archiveNovember 17, 2022

    Nigerian Exchange Limited (“NGX” or “The Exchange”) through its X-Academy, collaborated with NGX Regulation Limited (NGX RegCo) and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), on a capacity building session in sustainability reporting and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) disclosures for listed corporates. The training, which took place on Thursday, 17...

    Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has offered his support for the initiative to build a seaport in Ondo State noting that he was “all for it, and I believe it is something we ought to get done.” Prof. Osinbajo said this yesterday when he received the Acting Governor...

    As Nigeria Blue Economy Stakeholders step up engagements through the Niger Delta Blue Economy Investment Forum to change the dynamics of the crude oil dependent region to a new future that is green and sustainable with practical projects, the United Nations Global Compact has drawn an attention to...

  says we're building infrastructure for economic development Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Thursday flagged off the construction of the Oyo State Government (OYSG)-Shell Nigeria Gas Ltd (SNG) project to create a new gas distribution infrastructure network in the state. The governor while performing the groundbreaking ceremony of the...

  The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), has charged parents and other stakeholders to rise up to the challenge of ensuring that illicit substances are kept away from young Nigerians, warning that complacency is capable of compromising the...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has instructed commercial banks in the country to work on Saturdays till January 31, 2023 to enable bank customers return old naira notes for new ones. It is recalled that the CBN has announced plan to redesign, produce, release, and circulate new series...

The National Financial Inclusion Steering Committee headed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will host Nigeria’s maiden International Financial Inclusion Conference (IFIC’22) on the 24th and 25th of November 2022 in Abuja, Nigeria. Themed “Financial Inclusion for all: Scaling Innovative Digital Models”, the conference is the first to be...

The Buhari administration will continue to push its business reform agenda for which the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council, PEBEC was established, so as to create an enabling environment for more investments in the country, including from Nigerians abroad according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo spoke at...

The G-5 Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are  expected in Rivers State ahead of the flag off the party’s campaign rally billed for Saturday, November 19, that will unveil its Governorship and others contesting for the 2023 elections. Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and leader of G-5...

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday revealed that more serving governors have been placed under its watch over stashed naira notes. Chairman of the anti-graft agency, Abdulrasheed Bawa made this known while fielding questions from reporters after he met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in...