Indices will get better in 2017 financial year – Puchercos, CEO of Lafarge Africa

M ichel Puchercos, is the Managing Director, Lafarge Africa Plc, one of the largest cement groups in Africa, a member of the French global cement giant, LafargeHolcim Group, with a huge presence in Nigeria. With decades of experience in cement industry across the world through South Korea, Kenya and Uganda, Tanzania, and France, Puchercos’ career span extensive operational and strategic experience both at Junior and Senior levels with small and medium organizations, cooperatives and multinationals organisations.

21 states spend N37.4b on pension for 47 ex-govs

Former governors are exerting pressure on the finances of state governments with pension payments and other entitlements draining billions of naira every year from developmental funds for the states. Over N37.367 billion was, according to Vanguard findings, expended on servicing 47 former governors from 21 sates in pension payments and provision of houses, staff and vehicles replaceable between three and four years.