Business & Finance

Women Received 72% of N787bn Fund Beneficiaries, S

Sunday, May 19, 2024
The Development Bank of Nigeria noted that it disbursed N787bn to over 495,000 Micro, Small, and Medium-scale Enterprises as of the end of 2023, and 72 per cent of the beneficiaries were women, while 24 per cent of them were youths. This was disclosed in its recently released cumulative lsquo;So ...

SIFAX Boss Highlights The Endless Potential Of Blue Economy

Sunday, May 19, 2024
The Chairman, SIFAX Group, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, has explained that the coastal tourism and renewable energy generation as some of the potential areas of growth that Nigeria needs to take advantage of in developing its blue economy. This was disclosed by Afolabi, while delivering the 16th Convocatio ...

Moniepoint Recognized As Africa’s Fastest Growing Financial Institution

Sunday, May 19, 2024
Moniepoint Inc, parent company of Nigeria rsquo;s leading financial institutions, Moniepoint MFB and TeamApt Ltd has been ranked as Africa rsquo;s fastest-growing financial institution by the Financial Times. This was disclosed in its annual ldquo;Africa rsquo;s Fastest Growing Companies rdquo; ...

PIA Set To Boost Success Of Nigeria’s Oil Bid Round - PETAN

Sunday, May 19, 2024
The Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) has expressed commitment that the nation rsquo;s Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) will enhance the success of the 2024 oil bidding round. This was disclosed by the Chairman of PETAN, Wole Ogunsanya, an engineer, during a road show by the Nigeria ...

NNPC Denies Fire Outbreak On Petroleum Depot

Saturday, May 18, 2024
The Lagos Fire Service has announced that a petroleum tank farm caught fire in the Apapa area of Lagos State on Friday. However, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, which owned the oil depot, denied the claim of the incident. The Director of Public Affairs of the Lagos State Fire ...

FG in Collaboration With AU To Address Livestock Feed Shortages

Saturday, May 18, 2024
The Federal Government in partnership with the African Union-Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources Resilient African Feed and Fodder Systems Project have established a multi-stakeholder platform to provide producers with easy access to high-quality animal feed at competitive prices. According ...

NDIC Boss Urges Banking Sector To Prioritize Cybersecurity

Saturday, May 18, 2024
The Chief Executive Officer of the National Deposit Insurance Corporation, Bello Hassan, has advised bankers in the country to focus on cybersecurity. He disclosed this on Friday at the swearing-in ceremony of Professor Pius Olanrewaju as the 23rd president/chairman of the council of the Chartere ...

FCT Taxi Operators Set To Meet And Discuss CNG Adoption

Saturday, May 18, 2024
The Association of Taxi unions operating in the Federal Capital Territory has disclosed that they will be meeting today with members of different unions to discuss integrating Compressed Natural Gas vehicles into the transport system. This was disclosed by the unions represented by the President ...

BDC Operators Seek Collaboration With SEC On Digital Currency

Friday, May 17, 2024
The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria has requested the Securities and Exchange Commission rsquo;s guidance and collaboration on its digital currency market called lsquo;Kolectyomoni rsquo;. A statement from the association on Thursday indicated that this was disclosed during ...

CRMI Seeks Partnership With SEC To Boost Investors Confidence

Friday, May 17, 2024
The Chartered Risk Management Institute has expressed commitment to collaborate with the Securities and Exchange Commission to enhance investor confidence in the nation rsquo;s capital markets. This was disclosed by the President of the institute, Dr. Ezekiel Oseni, during a courtesy visit to the ...
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