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The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr Godwin Emefiele, has advised indigenous and multinational firms to consider the opportunities that Nigeria offers and begin to set up their manufacturing lines in Nigeria. Emefiele gave the advice at the Local Manufacturing Contract Signing of Oral-B Toothpaste, between Procter and Gamble Nigeria and Colori […]
As the 2021 International Women’s Day (IWD21) calls on people and organisations to #choosetochallenge for a better world for women, Guaranty Trust Bank plc (GTBank) has launched an initiative, tagged #GiveHerBetaHealth, to draw attention to the need for universal essential healthcare coverage, especially for women in the informal sector. Through the initiative, the leading African […]
It is double thumb up for female employees of Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Mr. Olaotan Soyinka, celebrates their iconic and phenomenal contributions to the company as he joins other thought leaders around the world to celebrate International Womens Day which comes up March 8 2021. In his […]
The Board of Continental Reinsurance Plc has put its finger on the button of international best practice to announce the exit of Dr Femi Oyetunji, who is taking measured steps towards the exit door of the bourgeoning reinsurance firm. Mr Lawrence Mutsunge Nazare’s has been appointed to assume his position as the Group Managing Director, […]
Committed to the continuous development of the Nigerian financial market, in collaboration with market stakeholders, FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited (“FMDQ Exchange” or “The Exchange”), a wholly owned subsidiary of FMDQ Holdings PLC (“FMDQ Group” or “FMDQ”), has through its Board Listings, Markets and Technology Committee, approved the Registration of the Fidson Healthcare PLC ₦10.00 billion […]
The maiden right to access the Transfer System of the Retirement Savings Account (RSA) by RSA holders who were upbeat that the value for service by the previous Pension fund Administrators were unacceptable, has resulted to a total of 2,799 RSA holders (PFAs) moving a total value of N18.89 bn to new preferred PFAs. National […]
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine may be less effective in people with obesity, data suggests. Italian researchers have discovered that healthcare workers with obesity produced only about half the amount of antibodies in response to a second dose of the jab compared with healthy people. Although it is too soon to know what this means for the […]
Schoolgirls kidnapped from Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State last Friday have regained their freedom. Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, who confirmed the news on Tuesday, said the girls were released with the help of repentant bandits without any ransom paid. The Governor put the number of […]
A middle-aged man, Hassan Saka has been arrested for being in possession of two human heads in Ondo State. Saka was arrested on Monday by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the state. The exhibits were discovered in a vehicle along Owo/Akure road, concealed in a brown carton. The State Commander […]
Winifred Bosa A transborder drug trafficker, 36-year-old Nkem Timothy, alias Auwalu Audu has been arrested in Sokoto by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, while trying to cross to Algeria through the Niger Republic . He was caught with 62 wraps of substance suspected to be cocaine weighing 1.550kg, which has an […]