Stock market experts optimistic on H2’26 but warn investors
…Strong performance does not eliminate investment risk – CIS boss …Strong market performance should not lead to policy complacency – Uwaleke …Investors have made more money from the market than any other – Kurfi …Market will continue to rally upwards but… – Amolegbe …Uncertainties over 2027 election remain a possible headwind – Adonri By Peter […]
Tanzanian firm plans $50m fruit juice factory in Benue
A Tanzanian-based firm, Export Trading Group (ETG) has disclosed its intention to build a 50 million dollar fruits juice factory in Benue state Nigeria.
Trade facilitation: 19 agencies connected to Customs NICIS system
IN a bid to ensure trade facilitation in Nigeria, about 19 government agencies are currently inter-connected to the Nigeria Customs Information System (NICIS), which is now powered by Web Fontaine.
MasterCard, EFL partner to drive small business in developing countries
MasterCard and the Entrepreneurial Finance Lab (EFL) have announced a global partnership to promote Small Business (SMB) growth in developing countries. The partnership, signed during a ceremony at the SIBOS Conference in Dubai, provides international issuers in developing markets with new tools to help improve credit underwriting for unbanked small businesses. The cost-effective approach to screening and risk evaluation increases SMBs’ access to capital, unlocking entrepreneurial potential and driving economic growth around the globe.
Access Bank emerges winner of web-jurist
Access Bank website has been adjudged overall winner of the 2013 edition of the Web-Jurist ‘Website Effectiveness Award’ conducted by Philips Consulting.
Without CTG fund, my company would have liquidated – Egbamuno
Mr. Felix Egbamuno is the Chairman of Femro 3, a textile manufacturing company based in Lagos. The company is one of the beneficiaries of the Federal Government’s N100 billion Cotton, Textile and Garment (CTG) Revival Fund being managed by the Bank of Industry (BoI).
Banks caution cutomers on scam mails
Some banks in Lagos on Tuesday warned customers not to respond to requests for their personal bank details over the Internet, telephone or in person.
CIBN seeks special intervention fund for real, agric sectors
The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has called on the Federal Government to intensify the implementation of infrastructure development programmes and provide special intervention funds for real and agricultural sectors in order to ensure the success of the ongoing economic diversification agenda.
Bird flu viruses could re-emerge in upcoming flu season – FAO
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has committed $2 million of emergency funding supplemented by over $5 million from USAID to kick-start H7N9 response efforts as it warns the international community that the H7N9 and H5N1 avian influenza viruses continue to pose serious threats to human and animal health, especially in view of the upcoming flu season.
How ‘no premium no cover’ affects you (2)
Some of these militating factors would include – drastically low per capital income, unemployment & high incidence of job losses, poor and or dwindling economic environment and activities; poor pay and reward system within the Nigerian landscape including failure or ignorance of insurance buyers to appreciate the essence of premium payment and the implications of non-payment under an insurance contract among several other factors.
Insurance should be people’s priority – Olawoyin
Mr. Gbenga Olawoyin is the General Manager/Chief Executive Officer of Wema Insurance Brokers Ltd. In this interview with ROSEMARY ONUOHA, he spoke on the challenges confronting the insurance sector since the commencement of the ‘No premium no cover’ policy.
FG clears air on Zungeru power project cost
The Federal Government has described as “unfair” insinuations that the contract awarded by the Ministry of Power for the Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Project was excessively high.
Law Union & Rock develops microinsurance products
Law Union & Rock Insurance Plc has setup a microinsurance unit to provide policies to meet the needs of different segments of the society.
Aregbesola, Ogunsanya, others discourse future of Nigeria’s telecoms market
As Nigeria works on the development of a policy for broadband roll out and new telecoms marketing opportunities, Airtel Nigeria’s Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Segun Ogunsanya, will lead discourse on the future of Nigeria’s Telecoms Market as key note speaker at the 7th annual Nigerian Telecom Development Lecture.
Ade Ayeyemi to head Citi’s sub-Saharan Africa division
US banking giant Citigroup has appointed Ade Ayeyemi to head its Johannesburg-based sub-Saharan Africa division, the company said on Tuesday.
Feeble effort to address unclaimed dividends
Another major revelation in the various complaints of investors is that of attitude of regulators and market operators to the problem of unclaimed dividends. Severally, we have received complaints from investors, who have invested for years and they have never received dividend. Many of them want to collect their dividend and they had made attempts, but they were deliberately frustrated. A classical example is the complaint from Mr. Udenta Christopher, who said:
