Category: Business

Gov Sani-Bello Describes SMEs As Catalyst to Economic Development ….. Says Niger state ready for Investors .

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Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani-Bello has identified the development of Small and Medium scale Enterprise (SME) as the catalyst that can boost the economic development of the country. He stated this in Abuja on Tuesday in a keynote address at the 2018 NACC-SME Conference and Training Workshops organized by Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce, Kaduna State and Embassy of the United States of America, Economic Affairs Section, Nigeria The theme of the three day conference was, “Innovative Entrepreneurship and Access to Domestic and Foreign Markets”. Governor Sani-Bello who spoke on…

Nigeria Hosts Maiden Diaspora Investment Summit

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More than 200 Nigerians in the Diaspora have indicated interest to participate in the maiden Nigeria Diaspora Investment Summit (NDIS) slated to hold in November in Abuja.   At a joint news conference with other stakeholders in Abuja, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora said the summit aimed at encouraging Nigerians in the Diaspora to channel their funds into the formal sectors.   The three-day summit, which has as its theme: “Activating Diaspora Investments for a Diversified Economy’’ is geared towards attracting…

Nigerian traders in Ghana petition Buhari over locked shops … As Abike Dabiri calls for Calm

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Delegations of National Association of Nigerian Traders in Ghana (NANTS) and Nigerian Union of Traders Association, Ghana (NUTAG) on Tuesday stormed Abuja to protest continuous locking of over 400 Nigerian shops in Ghana by the Ghanaian authority.   The petition which was addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari was received by Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora in Abuja.   Presenting the petition, Barr. Ken Ukaoha, NANTS President-General, lamented that the discrimination against Nigerian traders in Ghana dated back to 2007 when they…

2018 Customer Experience Management Conference holds October

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The 2018 edition of the Customer Experience Management Conference will start from 3rd to 4th October,2018 at the Lagos chambers of commerce and industry.   According to the Convener,Dr Aliyu Ilias, the theme of the conference is centred around the digital experience,he added that the conference was a platform for CEO’S, Managing directors, Customer service heads, Marketing managers and customer service representative.   “customer service is everyone business from the janitor to the Chief executive officers.” Aliyu said.   He however stated that the two-day conference would be held during…

Arise O Nigeria Presents The 3rd Annual PAN Nigeria Leadership Symposium & Humanitarian Awards (Abuja 2018)

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*Venue: Transcorp Hilton, Abuja *Date; Sat Oct, 27th, 2018 *Time: 12pm *KEY NOTE SPEAKER* Prof. Yakubu Mahmood *Topic 1*: The place of Youths in A Striving Economy : Prospects And Challenges. *Speakers/Discussants* 1… Dr. Tunji Asaolu ( Nigeria Chairperson, African Union Commission ) 2… Prince Adegbola John (2019 , Governorship Aspirant, Ogun State) 3.. Barr. Festus Ofume (Delta State Chairman, Youth Democratic Party) *Moderator*.. Dr. Mrs Modupe Ake *Topic 2*: Gender & The right of a girl child In The Threshold of a 21st Century Nigeria. *Speakers/Discussants* 1…H.E Dr.(Mrs) Bola…

Billionaire Tax Debtors pay N13b to FIRS within a month

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Less than a month after it commenced its substitution of accounts of recalcitrant billionaire taxpayers, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has collected N12.66 in tax revenue. The Executive Chairman, FIRS, Tunde Fowler, disclosed this at the weekend when he received the new Minister of Finance, Hajia Zainab Ahmed during his spot visit to Revenue House, FIRS headquarters in Abuja. Fowler spoke as Hajia Zainab Ahmed, the new finance minister commended the agency for shoring-up the non-oil revenue: “The Ministry of Finance will continue to work collaboratively with FIRS to…

UPDATED: CBN revokes Skye Bank’s licence, Polaris Bank takes over

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The Central Bank of Nigeria has revoked the operating licence of Skye Bank Plc with immediate effect.   Governor of Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this during a press briefing in Lagos on Friday.   He said that Skye Bank would now be taken over by Polaris Bank, which would take over all the assets and liabilities of the defunct entity.   Emefiele said the decision had been reached following the inability of the owners of the bank to shore up the capital of the distressed bank which had earlier…

CBN says banks will pay N10,000 fine if money transfer exceeds four minutes

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says banks will pay a fine of N10,000 for every money transfer that exceeds four minutes. The apex bank made this known in a circular, ‘Circular on the regulation on instant inter-bank electronic funds transfer services in Nigeria’ issued to all deposit money banks, microfinance banks, other financial institutions, mobile money operators, development finance institutions, payment service providers and other stakeholders. The bank said any failed instant payment transaction not reversed into the customer’s account within 24 hours, based on the complaint of the…

BEN TV UK Partners Customer Service Awards Ltd for 2018 Customer Experience Management Conference.

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Following the impact achieved from the past editions of customer experience management conference, BEN TV, UK. in its quest to encourage companies to deliver excellent service to customers has resolved to partner the organisers of the Customer Experience Conference and Masterclass, Nigeria Customer Service Awards Limited, for the 6th edition of the conference slated to hold during the Customer Service week from 3rd – 4thof October, 2018 at the prestigious Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) behind MKO Abiola Gardens, Alausa Ikeja, Lagos State. BEN TV a London UK based…

FG to recover $7bn bailout from commercial banks

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The Special Presidential Panel for the Recovery of Public Property is to recover the seven billion dollars bailout fund granted commercial banks between 2006 and 2008. The panel Chairman, Mr Okoi Obono-Obla, said in Abuja on Friday that the banks had yet to refund the money over a decade after. Obono-Obla said that the bailout fund was not a gift to the commercial banks and so must be recovered and returned to government’s coffers. “We are currently doing a lot of investigations to recover monies that have been taken away…