Benjamin Umuteme

Nigeria

Assistant Business Editor at Blueprint

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SEC, capital market community hold Q1 CMC meeting

1 week ago | blueprint.ng | Benjamin Umuteme

The implementation of the Investments and Securities Act 2025, enhanced investor sensitization as well as other issues are expected to top discussions at the First Quarter Capital Market Committee Meeting.
NIM confers automatic membership on NEMA DG for outstanding leadership

1 week ago | blueprint.ng | Benjamin Umuteme

The Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) has conferred automatic membership on the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, in recognition of her outstanding leadership and efforts in positioning the Agency for greater efficiency in the discharge of its responsibilities. The Registrar of NIM, Mrs.
SEC uncovers another suspected illegal investment platform, warns Nigerians

1 week ago | blueprint.ng | Benjamin Umuteme

The Securities and Exchange Commission has uncovered another suspected illegal investment platform identified as TOFRO.COM (Tofro), warning Nigerians against falling for their antics to obtain money from them through promises of usually high returns. The Commission raised the alarm in a notice issued on Thursday and made available to journalists.
COG lauds Trinidad and Tobago’s well organised elections, seeks improvement

1 week ago | blueprint.ng | Benjamin Umuteme

The Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) has commended key election stakeholders of Trinidad and Tobago on a well-organised parliamentary election. This is just as it urged action to regulate campaign finance to ensure a level playing field for all candidates. In its preliminary findings on the 2025 polls, the group called for improvement in other areas including the need to rebuild confidence in democratic institutions and address the issue of low youth voter turnout.
Dangote Sugar grows turnover by 51%, to provide 75,000 jobs

2 weeks ago | blueprint.ng | Benjamin Umuteme

The chairman of Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, Aliko Dangote has revealed that the company’s turnover increased by 51 per cent to N665.6 billion for the year ended December 31, 2024, as against the corresponding figure of N441.5 billion recorded for the 2023 financial year.
Nigeria’s revenue at risk as World Bank forecast global commodity prices fall

2 weeks ago | blueprint.ng | Benjamin Umuteme

The World Bank has said that global trade tensions could see commodity prices falling to an all time low by 2026, according to the World Bank’s latest Commodity Markets Outlook. According to the global lender, the decline could moderate near-term inflation risks emerging from rising trade barriers, but it could also hamper prospects for economic progress in two out of every three developing economies.
Zenith Bank pays N195.67bn dividend for 2024 financial year

2 weeks ago | blueprint.ng | Benjamin Umuteme

Shareholders of Zenith Bank Plc, at the 34th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, approved the proposed final dividend payment of NGN4.00 per share, bringing the total dividend for the 2024 financial year to NGN5.00 per share, with a total value of NGN195.67 billion.
Tax collection: Close all unauthorised accounts now, FIRS tells banks

2 weeks ago | blueprint.ng | Benjamin Umuteme

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has directed banks to immediately identify and close any FIRS tax and levy collection accounts not authorised under the TaxPro Max system. The TaxPro Max is a homegrown tax administration platform that facilitates tax-related activities, including registration, filing, payment issuance of tax clearance certificates, among others.
SEC urges cooperation among African markets on devt

2 weeks ago | blueprint.ng | Benjamin Umuteme

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has urged cooperation among African markets in a bid to build a stronger interconnection within the continent and enhance development of new products. Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Dr. Emomotimi Agama made the call during a visit of the Board of the SEC to the Autorite Marocaine Du Marche Des Capitaux, AMMC (Moroccan Capital Market Authority) in Rabat Monday.
FG set to pay wage award arrears - Official

2 weeks ago | blueprint.ng | Benjamin Umuteme

The Federal Government is set to pay the outstanding five months N35,000 wage award arrears to federal government workers.