Finance

Vessel Financing Fund Hits $300m, Say Ship Owners

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2 years ago

September 29, 2018

Vessel Financing Fund Hits $300m, Say Ship Owners

The Nigeria Indigenous Ship Owners Association has calculated that the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund has accumulated up to $300m in the last 10 years.

The President, NISA, Aminu Umar, stated this during the Annual General Meeting of the association in Lagos.

He said, “The Cabotage Act has been on for over 10 years. The figures being given today is money that has been contributed from 2015 till date. We do not know if it is more than $300m. We are just estimating that it could be $300m or more and from 2015 till date.

“The CVFF has come up to over $150m and when you calculate six years backwards, I think we should be looking at more than $300m.”

Umar explained that the fund was money contributed by members of the association and should be disbursed in line with set down regulations.

He stated that the association had also set up a committee to investigate the fund contributed by members under the Cabotage Act, saying that members deserved to know how the money was spent by the regulatory body, which is in custody of the fund.

He said, “We have set up a committee to look at this. We need to find out what they have done with the $300m that has been contributed. We need to find out what happened to the ones we contributed before 2015.

“We will write the Minister of Transportation for him to also look at it and brief us, because the truth is that the fund belongs to the members; it is a contribution by all members who have paid. All members have the right to ask about how their money was spent.”

Umar added, “It is a question of accountability. We deserve to know what the money has been spent on and if we know what the money was spent on, the next question would be if the spending was done in accordance with the law. If it was spent in accordance with law, there is nothing we can do about it; but if otherwise, we will have to seek the government agency that is in charge to know why due diligence was not followed.

“We are approaching NIMASA and the Ministry of Transportation to know how the money was spent. We may also consider taking a legal action if we are not satisfied with the outcome.”

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Banking Sector

Dennis Olisa Invests N53.6 Million in Zenith Bank

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25 mins ago

March 1, 2021

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Executive Director of Zenith Bank Plc Buys 2 Million Shares of Zenith Bank at N53.6 Million

Executive Director of Zenith Bank Plc, Dennis Olisa, has invested a combined N53.58 million in shares of Zenith Bank.

The leading financial institution stated in a disclosure statement filed with the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday.

Olisa carried out the purchase in two different transactions on February 24, 2021 at the Nigerian Stock Exchange in Lagos, Nigeria.

He purchased 1 million units of Zenith Bank at N26.60 each and another 1 million shares at N26.50 per share.

On aggregate, Olisa purchased 2 million shares of Zenith Bank at N26.79 per share or N53.58 million. See the details below.

Dennis Olisa was appointed as Zenith Bank’s executive director three years ago.

Prior to his appointment, Mr. Olisa was the Chief Inspector at Zenith Bank Plc and served as its Director from March 3, 2017 until March 16, 2017.

He also served as General Manager and Heads of the Energy Oil & Gas Group at Zenith Bank Plc and served as its Deputy General Manager. He served as Head of Internal Control & Audit Group at Zenith Bank Plc

Finance

Emefiele Pledges Accommodative Monetary Policy to Boost Economic Growth

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3 days ago

February 26, 2021

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Emefiele Pledges Accommodative Monetary Policy to Boost Economic Growth

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has pledged to adopt accommodative monetary policy stance in 2021 in order to support economic growth in the country.

Emefiele, said this on Friday, while speaking at a CBN/Bankers’ Committee’s initiative for economic growth, which is a one-day special summit on the economy by bank chief executive officers.

The theme of the summit is: “How to Overcome the Pitfalls of Recession.”

Nigeria’s economy recently came out of recession, according to the Gross Domestic Product report for fourth quarter 2020 released by the National Bureau of Statistics.

Owing to the slump GDP growth of 0.11 per cent that lifted the economy out of recession, Emefiele said it was imperative that, “we do all we can in 2021 and beyond to ensure that we build on the positive momentum and strengthen our efforts at stimulating growth.”

He expressed optimism that with the discovery and deployment of vaccines worldwide, 2021 would be a year of massive global recovery and Nigeria must not be left out.

“The banks CEOs are here, whether by moral suasion or by force, they will have to participate in this journey. In order to drive and sustain this recovery therefore, we need to sustain the accommodative fiscal and monetary policy measures aimed at improving access to finance for households and businesses.

“Secondly, we must prevent a resurgence in Covid-19 related cases. Thirdly, we must ensure that a significant number of our population is significantly vaccinated and also improve foreign exchange inflows into our country,” he added.

Banking Sector

CIT Microfinance Bank Disburses Over N16bn Loans

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3 days ago

February 26, 2021

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CIT Microfinance Bank Disburses Over N16bn Loans

CIT Microfinance Bank Limited says it has disbursed about N16bn loans since it commenced operations as part of its contributions to the financial sector and empowerment of businesses.

The Managing Director of the microfinance bank, Mr Kingsley Eremionkhale, disclosed this during the company’s 10th anniversary in Lagos recently.

He reiterated that the bank was committed to supporting the growth of small and medium-scale enterprises in the country.

“Since inception, we have disbursed loans worth about N16bn. Our operation is not just about profit-making, but we have impacted many lives, empowered many businesses, and done a lot in terms of our core mandate as a microfinance bank.”

While appreciating its customers who had been loyal to it for years, he said it was concerned about their business success.

The managing director said, “We are part of our customers’ businesses. We provide services beyond lending and savings products and we also give financial advisory services.”

He appreciated the customers who had stayed with the financial institution for many years.

The managing director noted that the MfB is a state-licensed bank operating in Lagos, and a subsidiary of Capitalfield Investment Group.

He also attributed the success of the MfB to the board of directors which it said had been supportive, the management team and its workforce in the past 10 years.

While saying that the bank could lay claims to exponential growth, he said the public should expect more from it.

He also said that it was driving its operations through its digital offerings and our e-channels, to improve its services to our customers.