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  • NSE fines 13 companies N23.3m for late filings

    The Nigerian Stock Exchange has imposed a fine of N23.3m on 13 listed companies for failing to file their financial statements within the stipulated period. The NSE said the fine was imposed on the companies this year...

    • Posted July 7, 2014
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  • Pension operators target $100bn by 2020

    Pension funds operators are targeting $100bn assets by 2020, which is an increase of 300 per cent over the $25bn currently under their management. The Managing Director, ARM Pension Managers (PFA), Mr. Sadiq Mohammed, said this during...

    • Posted July 7, 2014
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  • More endorsements for CBN’s clampdown on BDCs

    Amidst the report that certain bureau de change operators may have been wiring funds to the various terrorist cells in the country, in addition to the depletion which their insatiable demand for forex is causing the nation’s...

    • Posted July 7, 2014
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  • Regulator beams searchlight on ports operators, axes shipping companies

    Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), in its new function as Ports Commercial Regulator last week, slashed shipping charges  at the ports  by 50 per cent, a development that appears to have put  affected  stakeholders and others on their...

    • Posted July 7, 2014
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  • Performance is higher in companies with women board members — Oteh

    The Director-General, Securities and Exchange Commission, Ms. Arunma Oteh, in this interview with IFEANYI ONUBA speaks on issues affecting the capital market You recently said SEC would work with Corporate Affairs Commission on some regulations as it concerns having more...

    • Posted July 7, 2014
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  • NCAA may demolish masts, buildings on flight paths

    The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has frowned on unauthorised structures erected by persons and organisations on flight paths. According to the NCAA, these structures which include telecommunications masts, towers and high rise buildings are built without obtaining...

    • Posted July 7, 2014
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  • Shareholders set to approve Lafarge’s business consolidation

    Shareholders of Lafarge Cement WAPCO Nigeria Plc (Lafarge WAPCO) will next Wednesday give their approval to the proposal by Lafarge Group to consolidate its operations in Africa. Lafarge had last month announced its intention to  create a...

    • Posted July 6, 2014
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  • Odumodu wants African free trade area established

    The President of African Region Standards Organisation, Dr. Joseph Odumodu, has called for the establishment of African Continental Free Trade Area by 2017. Odumodu, who is also the Director-General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria, said this during the...

    • Posted July 6, 2014
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  • Lagos commercial drivers get Monday deadline to register

    Commercial vehicle drivers operating under the aegis of the National Union of Road Transport Workers have up until Monday to comply with the state government’s directive to get accreditation for their business. As part of its efforts...

    • Posted July 6, 2014
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  • Stanbic IBTC’s Mobile Money provides platforms for engagement

    The recent partnership between Save the Children, an NGO, and Stanbic IBTC, to enhance maternal mortality rates in the northern part of Nigeria shows the attractiveness of Nigeria’s mobile money payment system in overcoming challenges. Adebayo Adebola...

    • Posted July 6, 2014
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