By Sola Oni GOD, give us men! A time like this demands. Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands; men whom lust of office does not kill; men whom spoils of office cannot buy; men who possess opinion and a will; men who have honour; men who will not lie; men who can stand before a […]

Buying interest lift index 0.73 % By Peter Egwuatu Portfolio rebalancing by investors trailed the equities market last week as buying interest in Banking and Consumer Goods stocks lift the All Share Index above the 50,000 psychological mark, advancing by 0.73 % to close at 50,045.83 points from 49,682.15 per cent penultimate week. Consequently, investors […]

Investment rises 11% to N1.4trn in 6 months By Peter Egwuatu Average Nigerian investors are diversifying their assets in a more secured option while sustaining improved income stream. This has led to a significant boost in investments through the Mutual Funds where the value of assets has risen by 11.04 per cent to N1.388 trillion […]

The National Pension Commission’s, PenCom, directive on recapitalization for Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) in Nigerian Pension Industry was aimed at increasing minimum regulatory capital from one Billion Naira to five Billion in order to improve the capacity of PFAs in terms of operational efficiency, effectiveness as well as service delivery

Insurance solution providers have remained relevant in rebuilding livelihoods and repairing properties devastated by unexpected catastrophe over time

There are two categories of investors in the Capital Market. These are, institutional investors and retail investors…

Nigerian Shareholders and Derivatives Trading Investors globally are under pressure. Uncertainty of fiscal and monetary policies have become monsters that threaten investment decisions

It’s no secret that the state of the Nigerian 
economy has been worsening in recent times. In fact, a recent World Bank report states that the Nigerian economy is at its weakest point in our history

A major concern for economic policy 
executives and the average households in Nigeria today is the inflationary pressure which compounds the woes of the citizens

I see my appointment as Chairman of the Board of Nigeria Insurance Commission (NAICOM) as a call to duty…

As major market shake-ups and upsets continue in the crypto currency world, the European Union appears to have woken up to the need for regulatory oversight and investor protections

Share of GDP rises to 3.35% By Babajide Komolafe Banks and other financial institutions excluding insurance, contributed N696.87 billion  to the nation’s real Gross Domestic Product, GDP,  in first quarter of 2021 (Q1’21), up by 3.35 per cent from N555.57 billion in the corresponding period of 2021 (Q1’21). The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, report also […]

As Naira depreciates in I&E window By Elizabeth Adegbesan The volume of dollars traded (turnover) in the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window of the foreign exchange market, forex, fell for the second consecutive month in May prompting a 50 kobo depreciation of the naira during the month. Vanguard Money Digest findings from the daily activities in the […]

There are only three kinds of life you can have at the end of your active career life. The first and most common is the low-quality life. You create this life when you retire to passive income that is less than the income that currently sustains you. The second is the Same Quality Life. You […]

MPR: We expect relative stability in financial sector, others in 2022 — VFD CEO The Group Managing Director/ CEO, VFD Group Plc, Mr. Nonso Okpala, in this interview with Vanguard’s MoneyDigest, speaks on the effect of CBN’s monetary policy on the economy, how COVID-19 pandemic has affected businesses in the country, economic outlook for 2022, […]