Heirs Insurance companies – Heirs General Insurance Limited (formerly Heirs Insurance Limited), and Heirs Life Assurance (HLA) – have announced appointments to their senior leadership positions, as well as the name change of Heirs Insurance Limited to Heirs General Insurance (HGI). The companies founded in 2021, have quickly established themselves as leading players in the […]

The 2022 KPMG Nigeria Banking Industry Customer Experience survey result listed Polaris Bank ‘as the most improved Bank under retail segment moving up five places to sixth position and 3rd under SME segment’, with the Bank showing significant improvement in customer ratings. Many customers have praised the Bank for its personalized service, proactive approach to […]

Scientists said Monday they have found a way to use brain scans and artificial intelligence modelling to transcribe “the gist” of what people are thinking, in what was described as a step towards mind reading. While the main goal of the language decoder is to help people who have lost the ability to communicate, the […]

The Director-General, Nigeria National Information Technology Development Agency ,NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa, has expressed readiness to collaborate with Emerging Tech Africa Communication Limited on critical areas in achieving digital economy. Inuwa said this when he received the Chairman, Emerging Tech Africa Communication Limited; HRH, Oba Olusegun Aderemi Idowu, and a team from JKL CAPITAL, Mr. J.  […]

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has expressed opposition to a bill before the House of Representatives mandating medical and dental practitioners to undergo a minimum of five years of service to obtain a full licence. The proposal seeking to amend the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act is sponsored by the lawmaker representing […]

The University of Calabar will graduate 7,769 students during its 35th convocation holding on Friday and Saturday. Prof. Florence Obi, Vice Chancellor of the institution, disclosed on Monday in Calabar while enumerating activities lined up for the week long convocation. Obi said that Friday was for the award of first degrees, diplomas, masters and post […]

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, said it will commence random sampling of Indomie noodles, including the seasoning, from the production facilities. Announcing this in a statement, the Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, who explained that the compound of interest was ethylene oxide said, already, the Director of the […]

As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark International Workers’ Day on Monday, organised labour and the civil society coalition, under the aegis of Citizens’ Democratic Movement, have urged the country’s judiciary, especially judges of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, to help safeguard democracy by doing justice to all the election […]