Some experts appointed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) say the global system for pandemic alert and response is “not fit for purpose,” emphasising the need for a new framework in the wake of COVID-19. The experts, Independent Panel for…
“We do not need strong men in power, we need strong institutions.” These were the words of renown former American President Barrack Obama on leadership and sustainability. The message we can deduce in the current travails rocking America’s democracy is…
The Group Chief Executive Officer, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), Ade Ayeyemi, has affirmed that the Pan-African banking group is facilitating smooth and instant payments across Africa as countries start the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA).…
By Kayode Tokede Naira traded flat at N379 against the dollar at the interbank market of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday. However, the local currency at the Investors & Exporters Foreign Exchange (I & EFX) window, the…
Story by Kayode Tokede with Bloomberg Access Bank Plc, has identified eight African countries for a potential expansion as it seeks to benefit from a continental-wide free trade pact. The Chief Executive Officer, Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe said on an…
By Kayode Tokede The Bank of Industry (BOI) has denied claims of undertaking any recruitment exercise, warning the public against participating in schemes being advertised. The bank, in a statement signed by its management, on Tuesday said its attention has…
The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria Centre for Financial Studies, (CIBN) has said that there was an acceleration of digital customer services and interactions in 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis. CIBN President, Mr Bayo Olugbemi, made the disclosure…
The average price paid by consumers for premium motor spirit (petrol) increased by 14.00 per cent year-on-year from N145 to N167 in December 2020, the latest report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed. The report titled, “Premium…
Following the successful activation of the Economic Sustainability Plan’s (ESP) Cash Transfer scheme, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has said the vision of reducing extreme poverty by lifting at least 20 million Nigerians out of poverty in the next two years…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) collected N4,952,243,711,728.37 in total tax revenue in the year 2020. This landmark achievement represents approximately 98% of the national tax target of N5.076 trillion set for the FIRS by the Federal Government. This was…
