Business/Economy

New PenCom Boss and Task Ahead CHIGOZIE AMADI With the appointment of Omolola Oloworaran as the new PenCom Director General, Ebere Nwoji points to her the task ahead President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the weekend announced the...

Ilori to Focus on Enhancing CIIN’s Education Programme CHIGOZIE AMADI The in-coming President of Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN), Mrs Yetunde Ilori, has said that her tenure as the 52nd president of the institute would...

NLPC Pension Pays N200bn to Retirees, N340m to Mortgage Contributors CHIGOZIE AMADI NLPC Pension Fund Administrators (NLPC Pension), said it has inception in 2004 paid out N200billion to retirees and other pension stakeholders under its coverage. The...

Okonjo-Iweala Tells WTO Members to ‘Walk the Talk,’ Engage in Genuine Negotiation CHIGOZIE AMADI The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged members of the global trade body to adopt a...

•Hails monetary tightening in Nigeria, others  •Says cash transfers key to protecting Nigeria’s vulnerable population CHIGOZIE AMADI The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded Nigeria’s 2024 economic growth forecast to 3.1 per cent, from the 3.3 per...

Katsina, World Bank Boost Education with N8.4bn School Improvement Grant CHIGOZIE AMADI The Katsina State Government, in collaboration with the World Bank, through its Adolescents Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project has commenced the...

AMCON Recovers N1.960tn from Debtors CHIGOZIE AMADI The Managing Director, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Gbenga Alade, yesterday put the total amount recovered by the corporation from debtors at N1.960 trillion. This was as the House...

AfDB Sovereign Portfolio Retains Top Spot in 2024 Aid Transparency Index CHIGOZIE AMADI The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) sovereign portfolio has been recognised as the most transparent in the 2024 Aid Transparency Index, published by the...

Unemployment: FG, W/Bank set aside $10m for skills acquisition CHIGOZIE  AMADI The World Bank in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education on Monday expressed readiness to spend 10 million dollars for Nigerian youths to acquire...

Nigeria’s headline inflation hits all time high on June figure of 34.19–NBS CHIGOZIE  AMADI The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increased to 34.19 per cent in June 2024. The NBS said this...