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Amaka Obiefuna. The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) at the weekend confirmed that Nigeria stands to enjoy $5 billion worth of cover as a member of African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI). The Commissioner for Insurance, Alhaji Mohammed Kari made the confirmation during 2017 Seminar for Insurance Corespondents held in Kaduna, the Kaduna State Capital. […]
…. Dele Fajemirokun as occasion chair. Amaka Obiefuna. Endorsements have continued to fall in for the upcoming 2017 Conference of the National Association of Insurance and Pension Correspondents (NAIPCO). Among the latest bodies to endorse the conference are The National Pension Commission (PenCom), The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) and the Lagos State Government. The […]
A Non-Governmental Organization, the Prisons Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA), in collaboration with other stakeholders organized a workshop recently to stem the tide of human rights abuse in the country. The workshop is coming on the heels of public outcries on several violations and non-respect for human rights by security agencies and justice sector institutions […]
Winifred Bosa , Lagos Rivers, Ekiti, Akwa Ibom, Lagos, Ogun and Cross River States have been reported to have suspected cases of monkeypox , following the notification of a suspected monkeypox outbreak on the 22nd of September, 2017 in Bayelsa State. This disease , a rare viral zoonotic disease (from animal to man) caused by […]
The Movement for the Actualisation of a Sovereign State of Biafra has condemned a fresh military invasion of the home of Eze Israel Kanu, the father of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, at Afara Ukwu, Abia State. In a statement in Awka, Anambra State, on Monday by MASSOB’s National Director […]
A former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, on Monday said agitations for the break-up of Nigeria were the result of years of bad governance by the past and current governments. Obi expressed the view in a keynote address entitled, ‘Good governance as a panacea for peace and stability,’ which he delivered at the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met separately with three state governors from the northern part of the country on issues bordering on the possible oil exploration in the North as well as security among others. The governors include Ibrahim Geidam of Yobe State; Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State and Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa State. The […]
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Chile early Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said. The tremor hit 70 kilometers (43 miles) east of the coastal city of Arica, which is near the border with Peru, the US agency said. The quake struck at a depth of 82 kilometers, it added. Chile is one of the world’s […]
A chartered stockbroker and banker, and an authorised dealer on the Nigeria Stock Exchange floor, Mr. Wemi Jones, has said for the country to see desired development in the economy, a Small and Medium Enterprise Fund must be established. He noted that the fund must have a single-digit interest rate arrangement for borrowers. Jones said […]
Africa’s richest person, Aliko Dangote, has attributed his resolve to achieve self-sufficiency in commodity manufacturing through the strategy of backward integration as key to the success of his business. Speaking during a public conversation at the Financial Times’ 4th Annual Africa Summit at Claridges, London, United Kingdom, moderated by the Editor-in-Chief of Times, Lionel Barber, […]