Archives for March, 2021 - Page 10
Zamfara passes Contributory Pension Scheme Law
Zamfara State House of Assembly has passed into law the State and Local Government Contributory Pension Scheme Commission. The passage of the bill followed the presentation of…
USSD disconnection: Emefiele, Pantami, Danbatta meet banks, telcos today
Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, Minister of Communications, Dr Isa Pantami, and the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigeria Communications Commission, Prof Umar Danbatta, will…
Wizkid Wins Grammy Award
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy & WizKid won Best Music Video for “Brown Skin Girl” at the Premiere Ceremony of the 63rd GRAMMY Awards. He won the award alongside Beyonce,…
2,799 workers change pension firms, move N18.89bn
No fewer than 2,799 workers under the Contributory Pension Scheme have moved their Retirement Savings Accounts from their former Pension Fund Administrators to other operators. Statistics obtained from…
Herder Crisis: Six States Reject FG’s Grazing Reserves Scheme
Seventeen Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory , as well as three southern states , namely Ekiti , Ondo, and Ebonyi have signed up for…
Ecobank Nigeria Introduces super rewards scheme; 50 customers to get N25k weekly
By Ngozi Onyeakusi------- Ecobank Nigeria has launched the Super Rewards Scheme, which gives 200 of its customers an opportunity to earn different cash gifts monthly, with four…
While Some States are Stopping Life Pension for Gov & co. Enugu is Starting
A bill for a law to provide life pension for former governors and deputy governors of Enugu state has scaled through the first reading at the Enugu…
FIRSTBANK PROMOTES CROSS BORDER PAYMENTS IN SUB SAHARA AFRICA WITH FIRST GLOBAL TRANSFER
By Ngozi Onyeakusi----- First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced the launch of First Global Transfer (FGT) to promote international…
AIICO Insurance targets N1.28b profit for Q2 2021
By Ngozi Onyeakusi----- AIICO Insurance Plc, one of the foremost underwriting firms in Nigeria’s insurance industry has released its earnings forecast for the second quarter ending 30 June…
LASACO Assurance gross premium soars by to N10.9bn in 2020
By Ngozi Onyeakusi------ LASACO Assurance Plc, in its unaudited financial statements for the year ended 31st December, 2020 has recorded a gross premium written to the tune…