To ensure that its merchants and agents render seamless and efficient service to more Nigerians, Opay Nigeria recently commissioned a new business office in Ikorodu. The new office unveiled in Ikorodu is the first in the series of three new offices pla…
We are helping African banks make remittances for global transactions — Niemand
Clifford Niemand, Chief Operations Director, Knox Wire, a real-time gross settlement company that processes cross-border payments, in an interview with BusinessDay’s Ebunoluwa Ladipo discusses the role it is playing in helping African banks make remitt…
Senate to probe allegations by Supreme Court Justices despite CJN’s resignation
The Senate will go-ahead to investigate the recent allegations by the Supreme Court Justices despite the resignation of Justice Tanko Muhammad as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The decision was taken at the plenary Tuesday following a motion broug…
Jumpstarting structural transformation leveraging global value chains
The biggest challenge of the Nigerian economy is diversifying away from commodity dependence through the stimulation of structural transformation towards manufacturing growth and high productivity sectors, and export structure upgrading. Until the coun…
Analysis of CAMA 2020, unissued shares, and impact on shareholders of Nigerian banks
“Special Business,” says the heading. The paragraph reads: “To consider and if thought fit pass the following resolution as an ordinary resolution: “That following the recommendation of the Board of Directors, pursuant to Articles 46 & 47 of the Bank’s…
Towards 2023: The imperative for generational change
With the successful conclusion of political parties primaries and the emergence of candidates for various elective offices, the Nigerian electorate stand on the threshold of making one of the greatest decisions in the history of the nation. And such de…
NDIC seeks collaboration with ICPC, others on national anti-corruption strategy
The chairman of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) board, Ronke Sokefun has called for stronger collaboration on the implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) towards strengthening the fight against corruption in the …
Innovative solutions to youth unemployment in Nigeria
Unemployment is a situation where those willing and able to be productively engaged and fall within the labour force bracket cannot secure any job to do at a prevailing wage rate at a given period. Tackling youth unemployment is a vaulting ambition for…
Coca-Cola, others mobilize Elegushi Beach cleanup to mark World Environment Day
To mark World Environment Day, Coca-Cola System, which consists of Coca-Cola Nigeria, Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC), and Chi Limited, has cleaned up Elegushi Beach in collaboration with the Mental and Environmental Development Initiative for Children…
Freddy Hirsch, Symrise adopts modern technology to improve food, nutrition in West-Africa
In order to promote food innovation and nutrition in West Africa, Symrise and partner Freddy Hirsch, Nigeria are driving adoption of modern technology. Products like general seasoning, bouillon meat, snacks, and instant noodles will all see quality imp…