CBN GOVERNOR CARDOSO NAMED AFC BOARD CHAIRMAN
Africa Finance Corporation has appointed Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Yemi Cardoso, as Chairman of its Board of Directors.
NIGERIA’S REFORMS CAN TRANSFORM AFRICA – OYEDELE
Nigeria’s economic reforms offer lessons for other African countries, Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele has said.
PENCOM SEEKS GREATER PENSION COVERAGE FOR SELF-EMPLOYED, INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) is intensifying efforts to expand pension coverage among self-employed individuals and informal sector workers through the Personal Pension Plan (PPP), a voluntary retirement savings scheme designed to promote financial security among Nigerians outside the formal employment sector.
NEPC LAUNCHES EXPORT TRAINING FOR STUDENTS TO DRIVE NON-OIL EXPORT
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council, NEPC, has launched a new Students Training Entrepreneurship Export Programme, STEP-X, to convert the energy of Nigerian youths into export wealth.
FG CLEARS ALL PENSIONS AS PENCOM ASSETS HIT 31.48 PERCENT GROWTH
The Federal Government has paid all pensions in full for almost one million beneficiaries across the country.
NIGERIA, GERMANY DEEPEN ECONOMIC TIES
The Federal Government has reaffirmed commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with Germany, with focus on economic cooperation, investment promotion and energy partnership.
NIGERIA, AFDB AGREE ON PORTFOLIO REVIEW, PRESIDENT’S VISIT
Nigeria and the African Development Bank have agreed to a joint technical review of the bank’s portfolio in Nigeria and to prepare an official visit by the bank’s president to Nigeria.
OYEDELE, CARDOSO MEET WORLD BANK PRESIDENT IN BANGKOK
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, have met with World Bank Group President Ajay Banga in Bangkok.
ACTIONAID NIGERIA: 4.2% GDP GROWTH INSUFFICIENT TO REDUCE POVERTY
ActionAid Nigeria has called on the Federal Government and state governments to pursue faster economic growth, reduce inflation, ensure affordable energy, improve workers’ wages and strengthen accountability for public spending
FG, NIGER BASIN AUTHORITY CALL FOR FASTER IMPLEMENTATION OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
The Federal Government of Nigeria and the Niger Basin Authority (NBA) have called for accelerated implementation of development projects, sustainable financing and stronger regional cooperation to improve the livelihoods of more than 200 million people living in the Niger Basin.