged the Federal Government to release N51 billion accrued right to enable the National Pension Commission (PenCom) to live up to its mandate to pay retirees....
View ArticlePremium Pension pays N113bn to retirees
Wilson Ideva, MD/CEO The management of Premium Pension Limited says it holds more than 744,000 contributory Retirement Savings Account (RSA) of retirees and has paid N112.9 billion as pension....
View ArticleFBNInsurance Emerges Best Life Insurance Company 2016
For the second time in three years, fast growing Life Insurer, FBNInsurance Limited, has emerged the 2016 Best Life Insurance Company in Nigeria by World Finance, organisers of the prestigious World...
View ArticleMulti-billion naira insurance fraud: ‘BPE breaches Procurement Act’
Members of the House of Representatives investigative panel on the multi-billion naira insurance fraud in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) between 2013 and this year, were shocked yesterday...
View ArticleGhana: Access Bank opens ultra modern branch in New Cargo Centre Building
T The new Access Bank The new Access Bank Cargo Centre branch, located at Airport city In what can be said to be a strategic move to bring world-class banking to its customers and cater for the...
View ArticleGhana Labour Unions threaten strike over pension deduction
Twelve labour unions have hinted they would embark on a nationwide strike starting Tuesday over the failure of government to pay their five percent Tier II pension deduction. National Association of...
View ArticleLet’s eliminate Malaria with adequate funding- Dangote
*FG tasks Dangote, others industrialists on malaria eradication Stakeholders in the task of eliminating Malaria by 2020 code named ‘Malaria to Zero’ yesterday in Lagos launched the Private Sector...
View ArticleGoldberg Unveils “Your Excellency” A New Credential Campaign
L-R: Joseph Bodunrin, Regional Business Manager, Ibadan; Funso Ayeni, Senior Brand Manager, Regional Mainstream Brands, Nigerian Breweries Plc; Ope Oluwalusi, Zonal Business Manager, West, Nigerian...
View ArticleMastercard and American Airlines Announce Exclusive OneRepublic Concerts
The GRAMMY®-nominated band OneRepublic is set to take the stage for two nights of unforgettable music when American Airlines and Mastercard present OneRepublic exclusively for American Airlines...
View ArticleStill Waiting for Policy Direction
Executive Summary The major highlights of the Monthly Economic and Financial Market Outlook report are: The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) asserts that global economic growth is...
View ArticleSIAML Pension ETF 40 Launches N1.0 Billion IPO
The SIAML Pension ETF 40 with the initial offer size of N1 billion is an Exchange Traded Fund which aims to replicate as closely as possible, the total return of The NSE Pension Index (i.e. an index...
View ArticleMOF seeks to recover un-remitted N450bn operating surpluses from MDAs
Kemi Adeosun, Minister for Finance The Federal Ministry of Finance has announced the constitution of a committee to recover unremitted operating surpluses of agencies of government, running into...
View ArticleFashola advocates local government reforms to reflect constitutional...
*Calls for change of revenue allocation formula to provide more resources to local govt Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, has advocated the reform of the local...
View ArticleLAGOS DNA CENTRE READY IN FIRST QUARTER OF 2017 – AG
*Says Centre ’ll Eliminate Conviction Of Innocent Suspects The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said the first DNA Forensic Centre to be established in Nigeria by any State Government will...
View ArticleASEA, CISI Unite to Promote Professionalism. Common Certification Standard in...
The African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) and the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide an effective framework...
View ArticleCBN Insist Heritage Bank is not in Distress
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had said Heritage Bank Limited is not in distress and financial fit to carryout is obligations as a lender. A statement signed by Isaac Okorafor, Ag. Director,...
View ArticleLocal pension funds will be allowed to invest in stocks
Local pension funds will be allowed to invest in stocks Pensioners gather for a Peking Opera-based group activities at a pension center in Yanjiao, Hebei province. [Photo/China Daily] Low returns on...
View ArticleInsurance Cash-and-Carry – so far, so good
In an earlier publication on this subject two years ago, I did make reference to the positive impact the No Premium No Cover Policy (NPNC) has had on especially the Nigerian insurance sector and how...
View ArticleSEC, CBN fails to remit N450bn operating surplus
The Federal Ministry of Finance said it constituted a committee to recover unremitted operating surpluses of agencies of government, running into N450billion. The committee led by the Accountant...
View ArticleNigeria will be one of the World’s best examples in emissions reduction- Buhari
President Buhari has declared the resolve of the government of Nigeria to ensure that policies put in place to address climate change will make the country emerge as one of the world’s best examples of...
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