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Crime & SecurityInvestingNewsSEC, Group to Train Security Agencies, Lawyers On Tackling Ponzi Scheme

PilotnewsMarch 1, 2021

ABUJA — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in collaboration with the Attorney General Alliance Africa (AGA-Africa) will train law enforcement agencies, lawyers, and the public on the prevention of Ponzi scheme operations in the country. A statement by a joint committee of SEC and AGA-Africa in Abuja on Sunday said the training would be a two-day webinar to educate the stakeholders on the prevention and investigation of Ponzi schemes. The committee noted that the...

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InvestingNational DevelopmentNewsNigeriaUK Firm Holds Programme for Nigerian, African Leaders, Launches New Website

PilotnewsFebruary 21, 2021

ABUJA —  Caroline Lucas, an ardent advocate of Nigeria’s greatness and a Director of the UK firm, TEXEM UK says the world has never encountered a more disruptive year than 2020 when COVID-19 negatively affected global organisations. A statement by Caroline Lucas of TEXEM UK released in Abuja on Sunday announced that on March 10 and March 11, the firm would hold live virtual sessions with Nigerian and other global business leaders to proffer strategies...

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BusinessInvestingNewsNigeriaSenate Invites CBN Governor for Brief on Cryptocurrency

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)February 12, 2021

The Senate has invited the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to appear before its committees on the opportunities and threats of cryptocurrency on the country’s economy. The red chamber took the decision to invite the CBN governor following a motion by a Federal Lawmaker, Senator Istifanus Gyang, during a plenary on Thursday, concerning the CBN directive asking financial institutions to stop all transactions in cryptocurrencies and matters relating to them. In their...

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EconomyInvestingNewsNigeriaSenate Confirms MDs of AMCON, NDIC

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)February 11, 2021

On Wednesday, the Senate confirmed Mr. Ahmed Kuru; and Bello Hassan as managing directors of the Asset Managing Corporation of Nigeria; and Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation. The two nominees were confirmed after consideration of the two separate reports of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions. Others who were confirmed were Ebelechukwu Uneze, and Aminu Ismail as the executive directors of AMCON; and Mohammad Ibrahim as Executive Director of the NIDC. The...

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BusinessInvestingTechnologyNigerian Cloud Scheduling App, Calendly, Raises $350m to Surpass Initial $3b Valuation

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)February 6, 2021

Calendly, a world-leading cloud scheduling app that got more usefulness in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, has achieved a unicorn territory. In the report by The Atlanta Business Journal, the app which was founded by the Nigerian Tope Awotona has raised $350 million in the latest round of funding. Open View Venture Partners took the lead in the round with assistance from San Francisco-based Iconiq Capital. Calendly is a company that is one of the...

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InvestingNational DevelopmentNewsFG Disburses Grants to 2,800 Women in Enugu

PilotnewsJanuary 31, 2021

ENUGU  — The Federal Government on Sunday began the disbursement of grants to 2,800 rural women in Enugu State under the Grant for Rural Women Project. Hajia Sadiya Farouk, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, said that the project was part of the Federal Government`s National Social Investment Programme (NSIP). Farouk, who was represented at the event by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Mr Bashir Alkali, said the programme was designed...

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EconomyInvestingNewsNigeriaTrading Rebounds On NSE, Up N50bn

PilotnewsJanuary 20, 2021

Transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) rebounded on Wednesday by N50 billion, halting two consecutive days bearish trend due to sustained bargain-hunting in insurance stocks. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the market capitalisation which opened at N21.474 trillion inched higher by N50 billion or 0.23 per cent to close at N21.524 trillion. Also, the All-Share Index increased by 96.09 points or 0.23 per cent to close at 41,147.72 against 41,051.63 points...

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CoronavirusInvestingNewsNigeriaCBN provides N10bn Intervention Funds to Kano to Revive Industries –Consortium

PilotnewsJanuary 19, 2021

Kano Investment and Diaspora, in partnership with the Foreign Commonwealth Development ((LINKS) and Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) have secured an N10 billion intervention fund from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to revive companies impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking at the sensitization meeting on Kano Turnaround Project, on Monday, in Kano, the Director-General of KanInvest & Diaspora, Hajiya Hama Ali, said the programme, which was designed to revive companies that had been affected...

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BusinessInvestingNigeriaWorldNigeria is now the world’s second-biggest bitcoin market after the US

PilotnewsDecember 18, 2020

During the police brutality protests in Nigeria in October, bitcoin saved the day when the government shut out protesters from using local payment platforms for collecting donations to support it. The young, tech-savvy protesters quickly switched to using bitcoin, and in about a week bitcoin accounted for around 40% of the nearly $400,000 raised. It was just one high-profile example of how young Nigerians increasingly use bitcoin to navigate a complicated and restrictive banking and monetary...

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InvestingNewsNigeriaVision 2025: FG Solicits Nigerians in Diaspora’s Support

PilotnewsOctober 20, 2020

The Federal Government has solicited the support and contributions of Nigerians in the Diaspora on the implementation of the country’s vision 2025. Mr Clement Agba, the Minister of State for Finance, Budget and National Planning said this on Monday in Abuja during the webinar meeting with Nigerians in the Diaspora. He said that the country had been implementing the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) 2017 to 2020 and Nigeria Vision 20:2020 (NV20:2020) as its...

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