Profile of 57th ICAN President, Comfort Eyitayo     The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has elected Mrs Comfort Olu Eyitayo mni, CFA, FCA as its 57th President. She will pilot the affairs of the Institute for the next one year. Her investiture took place on...

Senate To DPR: Clamp Down On Illegal Cooking Gas Retailers       The Senate on Tuesday urged the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) to clamp down on illegal roadside retailers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), popularly called cooking gas. It said such retailers should include those who either...

NGX Stimulating Economic Growth, Helping Businesses - Buhari       Following the successful demutualisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, President Muhammadu Buhari, has said the Exchange is stimulating economic growth in the country and helping businesses and individuals to save and raise capital. The demutualisation of the NSE...

CBN Disbursed N300bn Agric Loans In Southern Nigeria – Emefiele       The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, said on Tuesday that over N300bn had been disbursed to companies operating in southern part of Nigeria as part of its interventions in the agricultural sector. Emefiele...

Emefiele Faults Claims of Imbalance in Agric Interventions ...Tasks Stakeholders on Food Security The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has faulted claims in certain quarters suggesting that the Bank’s targeted interventions in the agricultural sector are tilted in favour of a certain...

Foreign Direct Investment Dipped By $30m In January – CBN       Foreign Direct Investment dipped by 33.3 per cent which amounted to $30m in January, latest statistics obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria revealed on Wednesday. According to figures obtained from the CBN’s January report on...