PenCom to sanction PFAs as only 17% of RSA holders recaptured
By Rosemary Iwunze The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has threatened to sanction Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) that fail to meet prescribed targets under the ongoing Retirement Savings Account (RSA) data recapture exercise. PenCom, in its first-quarter 2026 report, disclosed that only 17.03 per cent of the industry’s legacy RSA holders had completed the mandatory data recapture […]
Airtel seeks to break communication barriers and emotionally connect with TVC
Airtel Africa recently launched a thematic television ad that transcends physical and emotional barriers, focusing instead on breaking down communication barriers.
UBA and N25,000 minimum account balance
It was a wake up call to some Nigerians when recently a directive by the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, instructing individual customers to maintain a minimum balance of N25,000 in their accounts with effect from July 1, even though the policy is not from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
I stumbled four times to make Alaroye a success story – Alao Adedayo
Musa Alao Adedayo, a.k.a Agbedegbeyo, is the Publisher/Chief Executive Officer, World Information Agents Limited, the publishing company of the popular Yoruba newspaper, ALAROYE. He spoke to BASHIR ADEFAKA about himself and how he stumbled four times to get it right with the vernacular paper that has today become a success story in the newspaper industry in Nigeria
Oceanic targets small scale groups with Hybrid account
Given the huge unserved and under-served demand for micro finance in Nigeria, Oceanic Bank has introduced a new product targeted at micro enterprises tagged ‘Oceanic Group Hybrid Account.
Signal Alliance partners Microsoft on SharePoint 2010
Renowned enterprise systems integrators Signal Alliance in partnership with Microsoft Nigeria have just concluded a series of workshops titled “Business Productivity at its Best” based on the new Microsoft SharePoint 2010 platform.
Emir appeals to farmers not to abadon maize for goundnut production
Alhaji Zubair Jibril, the Emir of Birnin Gwari,in Kaduna State, has urged farmers in his domain to resist the temptation to migrate to maize to groundnut production.
Continent-wide trade zone to boost South-South cooperation
THE plan to create a new 26-nation liberalised trade zone for Africa, spanning the length of the continent from Cape to Cairo, could open up more possibilities for South-South cooperation that would benefit Africans.
Airtel, C/River State sign pact on telecomm solution
Airtel Nigeria and the Government of Cross Rivers State has signed an agreement for the provision of integrated telecommunications solutions.
APCON challenges Ad practitioners on career growth
To keep advertising practitioners abreast with current developments in the marketing communications industry, the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria, APCON, has instituted a mandatory professional training for advertising practitioners across the country.
UNIDO, BOI strategise to boost industrialisation
IN order to boost industrialisation in line with President Goodluck Jonathan’s transformation agenda in promoting industrialisation as a vehicle for creating wealth and job opportunities, the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, UNIDO, and the Bank of Industry, BOI, have strengthened their partnership to develop the industrial sector in the country.
