House of Reps pledges quick passage of AMCON amendment bill
HOUSE of Representatives Committee on Banking and Currency said that the lower chamber will work with the Senate to ensure quick passage of the AMCON amendment bill. Chairman of House of Representatives Committee on Banking and Currency, Hon. Sir Jones Chukwudi Onyereri, said this at a three-day retreat in Kano.
Clear our arrears within 14 days or…, Ekiti workers threaten Fayose
WORKERS in Ekiti State, under the aegis of Ekiti State Organized Labour, yesterday, issued a 14-day ultimatum to Governor Ayo Fayose to pay all arrears of salaries and pensions of retirees.
One dead, several injured as vehicle rams into Dalung’s convoy
The convoy of Solomon Dalung, Minister of Youth and Sports, was involved in a ghastly accident on Saturday around Akko village, along Gombe Airport Road.
Recovered looted funds: We’ll conclude probe if MDAs fail to show up — Reps
ABUJA—House of Representatives joint committee on Public Accounts and Finance probing recovered looted funds from 1999-2016, weekend, vowed to conclude its report if invited Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government, MDAs, failed to appear before it tomorrow.
2019 election: Our party not desperate to win at all costs — APC
ABUJA—All Progressives Congress, APC, has reacted to threats by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to boycott the 2019 general elections, saying such threat was borne out of the fact that the opposition party now understands that its end is near.
Infrastructure not an investible instrument —Sigma Pensions
Pension Fund Administrators, PFAs, are keen on investing in infrastructure but can only invest in investible infrastructure instruments that can guarantee their retirees’ funds. The major challenge with diversification of pension fund is unavailability of investment instruments. One of the key channels we could invest in as a means of diversifying the portfolio is infrastructure, however, infrastructure is not investible.
