United Kingdom, December 2016- Corporate Vision Magazine has announced the winners of the 2016 African Corporate Excellence Awards. The past few years have seen Africa begin to thrive as one of the most resourceful and industry rich continents on earth. The continent has previously lived under the shadow of its […]
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BREAKING: Senate rejects Magu as EFCC Chairman
Magu The Senate has rejected Ibrahim Magu’s nomination as Chairman of the EFCC. Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, who addressed journalists after a closed-door session on Thursday, said the rejection was based on “security report.” He said the rejection would be communicated to President Muhammadu Buhari to […]
NCC suspends data price increase
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced the immediate suspension of the new minimum pricing template for data services by mobile operators. The new rate, which would have led to price increase in data for some Nigerians, was scheduled to take effect from December 1. The NCC said the decision […]
EU queries UK Brexit assurances to Nissan
The EU executive has asked the British government for details of assurances it gave to Japanese carmaker Nissan (7201.T) that new investment would not suffer when Britain leaves the bloc, a European Commission spokesman said on Monday. “We have seen the press reports regarding Nissan and as a result the […]
Mutual Funds Gain N3 billion in Nine Months of 2016
The Nigeria Stock market has been choppy in 2016 with investors scrambling to uncover hidden opportunities. Of the 10 major market indices in Nigeria, four have recorded positive returns YTD as at the end of Q3. The NSE Allshare index boasts of a negative 1.7% return so far this year. […]
Ecobank launches Mobile App to transform banking in Africa
Ecobank has launched the Ecobank Mobile App, an instant and convenient way of banking via the mobile phone. It is the first unified app delivered by any institution for use in 33 countries. Group CEO, Ade Ayeyemi unveiled the new App at a large product launch in Lagos, which brought […]
Book Haram releases 21 kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls
Islamist Boko Haram today released 21 out of the more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped in April 2014 to Nigerian government. Sahara Reporters reported that a government source disclosed the information. The sources disclosed that the girls were picked up by military helicopter from Banki area of Borno state where […]
Interview: Mohammed Kari
Kari What can be done to increase the level of awareness of insurance products in Nigeria? MOHAMMED KARI: The level of insurance awareness in the country has improved considerably over the years. What has been missing is a commensurate improvement in penetration, which has been challenged by socio-economic, religious and […]
‘Pension Contributors now enjoy good returns on investment’
Having won two awards at the just concluded World Pension Summit-African Special, the Managing Director, Premium Pension Limited (PPL), Wilson Ideva, in this interview with Chuks Udo Okonta, spoke on this feat and where the pension industry will be in the next five years. Ideva Double awards like these come […]
Making “Change-Begins- with Me” Campaign Work
Adaramola For two years running, the Ogun State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations had chosen to be futuristic in the choice of its annual colloquium by focusing on what it perceived as the major source of the intractable socio economic malaise plaguing Nigeria. The professional body recognized […]