HSBC announces US$25 million COVID-19 donation fund

April 16, 2020 244

Breaking News Financial Markets

Global bank,HSBC has made USD25 million available to support the international medical response, protect vulnerable people and ensure food security,according to a statement by the bank march 26,2020. Donation decisions will be made locally in response to local developments. This week we have pledged an initial 1 million pounds sterling to the Red Cross and […]Continue Reading

GTB Goes For Proxy-Based AGM

April 15, 2020 247

Breaking News

Leading commercial bank,GTB has opted for a proxy-based annual general meeting as a way out of the challenge posed by official control measures against the spread of Covid-19 in the country.The bank said last week that it would ask its shareholders to agree to a number of proxies who would represent them at the limited […]Continue Reading

OPEC Plus, Others Cut 10 mbpd Oil Output

April 11, 2020 306

Breaking News Oil & Gas

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FG Slashes Import Duties on 115 Goods

January 7, 2017 259

Breaking News Entrepreneurship

Adeosun President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a reduction in the import duties of 115 items in various sectors of the economy. These are part of the new fiscal policy measures being introduced by the Federal Government. The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, while communicating the approval through a circular obtained by our correspondent in […]Continue Reading

Buhari Presents N7Trillion Budget Wednesday

December 9, 2016 270

Breaking News Corporate Governance

President Buhari Dr Saraki,senate president By Sanya Ademiluyi President Muhammadu Buhari will present 2017 budget on Wednesday, December, 14,2016 following a request to the National Assembly for that date. The budget is supposed to be a departure from this year’s budget which was mired in controversy for several months early this year. The President is […]Continue Reading

The Lies Against FRC and Its CEO

November 27, 2016 434

Breaking News Corporate Governance

Jim Obazee By Istifanus Isah Some faceless but powerful persons recently launched a campaign of calumny against the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, FRC and in particular, its Executive Secretary/CEO,Jim Obazee. Their aim is to rubbish the integrity of Obazee and put FRC into disrepute. As you may well know FRC is the government agency […]Continue Reading