Category: Banking & Finance

UN Secretary-General Calls on Governments to Support and Strengthen the Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for Cooperatives
Global News, Agriculture

UN Secretary-General Calls on Governments to Support and Strengthen the Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for Cooperatives

September 14, 2023

The United Nations (UN) has urged all governments at all levels to support and strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystems for cooperatives to help accelerate the 2030 ... Read More

COOPERATIVE INTERVENTION PROGRAM: An Expert’s Proposal for the Tinubu-Led Administration
Cooperative, Abia

COOPERATIVE INTERVENTION PROGRAM: An Expert’s Proposal for the Tinubu-Led Administration

September 10, 2023

Mitigating Negative Effects of the Subsidy Removal Policy and Alleviating Poverty in Nigeria Using Instrumentality of the Sustainable Cooperative Business Model If President Bola Ahmed ... Read More

Oyo State Government Stops Cooperative Deduction, Clears Workers’ Arrears
Cooperative, Banking & Finance

Oyo State Government Stops Cooperative Deduction, Clears Workers’ Arrears

September 4, 2023

...No Longer Makes any Deductions from the Source. Cooperators to pay Directly to their Cooperatives The Oyo State Government has cleared all the non-statutory deductions ... Read More

Financial Sector Players Wary of Cyber Attacks on Savings and Credit Cooperatives
Credit Union, Banking & Finance

Financial Sector Players Wary of Cyber Attacks on Savings and Credit Cooperatives

August 30, 2023

Cybercrime and poor governance are key threats derailing operations and growth of Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) in the country. Commissioner for Cooperatives David ... Read More

Lagos State to Partner Cooperatives to Stimulate Investments and Develop a More Inclusive and Sustainable Economy
Lagos, Agriculture

Lagos State to Partner Cooperatives to Stimulate Investments and Develop a More Inclusive and Sustainable Economy

August 28, 2023

...advocated for multi-sectoral partnerships as an essential synergy for accelerated sustainable development Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has promised that his government will continue to partner ... Read More

New Zealand’s Co-operative Bank Dished out NZ$2.5m in Rebates to its Members 
Banking & Finance, Cooperative

New Zealand’s Co-operative Bank Dished out NZ$2.5m in Rebates to its Members 

August 10, 2023

...Reported an underlying Profit of $20.6m before Rebates and Tax New Zealand’s Co-operative Bank dished out NZ$2.5m (£122m) in rebates to its members last month.The rebate was ... Read More

Government Set up Committee to Revive the Cooperative Bank of Uganda
Banking & Finance, Cooperative

Government Set up Committee to Revive the Cooperative Bank of Uganda

August 8, 2023

...The committee set up to investigate the project is made up of leading co-operators and aims to learn from the mistakes of the previous co-op ... Read More