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  BANKING AND FINANCIAL ARENA By allcitynews.ng  That Jani Ibrahim has emerged as  President of Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), might no longer be   news. But the latest fresh news is that Jani Ibrahim has also emerged as President of the Federation of West African Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FEWACCI). The leadership of Finance and Business Online Publishers Association (FiBOP) got the latest beneficial effects of Jani  Ibrahim emergence, when  they  paid him a courtesy visit recently. According to FiBOP, Nigeria’s private sector is now set for a stronger voice in shaping West Africa’s business agenda with the emergence of Engr. Jani Ibrahim as President of the Federation of West African Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FEWACCI). Ibrahim, who is also the National President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), highlighted the...

  By allcitynews.ng  In apparent bid to have food innovation, laboratory capacity, risk analysis and Codex engagement, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)  participated in the Third African Food Regulatory Authorities Forum (AFRAF), held in Cairo, Egypt recently.  The Director General, Professor Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye, FAS, led a five-member delegation to the three-day event. The National Food Safety Authority of Egypt hosted the meeting, in partnership with Africa’s Regional Economic Communities, African food competent authorities, and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO). The programme was organised by the Global Food Regulatory Science Society (GFoRSS) under the theme “Advancing Africa’s Integrated Food Regulatory Future”. The Forum brought together heads of African food regulatory authorities, Regional Economic Communities, Codex contact points, development partners and the private sector. Discussi...

  LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT ARENA By allcitynews.ng  As Nigerian workers joined their counterparts in celebration of the 2026 World Day for Decent Work, October 7, labour centres  have condemned continued modern slave trade as most employers  of labour have been using large figures of unemployment as loopholes to continued to indulge in casualisation, outsourcing at  the detriment of  decent work environment. Lamenting against precarious workplace  environment, coupled with exploitation by employers,  they lamented that employers of labour have continued to treat most workplaces as modern slave camps.  Speaking on the topic, "Young Workers Organizing for the Future", during the event, organised by Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI), the participants reiteratedly described casualisation as modern slave trade camps. On his part, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi comm...

  By allcitynews.ng Renewed Hope is more realistic in pension industry under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. As such, the Nigerian pension industry has transitioned "from reform to reality," marked by unprecedented financial interventions and structural updates designed to restore retirees' dignity. Just as the Renewed Hope Agenda pursuit in the pension industry has triggered the growth of pension fund assets from ₦10.7 trillion in two years to reach ₦31.48 trillion. The Director General of the apex pension regulatory body,  National Pension Commission (PenCom) Omolola Oloworaran, while addressing the Pension Media Conference in the 10th edition, which took place in  Ikeja, GRA, Lagos State, Nigeria, pointedly said that the Renewed Hope Agenda has pushed to clearing decades of  pension  arrears as Federal Government  issued a landmark ₦758 billion intervention bond to completely wipe out inherited pension liabilities and unpaid backlog in...

 PENSION & GRATUITY ARENA PenCom Director-General,  Omolola Oloworaran (5th from left), and Commissioners in a group photograph with winners of the PenCom Media Excellence Awards during the launch and presentation of the awards at the 2026 PenCom Media Conference in Lagos on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.. By allcitynews.ng As part of the efforts to  encourage and enhance their media coverages towards promoting awareness of Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) among all Nigerians in all fields, by communicating developments within Nigeria’s the leadership of the apex  pension regulatory authority, National Pension Commission (PenCom) has launched the PenCom Media Excellence Award. The move is a giant step to encourage professionalism, accuracy and excellence in pension journalism and strengthen public awareness of Nigeria’s pension system. The maiden edition of the award was commissioned at the just concluded 2026 PenCom Media Conference held in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria whe...

    2026 Commerce and Industry Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CICAN) Workshop is set for tax reforms and mandatory Environmental, Social and Governance enlightenment. CICAN, the association in charge  of Real Sector is to convene government officials, manufacturers, business leaders, regulators and other key stakeholders for a high-level discussion on Nigeria’s changing business environment, with particular focus on tax reforms and mandatory Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) requirements. The CICAN 2026 Workshop and Awards, scheduled for Thursday, November 19, 2026, at Protea Hotel, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, will focus on the theme: “Fate of Nigerian Manufacturers in the New Tax Regime and Implications of the Mandatory Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) on Nigeria’s Business Climate of the 2030 Deadline.” According to a statement signed by the CICAN National Chairman, Comrade Taiwo Hassan, and Secretary-General, Comrade Femi Orioye, the workshop is de...