The Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, has announced winners of the 2018 NSE CEO Awards at a ceremony held at the Stock Exchange House in Lagos.

The nation’s pension scheme is targeting to enrol about 30 million Nigerians in the next five years, about 275 percent increase from current position.

There were 94 total losses reported around the shipping world in 2017, down 4% year-on-year (98) – the second lowest in 10 years after 2014. Bad weather, such as typhoons in Asia and hurricanes in the United States of America, contributed to the loss of more than 20 vessels, according to the annual review, which analyzes reported shipping losses over 100 gross tons (GT).

Sterling Bank has promised to light up Lagos this festive season as it brings together the best of African and international cuisine and mixology at the critically acclaimed #EatDrinkFestival.

Insurers from over 45 countries  have indicated interest to attend  the 46th African Insurance Organisation, AIO, general assembly/conference in Johannesburg, South Africa next year.

The Managing Director, Shongom Microfinance Bank, MfB, Gombe State, Mr. Richard Shehu, in this interview, speaks on impact of government policy on MfBs and financial inclusion efforts in the state as well as challenges of accessing intervention funds from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Excerpt:

ABUJA—THE Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Mr. Tunde Fowler has said the Service has generated N5 trillion by the second week of December 2018, adding that the agency is at the verge of making N5.3 trillion at the end of the year.

 The Senate Committee on Gas Resources and the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Thursday says no 1.05 billion dollars is missing from the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) dividend account.

REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, DURING HIS AUDIENCE WITH THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL UNION OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS WORKERS, THURSDAY 13TH DECEMBER 2018

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Thursday said it was expecting 36 ships to bring in petroleum products at the Apapa and Tin Can Island Ports, from Dec. 13 to  Dec. 29.

THE federal government has so far disbursed more than N15 billion to over 1.5 million petty traders under its TraderMoni loan initiative nationwide.

The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, has said that the wisdom behind the NITDA ‘Start-Up Friday’  is to identify young innovators who have potentials and see how they can be supported to achieve their dreams.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has so far disbursed more than N100 billion to support the growth of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria, with another N60 billion set aside to specifically fund MSMEs in the agriculture and manufacturing sectors.

THE Bank of Industry (BoI), Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) and the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) are among corporate giants that have shown interest in participating in the Second Northern Nigeria Solid Minerals Fair and Workshop holding from 13 to 15 December at the Legbo Kutigi International Conference Center, Minna, Niger State.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Wednesday his cabinet would approve next week a 22 percent increase in the monthly minimum wage to 1,050 euros ($1,192) r over N429,000 in 2019.