Nigeria leads Africa investability gains
•Up four places in Bloomberg’s ranking By Yinka Kolawole Nigeria has emerged as the biggest climber among major African economies in Bloomberg Economics’ 2026 Investment Risk-O-Meter, rising four places to eighth position on the back of improved economic and fiscal fundamentals. The latest scorecard released yesterday, which assesses the relative investability of 19 African economies, […]
Access Bank, MoneyGram partner for outbound transfer services
By EDIRI EJOH
Access bank plc in collaboration with MoneyGram, has launched its outbound money transfer services tagged ‘Naija sends’, with the indication of a better platform for sending funds outside the country.
Insurers to consider involvement in disaster mgt
Insurance involvement in disaster management is to take centre stage at the 2014 National Insurance Conference to be organised by the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB).
FG to promote creation of 1,500 SMEs via new technologies
The Director General of Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi, FIIRO, Dr. Gloria Elemo, has said that an estimated 1,500 small and medium scale enterprises are expected to be set up across the country in the next one year through the 250 Research and Development (R&D) technologies/outputs developed by the institute.
PPMC exports N117bn fuel oil in one year
The Pipelines and Product Marketing Company, PPMC, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, exported 1.33 billion litres of petroleum products, valued at N116.672 billion in 2013.
Nigeria needs 6.5m pre-paid meters in five years — Onyema
Techno Gas and Power, a subsidiary of Techno Oil Limited has hinted that Nigeria’s power sector needs at least 6.5 million prepaid meters to meet the energy needs of electricity consumers and help investors in the sector recoup their investment.
