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'FG Committed to Ease of Doing Business in Nigeria'

Posted by Finintell on Wednesday, 4 April 2018

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Industry, Trade and Investment‎, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, says the Federal Government is committed to ensuring Ease of Doing Business in Nigeria.

Oduwole said this during a stakeholders sensitization workshop held in Kano.

The presidential aide, who is also the Coordinator of the Enabling Business Environment Secretariat, said Government was taking measures to reduce the duration of doing business.

She said that the secretariat had made tremendous progress in that regard.

Buhari Commissions Ikeja Bus Terminal, Flags off Lekki Deep Seaport Project

Posted by Finintell on Thursday, 29 March 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday commissioned the Ikeja Bus Terminal as part of the activities to mark his official two-day visit to Lagos.

The Terminal is one of our flagship transport infrastructure under the Lagos State Bus Reform Initiative by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, the host witnessed the commissioning. The terminal is first of its type in Nigeria, in Ikeja, capital of Lagos state,

The Ikeja Bus Terminal was developed by the State government as part of the infrastructure for the Lagos Bus Reforms Project.

How Billions were moved to Jonathan’s Residence from CBN ahead of 2015 Elections

Posted by Finintell on Monday, 26 March 2018

More details have now emerged showing how billions of naira and hundred millions of dollars were illegally removed from the public till by the Jonathan administration specifically ahead of the 2015 presidential elections.

The information came on the tail of the denial by Jonathan’s spokesmen that any money was taken illegally out of the Nigerian treasury and shared by Jonathan and his aides.

Nigeria Needs to Boost Social Spending to Sustain Growth –Gates

Posted by Finintell on Friday, 23 March 2018

Nigeria needs to boost investment in social infrastructure to lift its population out of poverty and achieve a higher income status, billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told Reuters on Thursday.

Gates said in an interview that his Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed $1.6 billion so far in Nigeria to fund pilot projects targeted at healthcare, agriculture and financial inclusion, its biggest investment in Africa.

Investor Protection Fund: SEC Disburses ₦17.09m to Investors

Posted by Finintell on Wednesday, 21 March 2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday said that the sum of N17.09 million has been disbursed to 297 investors from its National Investor Protection Fund (NIPF).

A source close to the commission disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.

The source said the NIPF board at its first meeting on Dec. 14, 2015, approved N25 million from the fund, adding that out of the figure, the sum of N17.09 million was used as compensation.

Carbon Cuts Could Help 15 Cities Each Avoid at Least 1 million Early Deaths –Report

Posted by Finintell on Tuesday, 20 March 2018

Fifteen cities in Asia and Africa could each see at least a million fewer premature deaths this century if they cut toxic carbon dioxide emissions along the levels promoted in the global climate change agreement, scientists said on Monday.

The metropolis of Kolkata in India stands to benefit most from cutting carbon pollution - a by-product of burning fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal - with 4.4 million fewer early deaths by 2100.

Ease of Doing Business Critical to Economic Development –Minister

Posted by Finintell on Sunday, 11 March 2018

The Nigeria Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola has pledged the commitment of the Federal Government to ease process of doing business in Nigeria.

Fashola said this on Saturday in Kano during tour of electrification project in Sabo Gari Market being executed by a private firm, Sabo Gari Energy.

He said that the commitment to promote ease of doing businesses was because small and medium scale businesses were the major drivers of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Voice of Nigeria reports.

AfDB to Empower African Women with $300m

Posted by Finintell on Thursday, 8 March 2018

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it will offer 300 million dollars to financial intermediaries to support the Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA).

Mr Ebrima Faal, the Senior Director, Nigeria Country Department, AfDB said this at the 2018 International Women’s Day (IWD) commemorative event organised by the bank in Abuja, Voice of Nigeria reports.

Faal was represented by Mr Late Lawson-Zankli, the Manager of Operations in the Bank.

IMF warns Nigeria of Vulnerability amid Slow Exit from Recession

Posted by Finintell on Thursday, 8 March 2018

The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday that Nigeria was slowly exiting recession but remains vulnerable because its growth is tied to oil prices and improved revenues are restricted to the energy and agriculture sectors.

The assessment, published in a report on Wednesday, came in the IMF’s Article IV consultation, an annual appraisal of a country’s economy.

Reuters reported on the lender’s findings last week after seeing a copy of the document, which states that the fund expects Nigeria’s government to “muddle through” in the medium term.

Senate Clears the Way for Financial Intelligence Autonomy

Posted by Finintell on Thursday, 8 March 2018

The Senate on Wednesday joined the House of Representatives and approved the conference committee report on a bill that will grant autonomy to Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU).

This followed the consideration of clauses of the harmonised report by the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Financial Crimes and Anti-Corruption, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.

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