Pension Fund Administrators invest N1.49trn in Treasury Bills, N4.22trn in FGN Bonds

The Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) in the country have invested N1.49 trillion in Treasury Bills. The monthly report released by the National Pension Commission (PenCom) on Sunday in Abuja by Mr Peter Aghahowa, the commission’s spokesman made the disclosure. The commission also disclosed that the PFAs invested N4.22 trillion in Federal Government’s bonds, Federal Mortgage […]

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UBA Shows Resilience as Gross Earnings hit N375 billion, with Group profit of N79 billion

United Bank for Africa Plc, the pan African financial institution with presence in 20 African countries has announced its unaudited 2018 Third Quarter Financial Results, with impressive growth in Gross Earnings, which berthed at N374.8 billion, an 12.3 percent increase when compared to N333.9 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2017.   According to […]

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Transcorp Group Announces New Executive and Non-Executive Appointments

Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp), Nigeria’s leading diversified listed conglomerate has announced new appointments to its Board and executive management. Valentine Ozigbo has been appointed as the President/CEO of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc with effect from January 1, 2019.  He will succeed Mr. Adim Jibunoh, who is retiring on December 31, 2018.  Mr. […]

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Tony Elumelu Foundation and GIZ partner to Empower Young Entrepreneurs across East and West Africa

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading entrepreneurship philanthropy, is partnering with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the German Government’s Agency for International Cooperation.   GIZ will support the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme to empower 210 young African entrepreneurs, focusing specifically on female entrepreneurs and tech-enabled businesses. The Entrepreneurship Programme of TEF […]

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Africa Prudential Partners Cooperative Societies on Technology Adoption

Africa Prudential Plc, a leading share registration and investor services firm has partnered with the International Co-operative Alliance-Africa (ICA) to deploy technology solutions for a more efficient administration of co-operatives and thrift societies across Africa. The commitment was made public at the 12th African Ministerial Co-operative Conference which was held on October 2 to 5, […]

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