Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola is to meet with the Organised Private Sector (OPS) to deliberate on how to attract capital for development of infrastructure in the state.

Industrialists in the country are urging the Federal Government to adequately fund the operations of Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to enable the agency discharge its effectively responsibilities.

BY NNENNA EZEAH The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, ACCA, has launched ten new global forums to further the thinking on current and future issues in a number of specific technical subject areas in the accountancy and finance profession. ACCA in a statement made available to Vanguard, said the forums, which was launched a couple […]

The National Pension Commission, PenCom, said that it will adopt a flexible investment regulation for Pension Funds Administrators in the country, allowing them to invest in a wide range of investment outlets in the years ahead.

National Pension Commission,PenCom, has said it is taking some drastic steps to recover un-remitted pension funds from defaulting organizations, lamenting that one of the greatest challenges facing the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, in Nigeria is non-remittance of deducted funds by private sector organizations.

FORMER Managing Director of the of the defunct Nigerian National Shipping Lines (NNSL), Mr Gerald Chidi, has warned that if adequate preparation are not made to expand the current port facilities, the current trend of cargo throughput could lead to an explosion of import.

Ahead of the Court Ordered Extra Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) slated next week for the proposed banks’ merger, there have been concerns among stakeholders in the industry as per the benefits to shareholders and the economy in general. The ongoing Nigerian banking industry reform necessitated for the banks’ merger as a means of meeting the minimum N25 billion capital base required by the apex regulator, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

Key stakeholders in the Nigerian economy and the financial sector, led by the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mallam Sanusi Lamido and the Minister of Trade and Investment, Mr. Olusegun Aganga are set to parley and explore ways to attract foreign investors, agricultural development, employment generation and increase in the country’s internally generated revenue.

Thirty-Six State Commissioners in charge of trade and investment in the country have called for an urgent review of the existing Land Use Act, warning that it now constitute serious barrier to the in flow of Foreign Direct Investment.

Pensioners in the country have kicked against the proposed revalidation of their biometric data by the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation, HOS.