By Saka Olalekan FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange has formalised its partnership with the National Pension Commission (PenCom)  through the co-signing of a Regulatory Supervision Collaboration Agreement at a brief ceremony at the commission’s office in Abuja, at the weekend. Speaking at the event, the Director-General of PenCom, Mrs. Chinelo...

By Saka Olalekan As the country battles financial deficit as a result of dwindling revenue source from oil, the Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) across the country said they were ready to assist the Federal Government to finance its infrastructural projects through the N5.3 trillion pension assets, urging FG to develop...

  By Saka Olalekan Businesstoday, an online Nigerian business news website, is set to award outstanding insurance companies, Pension Fund Administrations (PFAs) and operators in the 2015 financial year. A statement from the company and made available to Business247 said the award, which is now in its third edition, seeks...

Equities transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) appreciated by 0.51 per cent on Wednesday due to gains posted by some blue chip companies. The market capitalisation rose by N43 billion or 0.51 per cent to close at N8.525 trillion from the N8.482 trillion traded on Tuesday. The All-Share Index,...

Ban on women entering a Starbucks store in Riyadh is latest in long line of restrictions Eleven things women in Saudi Arabia cannot do Women in Saudi Arabia claim to have been temporarily banned from entering a branch of Starbucks in the capital Riyadh. A sign was placed in the...

The Catholic Church often teaches that there is redemption in suffering, but the spiritual Sisters of the Valley hope to alleviate suffering through a centuries-old tradition familiar to many cloisters and abbeys. They make salves and lotions and tinctures from plants that are lovingly grown on their California land, harvested...

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At a special event hosted by the Lagos Business School, Nigeria's Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, set out the government's plan to reset Nigeria's economy with structured borrowing, targeted investment and diversified growth. Speaking to some of the country's most influential captains of industry. The Minister told the audience: "We have...

The e-Dividend mandate activation forms of various Registrars are now available for download. Please click on the applicable Registrar below to download the form. A....

Despite the lower oil prices and volatile market conditions that have shaken the oil and gas industry in recent times and cutting into the budgets of GCC nations, Bahrain continues its exploration and is seeking to power up its energy industry with Islamic finance: the investment arm of the Kingdom...