archiveDecember 2016

By Abdul Olalekan The Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN) has threatened to withdraw the certificates of erring insurance operators found guilty of violating the ethics of the insurance profession in the country. The President, CIIN, Lady Isioma Chukwuma, at the 2016 Induction Ceremony of Fellows and Associates of the...

Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has asked the Federal Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari  to declare state of emergency on federal roads in the state. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Enyinnaya Appolos, quoted the Governor as lamented about the bad state of most federal roads in...

As part of efforts to build peace and engender progress and development throughout Nigeria’s southeast region, the maiden South-East Economic & Security Summit - SEESS 2016 - has been convened for 22nd December 2016 at the Enugu State Government House, Independence Layout, Enugu. The summit, which is an initiative of...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange-All Share Index (NSE ASI) appreciated by 0.31 per cent to end the week on Friday on a positive note, taking the Week-till-Date return to 0.30 per cent. This performance reflected continued rally in Forte Oil that gained 10.23 per cent, as well as recovery in Okomu...

The Managing Director/Chief Executive, Keystone Bank Limited, Mr.  Philip Ikeazor has disclosed that the sum of N300 million had been approved for primary producers in the agricultural value chain, particularly rice farmers, with plans to increase funding to N1billion in the immediate future. He also said the bank would sustain...

Heritage Bank Limited has partnered the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) to host the grand finale of the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW). The EDC is the entrepreneurship centre of the Pan-Atlantic University which was set up in 2003 as the Centre for Enterprise Development Services (EDS). The centre emerged as...

Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory said its attention has been drawn to a statement by one John Hayab kicking against the proposed bill for Christian Courts before the House of Representative, in which he claimed to be speaking for the...

Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has asked the Federal Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari, to declare state of emergency on federal roads in the State. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Enyinnaya Appolos, quoted the Governor as lamented the bad state of most federal roads in Abia,...

Our attention has been drawn to some misleading newspaper reports on Friday claiming that the President gave “orders” that national identity cards be used in the 2019 elections. For the avoidance of any doubt, the President has made no such order and the Vice President’s speech (delivered on Thursday by...

Stanbic IBTC Nominees Limited, the custody subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, recently organized a forum to facilitate the building of a more robust market for custody services in Nigeria to support economic growth. The move is also expected to deepen development of the local capital market and enhance investor...