The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of CRC Credit Bureau, and the Chairman, Credit Bureau Association of Nigeria (CBAN), Mr Tunde Popoola, in this interview disclosed how bank accounts in debit, whether dormant or inoperative, can put the account holder in credit mess; why people seeking public offices must not be credit defaulters and […]

I have read the ‘non-political’ open letter you addressed to your governor, His Excellency, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, ostensibly designed as your kick-off campaign strategy. I would like to praise your ingenuity in contriving a talking point, having failed to find any other straw to clutch on. Permit me therefore to publicly share my thoughts on you and your singular fixation, even as you continue to admire Government House from the fence.

AIICO Insurance Plc said it has gotten approval from the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) to underwrite agriculture insurance.

As the market continues in search of positive triggers following the protracted bearish run, operators in the capital market have said that investors will direct their attention to high dividend yielding stocks as well as the penny stocks this week.

The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC has identified high cost of printing physical annual report as a major reason why shareholders should embrace electronic annual report.

The Lift Above Poverty Organization, LAPO, Development Forum’s 25th anniversary  was held at the weekend in Lagos and experts such as renowned diplomat, Chief Philip Asiodu and non executive director of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Mike Obadan, said that moving Nigeria out of poverty is still daunting and yet to be pursued, just as non-state actors were charged to rise up to play their role in complementing government’s effort to drive economic development and transformation.

Bureaux De Change (BDCs) operators across the country are set to petition the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) against    ongoing suspension of their bank accounts over demand for tax remittances on their turnover volumes.

Johnson Chukwu is the Managing Director/CEO of Cowry Asset Management, a Lagos-based investment banking firm. In this interview with Financial Vanguard, he spoke on the state of the equities market arguing that poor performance in the secondary equities market is contributing to dull activity in the primary market. Excerpt:

National Coordinator, Independent Shareholders Association, ISAN, Mr. Adeniyi Adebisi, in this interview with Financial Vanguard spoke on audit committee membership and the provision of CAMA as well as government policy that affects the petroleum marketing companies quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE. Excerpts

Director General of the Nigerian Insurers Association, NIA, Mrs. Yetunde Ilori, in this interview speaks on factors hindering Nigerians from fully adopting insurance culture. Excerpt

One thing I need to emphasize on is the importance of life insurance. It is risky for any person not to take life insurance, even when they know that in the event of death, there are dependents that would suffer.

In an address to Pressmen, about 5 years ago, in Abuja, Lamido Sanusi, who was then CBN Governor (2009-2014), unexpectedly, decried the prevailing monetary framework which facilitated banks’ access to make free money from their portfolio of government funds.

There are indications that insurers are committing more resources to meeting insurance claims and other underwriting expenses.  But this development may be eating into their earnings as expenses outpace gross premium written, GPW.

Managing Director,  Okuta Microfinance Bank Limited, Apostle Blessed Dike, in this interview explained why most Microfinance Banks, MfBs, are unable to access the N220 billion Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Development Fund, MSMEDF. Excerpt:

The President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, Alhaji Razak Jaiyeola, in this interview highlighted some of the issues that have bedevilled the Nigerian economy, especially the budgeting system. Excerpt: