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By Rosemary Iwunze The pension industry has commenced moves   to establish   an investment consortium aimed at bridging the huge infrastructural gap in the country. Director General of the National Pension Commission, PenCom, Ms. Omolola Oloworaran, disclosed this yesterday at a press briefing in Lagos after the first Pension Industry Leadership Council (PILC) meeting. Oloworaran disclosed that PILC […] The post Pension industry proposes investment consortium to tackle infrastructure deficit appeared first on Vanguard News.

•Says banks positioned to expand lending, support economic growth By Babajide Komolafe, Economy Editor The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday said it has concluded the banking sector recapitalisation programme, with 33 deposit money   banks raising a total of N4.65 trillion in fresh capital to strengthen balance sheets and bolster the resilience of the financial system. The […] The post CBN concludes recapitalisation, as 33 banks raise N4.65trn appeared first on Vanguard News.

Plans to boost electric vehicle and clean energy production mean that Saudi Arabia is on the lookout for new suppliers of critical minerals, reports Harry Clynch.

UBA announced this in a memo forwarded to its customers via email on Tuesday. The post UBA strengthens mobile app security to stop fraudulent debits, withdrawals appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

The bodies of 19 migrants were recovered from an inflatable boat south of the island of Lampedusa on Wednesday by the Italian coastguard

South African soldiers moved into gang-ridden Cape Town townships on Wednesday, as two people were killed in fresh violence, nearly 50 days after the president ordered the deployment.

The NUPRC said that while gas reserves recorded growth driven by discoveries, oil reserves declined slightly due to production and updated field evaluations. The post Nigeria’s oil, gas reserves hit 37bn barrels, 215 TCF — NUPRC appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

THE World Bank has thrown its weight behind what it described as progress in Nigeria's reforms, just as it has reaffirmed its strong support for the country's reform agenda, highlighting the country’s steady progress towards economic recovery. The post World Bank backs Nigeria’s reform progress appeared first on Vanguard News.

Last July, GTCO listed on the London Stock Exchange, the first Nigerian lender to do so, after exiting the global depository receipt trading category on the bourse. The post GTCO reports N865.75 billion in profits, down 15% in 2025 appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

Uganda's state minister for foreign affairs has met with Egypt's foreign minister in Cairo to discuss how the ongoing war involving Iran is affecting Africa's energy security, inflation and food prices.