PROMPTED by increased investor confidence in the Nigerian economy, especially in the stock market, positive economic growth outlook, fourteen companies quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE raised N340.6 billion via Rights Issues in 2017, in preparation for boom in economic activities in the post recession era.

THE Immediate Past Chairman of Kokodiagbene Community of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Comrade Sheriff Mulade has said that Governor Ifeanyi has performed below par in environmental issues, insisting he must do more to get a second term.

President of the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers, NCRIB, Mr. Shola Tinubu in this interview discusses efforts of the Council to build capacity for members

Alhaji, Gbadebo Olatokunbo, former National Publicity Secretary, Nigerian Shareholders Solidarity Association of Nigeria, NSSA, in this interview with Peter Egwuatu, spoke on issues affecting the capital market as well as his expectations on quoted companies’ performance in the third quarter. Excerpt:

GLOBAL insured loss estimates for year 2017  has risen to $306 billion from $188 billion recorded in 2016, according to report by Swiss Re.

SIGMA Pensions Limited, one of the pension administrators in the country has donated drugs and medical equipment to the National Eye Centre, Kaduna.

BARELY two years after it was  introduced  by the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, and Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, the implementation of the Direct Cash Settlement (DCS) initiative has been grounded by increasing apathy from stockbrokers and investors.

FOLLOWING the recent directive of the National Pension Commission, PenCom, which limits access to such contribution after retirement, employees making voluntary contributions into their Retirement Savings Account (RSA) has stopped such contribution.

THERE are lots of sharp practices in the Nigerian capital market and it is time for regulators, especially the apex regulator, Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC to hold the bull by the horns by scrutinising annul reports of   public companies and other activities of operators.

THE Micro-finance Bank, MfB, sub-sector witnessed major leadership changes in some MfBs and in the National Association of Micro-finance Banks, NAMB, in  2017.

Biodun Adedipe of B. Adedipe Associates Limited has said that some extant laws in the financial services sector are outdated and need to be aligned with the present dynamics of economic activities in the country.

THERE are different types of funds transfer services and it is important for bank customers to understand the differences and implications.

ACCESS Bank has introduced a values and entrepreneurial scheme called Project L.E.A.D designed to empower 30,000 secondary school students across the country.

THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has rewarded FirstBank’s efforts in combating electronic fraud with two of the three awards up for grab in the keenly contested Nigerian Electronic Fraud Forum (NeFF) 2017 awards.

INVESTORS injected about $22 billion into the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window, prompting the nation’s external reserves to record the first annual increase in five years of  $12 billion in 2017.