Tag: Etim Etim
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Business diplomacy and Africa’s development – By Etim Etim
From May 16 to 17, over 2,000 of Africa’s business leaders, investors, policy makers and political leaders as well as their counterparts from around the world met in Kigali, Rwanda under the auspices of the Africa CEO Forum 2024 to discuss the continent’s development, opportunities and challenges.
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CBN, fintechs and money laundering – By Etim Etim
An important development that occurred in the financial services industry the other week went largely unreported in the press; perhaps because the media is still engrossed in all the corruption dramas of the last few weeks. On Friday, April 26, Central Bank officials, led by a director, met with the chief executives of major fintech…
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Alex Otti’s revelations and the grave dangers of corruption – By Etim Etim
Corruption has been in the news lately, grabbing headlines and seizing national attention. In the week that Yahaya Bello arrayed the police against the EFCC and prevented the agency from arresting him, Gov. Alex Otti of Abia State made startling revelations on the humongous corruption perpetrated by his predecessors.
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Shareholders remember Wigwe, others at Access Holdings’ AGM – By Etim Etim
Out of deference and honour to their departed chairman, Mr. Bababode Odunkoya and Group Chief Executive, Dr. Herbert wigwe, shareholders of Access Holdings Plc, declined to scrutinize and comment on the 2023 Annual Report and Account of the company laid before them at the company’s second AGM on Friday, April 19.
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Price war in our skies – By Etim Etim
A price war has broken out in a submarket of the nation’s aviation sector, and the passengers are the major beneficiaries. But in the long term, this may hurt the airlines and put the fliers in a bind.
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How Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation saved me from a difficult situation, Yemi-Esan – By Etim Etim
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Folashade Yemi-Esan has spoken of how Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation saved her from unexpected difficulties associated with the passage of her budget by the National Assembly when she was appointed to the position in 2019.
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Why can’t we just make Air Peace our official flag carrier? – By Etim Etim
The maiden flight of Air Peace airline to London on over the Easter weekend is a perfect moment to discuss an important aspect of our aviation sector which has been on my mind for a long time. Why can’t the federal government enter into some agreement with Air Peace and officially designate the airline as…
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Another round of bank recapitalization – By Etim Etim
Another round of bank recapitalization is here and for the next two years between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2026, the nation’s 25 commercial and six merchant banks are expected to shore up their minimum share capital by as much as 100 per cent, in some categories.
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Escape of Binance executive and other security matters – By Etim Etim
The escape of Nadeem Anjanwalla, one of the two detained executives of Binance Holdings Ltd, from the DSS custody in Abuja is the most embarrassing security breach of the Tinubu administration and it’s a clear pointer to the porosity of our fight against terrorism and financial crimes. Elsewhere, such lapses would automatically lead to the…
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A land of unfinished investigations – By Etim Etim
It is not a surprise that President Bola Tinubu has ordered investigations into last week’s slayings of 17 army officers and soldiers in Delta State. It was the most gruesome attacks on the Nigerian military in recent times, and as the commander-in-chief said, ‘’it was an attack on our country’’.