Morning Beats

Shareholders approve Forte Oil’s assets sales

Shareholders of Forte Oil Plc have approved the company’s plan to restructure its operations by divesting from its upstream services and power generating businesses and the sale of its downstream business in Ghana.The Nation

‘NDHPC removing power distribution bottlenecks’

The Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) is removing bottlenecks in electricity distribution by establishing injection sub-stations across the country, its Managing Director, Mr Chinedu Ugbo, has said.The Nation

How commodity exchange can boost agric

Without a functional commodity exchange to protect farmers from price fluctuations and wastage, the Federal Government may have put the wrong foot forward in its ongoing economic diversification agenda anchored on the agric sector.The Nation

Africa loses $100bn annually from illicit financial flow

Africa loses around $100 billion annually, or around four per cent of the continent’s GDP as a result of illicit financial flows.The Nation

Analysts call for caution as equities continue downward movement

AS a fresh week rolls  in, analysts in the capital market have called on investors to tread cautiously even as the market continues to tumble.Vanguard

Nigeria’s economy needs booster shots to grow optimally – Rewane

In this interview, Mr. Bismarck Rewane, Managing Director/Chief Executive, Financial Derivatives Company and one of the nation’s leading economic analystsVanguard

Bank directors’ dividends rise to N30bn despite CBN’s restrictions

DESPITE the last minute directive  by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, that restricted banks’ dividend pay-outs,Vanguard

FG saves N125bn from first-class travel ban, others

The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, on Sunday said that between 2016 and 2017, the Federal Government was able to save the sum of N125bn through reduction in travel allowances, sitting allowances and other recurrent expenditure such as office stationery.Punch

Expert seeks removal of impediments to pension operation

As the pension industry gains ascendancy, it is important to plug all the holes that make unfettered rendition of pension administration tedious or even impracticable.Punch