archiveDecember 4, 2016

The President of Fund Managers Association of Nigeria (FMAN), Dr. Ore Sofekun has said that the association was working with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on electronic transfer of funds so as to boost financial inclusion. Speaking at the annual workshop of Capital Market Correspondents Association (CAMCAN) of Nigeria...

The Kogi State government has challenged the 4,521 beneficiaries of the N-power program in the state to be prepared to offer dedicated service to communities where they will be posted to serve. The N-Power programme was designed by the Federal Government to drastically reduce youth unemployment. The focus is to...

A global online payment service provider "PayU" has been introduced in Nigeria with innovations that will continue to make the market more competitive. The PayU Payments Nigeria Limited with trading name as "PayU", according to its Country Manager, Juliet Nwanguma, is a recently established payment business in Nigeria and fully...

A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mrs Farida Waziri has warned her predecessor, Nuhu Nuhu Ribadu against using her name anytime he needs public attention or sympathy. Her reaction was contained in a statement signed by her Personal Assistant, Ms Omolara Oluremi on Saturday in...

Nigerian businessman,  Adebayo Ogunlesi, has been named as one of the people who will advise US President-elect Donald Trump on the American economy. The 63 year-old chairman of Global Infrastructure Partners, a private equity firm and a Fortune 500 company, is the only African in a 16-man economic advisory forum,...

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has accused the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, of playing to the gallery over his statement that there are five exchange rates in the country. The CBN debunked the allegation of the emir that the apex bank allocates dollars to end users, CBN in...

President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to officially declare open the 11th African Economic Conference (AEC) as Nigeria plays host to researchers, policy-makers and development partners this week. President  African Development Bank (AfDB),  Akinwumi Adesina; Acting ECA Executive Secretary, Abdalla Hamdok; UN Assistant Secretary General and Director of UNDP Regional Bureau...