The management of Lagos Free Trade Zone (LFTZ) and Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise said the forthcoming Nigeria Maritime Ports and Terminal (NIMPORT) Expo and Conference will address energy cost, logistic among other issues.

THE atmosphere was yesterday mistaken for a burial ceremony as staff of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) wept profusely following the exit of the Registrar-General of the Commission, Ahmed Almustapha after putting in eight years.

The Fiscal Responsibility Commission is to collabo rate with the Centre for Social Justice to enhance fiscal transparency and effective budget monitoring This was the outcome of the meeting held between the Fiscal Responsibility Commission led by the Chairman, Alhaji (Dr.) Aliyu Jibril Yelwa and the Centre for Social Justice led by its Lead Director, Eze Onyekpere on Wednesday at the Commission’s headquarters.

First Bank of Nigeria (FirstBank) has acquired a risk management solution from SAS, a global analytics software and services company and largest independent vendor in business intelligence market.

Resort Savings and Loans Plc, one of the forefront primary mortgage institutions (PMIs) in the country has concluded plans for listing at the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Making this known at the Extra-ordinary General Meeting of the company at the weekend, Mr. Joe Idudu, chairman, board of directors of the PMI noted that the listing of the company’s shares at the Nigerian Stock Exchange will guarantee investors a steady window of opportunity to trade in the shares by buying new shares of the mortgage bank on the floor of the capital market.

Underwriters trade group, Nigerian Insurers Association has announced a record total gross premium income of about N164.5 billion during the 2008 operations period of member-companies. The same period saw insurers paying N53.3 billion in claims to policyholders across the country.