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Day: October 9, 2023

 SOVEREIGN TRUST INSURANCE PLC MARKS CUSTOMER SERVICE WEEK

PHOTO STORY: The Managing Director/CEO, Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, Olaotan Soyinka, being flanked by members of the Management Team and Staff of the Underwriting Company, during this year’s edition of the Customer Service Week which held between October 2-6, 2023.   The Firm used the weeklong event to thank and appreciate its numerous customers, home […]

Heirs Insurance Group Showcases Digital Insurance Channels

Heirs Insurance Group, Nigeria’s fastest-growing insurer, has announced the launch of Nigeria’s first-ever digital insurance space – the Heirs Insurance Experience Centre.         Located on the ground floor of the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, the experience centre provides a comprehensive one-stop shop for all insurance products and services offered by the Group.   […]

IFRS 17 Will Bring Consistency To IFnancial Reporting – AIICO

…As AIICO Commences Implementation  The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS 17) Project Manager at AIICO Insurance Plc, Mr. Mayowa Korode has revealed why IFRS 17 was developed. He said the IFRS 17 was developed “To bring consistency to financial reporting around the globe for companies reporting under IFRS 17, and to compare insurance companies to […]

Restructured N-Power Programme To Employ Five Million — FG

The Federal Government has said that the ongoing restructuring of the N-Power programme will bring about the employment of five million young Nigerians in five years. This was made known in a press statement by the N-Power National Programme Manager, Dr. Akindele Egbuwalo. He appealed to Nigerians to understand the rationale behind the suspension of […]

’20m Out-Of-School Population Big Threat To Nigeria’s Development’

A technology professional and human capital development advocate, Charles Obinna Eze, says Nigeria’s 20 million out-of-school population is a big threat to the country’s socioeconomic development. Eze noted that when access to basic education was impossible, communities are opened to various challenges, notable among which are crimes and exploitations. Speaking at the launch of his […]

Breast Cancer Is No 1 Cause Of Death For Nigerian Women —- BRECAN

Breast cancer has claimed the unfortunate top spot as the leading cause of death among women in Nigeria, especially when it goes undetected and untreated, according to the Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria (BRECAN). During a Breast Cancer Sensitization event, Tolu Taiwo, the National President of BRECAN, expressed her concerns about the alarming prevalence of […]

NAFOWA Holds Breast Cancer Awareness In Abuja

The Nigerian Air Force Officers’ Wives Association (NAFOWA),   held a sensitisation campaign in commemoration of the 2023 Breast World Cancer Awareness Month. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, on Saturday in Abuja. Gankwet said that the President of NAFOWA, Mrs Rakiya Abubakar, […]

World Leaders Condemn Israel-Palestine War

Countries around the world have condemned a wave of Palestinian attacks by land, sea and air that Israel’s army says left more than 200 dead. Some countries also called for a de-escalation of the conflict, after Israel launched air strikes and other military operations targeting Gaza that Palestinian authorities say killed more than 230 people. […]

Customs Seizes 20 Containers Of Expired Tomato At Lagos Port

The Port Terminal Multiservice Limited , PTML Command of Nigeria Customs Service has seized twenty containers of expired tomato imported from Spain and falsely declared as containing almond shells. Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi who displayed the seizure in Lagos placed the duty paid value of the seizure at over N116million. The Customs boss commended […]