John Obaro, the Managing Director of Nigerian software giant, SystemSpecs, has revealed that he resigned as a banker to start the firm and built its HR technology solution, HumanManager, and later its renowned financial technology product, Remita, which powers the…
Public officers and their billions -Ehi Braimah
If you are holding public office at any level in Nigeria, the expectation is that you must be rich. How rich? Well that would be difficult to tell because no one has access to the officers’ bank accounts. Don’t go…
Export SystemSpecs’ TSA to other countries, NEAF urges FG
Foremost economic advocacy group, Nigeria Economic Advancement Forum (NEAF), has asked the federal government to consolidate the financial gains of the efficient Treasury Single Account (TSA) policy by exporting it and its technology supplier, SystemSpecs, across the continent. A statement…
Strengthen Anti-Corruption through TSA, Africa Media Roundtable Initiative tells FG
…Defends SystemSpecs against spurious allegations The Africa Media Roundtable Initiative (AMRI) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to fortify the anti-corruption campaign which worked to great effect in his first term as president. AMRI also implored the president to reinforce…
Examining Stanbic IBTC’s banking industry compliance, corporate governance practices
At a recent function in Abuja, the Managing Director/CEO of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim, delivered a lecture where he revealed that there has been a consistent decline, over the past three years, in the recorded…
Full text of 2019 Budget by President Muhammadu Buhari on December 19, 2018
LONG READ It is my pleasure to present the 2019 Budget Proposals to this Joint Session of the National Assembly. This being my last budget speech to the 8th National Assembly, I will review economic developments over the past three…
5 things PMB may not know about TSA implementation
There has recently been a lot of dust raised on account of the call by Ms. Priti Patel, a former UK Secretary of State for International Development to investors to be wary of investing in Nigeria. Her call, she said,…
Accountability is our watchword, says President Buhari to accountants
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja said his administration remains focused and more energized in ensuring accountability in the country, noting that enforcing the Treasury Single Account (TSA) was not optional for growth. Receiving executives of the Association of National…