High cost of doing business worries SMEs
“Schools and Institutions should recognise these certificates, giving credits to students should they choose to further their studies. Students from universities and polytechnics should be encouraged to join the workforce for work experience and to advance their career path.”—
LASG not frustrating insurance monitoring – NIA
The Nigerian Insurers Association, NIA, has said that it is engaging stakeholders in Lagos State with a view to launching the Nigerian Insurance Industry database, NIID, monitoring device in the state.
PCI DSS recertifies FirstBank
FirstBank has achieved the recertification of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) in 2014, having been one of the first top-tier banks in Nigeria to obtain the certification in 2013. The certification is renewable annually as demanded by the standard and regulators following a rigorous audit of the Bank’s payment card security processes environment.
OTC Market: Stanbic IBTC, BGL, 14 others account for 93.6% of trade
As the NASD Over the Counter, OTC Market activity continues to rise, about 15 participating institutions in the market have accounted for 93.8 per cent of the trade done in the year 2014 Of the 86 participating institutions, 37 had traded on the NASD OTC market by the end of 2014. The top 5 traders accounted for 62.9 per cent of total market activity.
PRESIDENTIAL RALLY: We’ll use Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, PDP insists
PORT HARCOURT—RIVERS State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has insisted that it will use the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Ikwerre Local Government Area for its presidential rally on Wednesday this week.
Unite against electoral violence —Ekweremadu
ABUJA—Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has called on Nigerians to unite against all forms of electoral violence.
Investor Community should not panic, says Oduoza
Phillips Oduoza, Group Managing Director/CEO, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has urged investors in Nigeria not to panic over falling crude oil prices and exchange rate volatility as the country has enough reserves to support the local currency.
Polls: Security agencies tasked over journalists’ safety
Lagos—Security agencies in the country have been urged to provide the necessary protection for the safety of journalists during and after the coming elections.
Experts confident Nigeria will be certified polio-free by 2018
“The last case of polio virus in Nigeria was reported in July 2014 and making it six months without the incidence of polio virus in Nigeria. What it means is that no child has been paralyse as a result of polio virus in Nigeria in six months”,—Tomori
Fayose’s adverts: Ekiti not against the North, says E-Eleven
lagos—The E-Eleven, a forum of Ekiti stakeholders, yesterday distanced the people of the state from the state governor, Ayodele Fayose’s advert, insinuating that the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammad Buhari, (rtd), will die in office if elected on February 14th.
Senatorial polls: Shodipo-Clark speaks at debate
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senatorial candidate for Ogun Central, Dr. Bisola Sodipo-Clark, has promised to build on the achievements of his grandfather who was the first elected representative of the Egba division in the colonial administration of the 1950s.
