Morning Beats

BPE to open IPOs for Eleme, SAHCOL, others

Within the next two months, the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), plans to make public share offerings for some of the privatised state-owned enterprises.Guardian

Polaris committed to improved service, customers, says CEO

Polaris Bank Limited Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Tokunbo Abiru, has pledged the commitment of the new bank to deliver on its mandate to all stakeholders, even as he expressed appreciation to customers for their patronage, support and loyalty.Guardian

Government committed to industrial policy implementation

The Federal Government has expressed commitment to the industrial policy in a bid to improve local production and enhance competitiveness.Guardian

KiaKiaFx, Turtlewax BDC partner to deepen foreign exchange market

KiaKiaFX and TurtleWax Bureau de Change (BDC) have partnered to deepen the foreign exchange (forex) market and services, through robust technology and customer friendly approach in promoting sales and obtaining forex in the country.Guardian

Micro pension scheme targets N3tr to pension assets, 12m contributors

Scheme to commence January 2019

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has disclosed that the Micro Pension Scheme which the Federal Government recently approved its operational guidelines, is expected to attract over N3 trillion into the nations Pension Assets and capture about 12 million contributors within five years.Guardian

Gas flaring: Govt may revoke oil firms’ licences

Oil companies that fail to stop gas flaring by 2019 would have their licenses revoked, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has said.The Nation

Oil prices could rise to $100 a barrel by 2019 says Trafigura

Oil prices could rise to 90 dollars per barrel by Christmas and to 100 dollars per barrel by the New Year, Trafigura’s Co-Head of Oil Trading Ben Luckock told a conference on Monday.The Nation

Govt to sell N289bn assets to fund budget

The Federal Government will offer 10 state-owned companies for sale to selected investors and the public in the fourth quarter to raise N289bn toward funding the 2018 budget, the Bureau of Public Enterprises said.Punch

Unemployed graduates protest CBN’s failure to disburse loans

OVER 1,500 unemployed placard- carrying graduates yesterday protested along major towns in Nsukka, Enugu State over alleged inability of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and the Sterling Bank to disburse various loans they applied for and used their certificates as collaterals.Vanguard