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Month: June 2023

Leadway Health Emerges HMO Of The Year At The NHEA 2023

…Reiterates commitment to offering an innovative range of healthcare service packages    Nigeria’s fast-growing health maintenance organisation (HMO), Leadway Health Limited, a subsidiary of Leadway Holdings and a sister company of Leadway Assurance Company Limited, one of Nigeria’s foremost and largest insurers insurance companies, has emerged as the HMO of the Year at the recently […]

FCTA Unveils New Plan For FCT-IRS As Sole Revenue Collector

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has unveiled a Strategic Plan for delegation of duties and responsibilities of revenue collection to the Federal Capital Territory-Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS). Mr Adesola Olusade, Permanent Secretary in charge of FCTA, unveiled the plan during a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. He disclosed that a Project Management approach […]

Bloomberg Rates Dangote Africa’s Richest Man With $15.6bn

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, remains the richest man in Africa, despite the volatility of Nigerian currency against the dollar, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index (BBI).   Bloomberg, in its daily top billionaire lists released on Tuesday, revealed that Dangote with a wealth of $15.6 billion topped other Africans in the Index. Other Africans […]

Seplat Banks On Tinubu’s Administration To Complete $1.3bn Exxon Oil Deal

Seplat Energy Plc remains committed to purchasing Nigerian oil and gas assets from Exxon Mobil Corporation by completing a deal that’s been held up by the West African state for more than a year, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The Lagos and London-listed company is hoping that President Bola Tinubu, the new leader of Africa’s largest crude […]

UI, UNILAG, Covenant Ranked Among 1,000 Best Universities In The World

Only three Nigerian universities, namely University of Ibadan (UI), University of Lagos (UNILAG) and Covenant University have been ranked among the 1,000 universities in the world this year. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023 ranked 1,799 universities across 104 countries and regions, making them the largest and most diverse university rankings to date. […]

World Bank Plans To Boost NEP With $750m

The World Bank said  that it planned to commit additional 750 million dollars to deepen Nigerians access to electricity through the Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP). Ms Elizabeth Huybens, the World Bank’s Director of Strategy and Operations for Western Central African Region, said this while inspecting the 60 KiloWatts Mini Grid Project in Kilankwa Community, Kwali […]

SAHCO Appoints Odika As Executive Director

Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) PLC has appointed Herbert Odika as Executive Director, Operations, this was announced during the company’s 13th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at Marriott Hotel, Ikeja in Lagos. Herbert Odika is a professional in aviation ground operational management, business development, sales, and marketing. He is a 2001 graduate of business studies […]

FG Established NQC  To End Export Rejection of Nigerian Products – Aboloma

The Federal Government has established the National Quality Council (NQC) to drive bringing to an end the prevalent export rejection of Nigerian products in the international market. It is established to promote enhanced development, harnonazatuon and rationalization of Nigeria’s Quality Infrastructure. Disclosing this to the media, recently in Abuja, the Chairman/Chief Executive of the NQC, Osita […]

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