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October 9, 2022 No Responses

Customers Laud AIICO Insurance’s Annuity Policy

Annuity policyholders of AIICO Insurance Plc, have lauded the company for its excellent and satisfactory services. In a statement issued on Saturday, the company’s spokesman, Mr Segun Olalandu, explained that the underwriter marked the 2022 Customer Service Week with the...

October 9, 2022 No Responses

Kenya Beat Hosts Nigeria To Win Final Match Of ICC Under-19 Qualifiers

Kenya’s under-19 men’s cricket team on Saturday defeated hosts Nigeria by 11 runs to win the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup Africa Division Two Qualifiers in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kenya defeated their hos...

October 8, 2022 No Responses

Insurance Industry’s Assets Hit N2.3trillion In Q2

Nigeria’s insurance industry’s total assets grew to about N2.3 trillion in the second quarter of 2022, indicating an increased growth rate of 11.9 per cent over the first quarter. The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) made this known on Friday i...

October 8, 2022 No Responses

2023:Buhari Presents N20.5trn Budget To Joint Session Of NASS

President Muhammadu Buhari, accompanied by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and other members of the Federal Executive Council on Friday presented the 2023 budget proposal to a joint session of the National Assembly (NASS). Buhari, who addressed the joint se...

October 8, 2022 No Responses

NADDC, Korean Firms To Produce Electric Vehicles In Nigeria

The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) has sealed partnerships with some Korean companies to produce more Electric Vehicles in Nigeria. A statement from the council on Friday explained that Jelani Aliyu, its Director-General, disclose...

October 8, 2022 No Responses

Court Remands Man For Allegedly Raping Friend’s Wife

An Ikeja Magistrate’s Court on Friday remanded a 35-year-old trader, Chigozie Ojinika, in Kirikiri Correctional centre for allegedly raping his friend‘s wife. The police charged Ojinaka, who resides at 72, Ayelara St., Surulere, Lagos with rape.&nbsp...

October 8, 2022 No Responses

Unity Bank Bags CBN Award

Unity Bank Plc has received an Award of Recognition for emerging as the “Best Bank in Customer Complaint Resolution 2021” recently at the Kano Central Bank of Nigeria/Banker’s Committee event held to uphold quality customer service culture in the banking...

October 8, 2022 No Responses

Stakeholders Seek Infrastructure To Tap $9trn Maritime Resources

Stakeholders have urged the Federal Government to provide adequate infrastructure to tap the $9 trillion resources in the maritime industry. They explained in Lagos that adequate infrastructure was the only way one million jobs could be accessed by the joble...

October 7, 2022 No Responses

SMEDAN Pledges To Push Nigeria’s Export Target To $35b

The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), on Thursday in Abuja pledged to push Nigeria’s export target further to $35billion over the next five years. The Director-General of SMEDAN, Mr Olawale Fasanya said this at the closing....

October 7, 2022 No Responses

Kogi Moves To Recover Obajana Cement From Dangote

The Kogi Government on Thursday moved to recover Obajana Cement Plant from Dangote Company LimitedThe government’s resolution is contained in the report of the Specialised Technical Committee on the Evaluation of the Legality of the Alleged Acquisition of Ob...

October 7, 2022 No Responses

NGX Group Appoints Umaru Kwairanga New Chairman

The Board of the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group) has appointed Dr Umaru Kwairanga as its new Chairman. The group, in a statement on Thursday in Lagos, said that Kwairanga’s appointment was approved at a meeting on Wednesday. Prior to...

October 7, 2022 No Responses

INEC Chairman Tasks Online Publishers On Fake News, Credible Polls

The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Thursday reiterated that votes cast by electorate would determine the outcome of the 2023 general elections Yakubu, who spoke at the 6th Annual Conference of the Gui...

October 6, 2022 No Responses

WHO Confirms 63 Ebola Cases, 29 Deaths

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed 63 cases of Ebola Virus infection, including 29 deaths in Uganda, calling for clinical trials of new vaccines in the country. WHO Director General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, gave the confirmation at a news.....

October 6, 2022 No Responses

NLNG Reacts To N18.4b Compensation Reports For Host Communities

The management of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) is evaluating the reported Senate resolution which mandated the company to pay host communities N18.4b compensation within two months. A statement issued on Wednesday by NLNG General Manager, External Rela...