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Insurance firms must adhere to prudential standards — NAICOM

Insurance firms must adhere to prudential standards — NAICOM

By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief ABUJA — The Commissioner for Insurance, Mr Olusegun Omosehin, has warned insurance companies to strictly adhere to prudential standards and ethical conduct following the conclusion of the industry’s recapitalisation exercise. Omosehin gave the warning on Thursday at the launch of the Insurance Sector Strengthening Programme (ISSP) in Abuja. He […]
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Programos offers bailout software packages to stockbrokers

Programos offers bailout software packages to stockbrokers

With its bullish holds of over 100 stockbrokers’ automation across African capital market, Programos Software Limited, an indigenous software development and an ISO-registered company in the Nigerian ICT industry has offered bail out software products to the stockbroking firms struggling to survive the recession period.

Import-export business in focus at  W.A. summit

Import-export business in focus at W.A. summit

A MEETING between textile and clothing dealers from the West African Economic and Monetary Union member states (UEMOA), the African Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) and the three Mekong Francophone countries, namely Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, was being held Tuesday in Cotonou.

Nigeria’s non-oil export glides in 2009,  NEPC

Nigeria’s non-oil export glides in 2009, NEPC

THE effect of the global economic meltdown may have strike Nigeria’s non-oil export sector as its earning dropped largely last year.
As at September last year, the earnings from non-oil export was put at $1 billion by the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), down from from the $1.8 billion earned in the corresponding period of 2008.

‘Museums, archives get facelift’

‘Museums, archives get facelift’

Over 20 museums and archives in the country were rehabilitated in 2009, Mr George Ufot, the Director of Culture, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation has said .

Lagos establish commercial fish materials to Unilag

Lagos establish commercial fish materials to Unilag

As part of its effort to reduce the increasing unemployment in the state, the Lagos State Government has establish three commercial fish cages and pen culture system of size 5.7 x 4.8×2.1metres at the lagoon front of the University of Lagos (UNILAG).
The state also revealed that by the middle of the year, they will be producing there own fish feeds as a way of reducing the price of fish feeds in across the state.