The Board of Zenith Bank Plc has appointed Dr. Adora Umeoji as the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the bank. Umeoji, who before her new appointment served as the Deputy Managing Director of the bank, and has now become the first female GMD/CEO of the leading deposit money bank (DMB), succeeded Dr. […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has restated the need for adequate financial literacy as a desirable step towards wealth creation, improved incomes, improved living standard for millions of Nigerians, particularly those in the grassroots. The apex bank’s Head, Consumer Education and Evaluation Division, Consumer Protection Department of the CBN, Lanre Gbadamosi, made this remark […]
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has reported that its agreement on the issue of the living wage during a Meeting of Experts on Wage Policies in February was on Wednesday endorsed by its Governing body At the February meeting, the experts agreed that decent wages are central to economic and social development and to advance […]
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced its collaborative effort with the Grand Africa Initiative (GAIN) through a grant aimed at facilitating the training of 300 young African entrepreneurs this month. A news report from APO Group indicated that the six-week training programme would focus on entrepreneurship and intra-African trade. The GAIN-Afreximbank Masterclass on Entrepreneurship and […]
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, on Tuesday received a delegation of the Swedish Embassy in Nigeria led by the Swedish Ambassador, Annika Hahn-Englund, at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja during which they parleyed on areas of collaboration to grow the two nations’ telecommunications industry. The meeting availed […]
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has restated the commission’s commitment to creating inclusive environment with a view to promoting gender inclusiveness in the telecommunications and Information and Communications Technology industry to support current drive by the government to fully digitalize the nation’s economy. […]
The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr. Khalil Halilu said on Friday that the agency would double the number of female engineers in the country over the next five years. The EVC/CEO made this pledge during the official launch of “Developing Engineering Leaders Through […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria has organised six zonal public hearings across the country for the review of the National Minimum Wage. The hearings are scheduled to hold in the North-East (Yola), North-West (Kano), North-Central (Abuja), South-South (Uyo), South-East (Enugu), and South-West (Lagos). The South-West Zonal Public Hearing, which will be chaired by the Minister […]
As anxieties continue to mount over the planned implementation of the Stephen Oronsaye report by the Federal Government, the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN), has warned that job losses associated with the implementation of the report could further escalate industrial action by the organized labour in the country.. The National President of […]
… To Inaugurate Fashion Hub, Adire Shared Facility in Ogun The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, will on Tuesday declare open the Expanded National Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Business Clinics in Abeokuta, Ogun State, as part of the activities lined up for his one-day visit to the state. The Expanded National MSMEs Business Clinic […]