• Nigeria

    Stakeholders flay FG over idle $100m cabotage fund

    Anna Okon Piqued by the death of indigenous shipping companies due to lack of funds and unfavourable policies, maritime stakeholders have queried the Federal Government’s wisdom in warehousing over $100m in the Cabotage Vessel Finance Fund, thereby defeating the purpose for which it was set up. Speaking in Lagos on ...

  • Nigeria

    Was furore over recent appointments in NNPC justified?

    Prof. Abubakar Suleiman (A former Minister of National Planning) The furore is justified. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation is a parastatal within the Ministry of Petroleum and as you know, oil has for a long time remained the mainstay of Nigeria’s economy. This is something we draw from the South-South ...

  • Nigeria

    Aiico, Flour Mills, Nestle top losers, market sheds N63bn

    Stanley Opara Aiico Insurance Plc, Flour Mills Nigeria Plc, Nestle Nigeria Plc, Continental Reinsurance Plc and Linkage Assurance Plc emerged the top five losers at the close of trading on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Tuesday, as equities depreciated by N63bn. The Nigerian equities market extended losses ...

  • USA Nigeria

    Buhari to demand repatriation of looted funds at UN Assembly

    Adelani Adepegba, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari will demand the repatriation of looted public funds to countries of origin, including Nigeria at the forthcoming 72nd United Nations General Assembly, holding in New York, the Foreign Affairs minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, said on Tuesday in Abuja. He explained that the President  would lead ...

  • Nigeria

    ‘Change’ taking place in agric sector, says Buhari

    Anna Okon and Godwin Isenyo President Muhammadu Buhari in Kaduna on Tuesday inaugurated the $150m Olam Poultry Farm and Feed Mill with a declaration that ‘change’ was gaining momentum in the agricultural sector of the nation’s economy. The President also noted that Nigeria’s exit from recession, according to the National ...

  • Nigeria

    FG to provide insurance cover for ranch operators

    Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Federal Government on Tuesday said it would provide insurance cover and agro-rangers for ranch operators to curb cases of cattle rustling as well as clashes between farmers and herdsmen. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said this in Abuja at a national conference on the transformation of the ...

  • Nigeria

    Premium Pension boss kicks against payment of 75% lump sum to retirees

    Allowing retirees to withdraw 75 per cent of their pension contributions under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) is wrong, Chief Marketing Officer, Premium Pension Limited, Kabir Tijani, has said. Tijani made this known at a briefing on the proposed bill on lump sum payment of up to 75 per cent to ...

  • Nigeria

    PMB Performs First Function Outside Aso Villa In Kaduna After Medical Vacation

    …Says Nigerians Must Go Back To Farming MSUE AZA,Kaduna President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Kaduna, commissioned the 150 million dollar Olam Poultry Farm and Feed Mill, saying Nigerians must go into full farming to build the nation’s distressed economy. The inauguration of the farm facility is the first official ...

  • USA Regno Unito

    Some MEPs want to reduce the size of the European Parliament after Brexit

    Constitutional Affairs Committee MEPs debated shrinking the Parliament after the UK has left the EU to make room for new member states and pan-European electoral lists.A new proposal on the re-distribution of Parliament's seats, discussed by the Constitutional Affairs Committee on Monday evening, suggests cutting 51 of the 73 UK ...

  • Regno Unito Malta

    Malta’s financial services industry is 'thriving and performing well'

    “Malta is experiencing continuous growth and achieving excellent results in financial services. Different to what was reported in the recent Zyen Global Financial Services Index, where it was reported that Malta fell 8 places in this global financial services index from 77 to 85 out of 92 jurisdictions, the industry ...