Sanwo-Olu aide flags off 5th Cycling Lagos as Agbo clinches second consecutive title
The Senior Special Assistant to the Lagos State Governor on Grassroots Sports Development, Mr. Adebanji Adeoye Atewogboye, on Saturday, September 12, 2026, flagged off the 5th Cycling Lagos at the…
Insurers to Access N1.079trn Fresh Capital by September 30—NAICOM
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Insurance companies that successfully raised fresh capital under the latest recapitalisation exercise are expected to gain access to the funds by September 30, 2026, the National Insurance…
NAICOM To Release Risk-Capital Framework in October
CFI, NAICOM, Olusegun Omosehin The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) said it will release a new framework in October to review the size of risk portfolios held by insurance companies…
My Desk Is Enough: What Achebe’s Things Fall Apart Teaches Us About the Sundiata Post Model
By Max Amuchie | The Sunday Stew There are ideas that begin in institutions. There are ideas that begin in universities, think tanks, laboratories and conference rooms, surrounded by…
Subscribe to Dangote Refinery IPO in under Two Minutes Through Fidelity Bank
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Investors seeking to subscribe to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery IPO can complete the process in less than two minutes through Fidelity Bank’s digital channels. The Bank has…
Leadway Floats Short-Term Insurance Cover for Visitors, Businesses Ahead of Festive Season
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI L–R: Brand and Communications Manager. Leadway; Niyi Abiola, Global Tour Operator & Influencer, Chiamaka Obuekwe (Social Prefect); Head, Alternative Channels, Leadway Assurance, Juliet Okon; Head, Life Underwriting…
Ecobank Bring Nigeria’s Art, Architecture Icons Together in “The Convergence”
Nigeria’s leading voices in art and architecture will converge in Lagos as AD Consulting partners with Ecobank Nigeria to present The Convergence: The Iconic Architect & the Icons of…
Zenith Bank Unveils Digital, Branch Channels As Dangote Refinery IPO Opens Today
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Nigerians at home and in the diaspora seeking to participate in the landmark Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals can subscribe conveniently through…
Dangote Refinery IPO Opens Today, Subscribe Through FirstBank
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Olusegun AlebiosuMD/CEO FirstBank A significant opportunity is set to open in the Nigerian capital market as Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE (DPRP) launches its Initial Public…
FG Pays ₦1.1bn Exit Benefits to 175 Retiring Civil Servants
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Tinubu The Federal Government has commenced the payment of Additional Exit Benefits to retiring civil servants in Treasury-funded Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), with about ₦ billion…
Insurance Industry Recapitalisation Produces ₦1.079trn — NAICOM
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has disclosed that the recently concluded recapitalisation exercise in Nigeria’s insurance industry has produced a total capital of ₦ trillion. The Commissioner…
How Fidelity Bank PAPSS Is Helping Nigerian Businesses Trade Across Africa
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI For many Nigerian businesses, the next growth opportunity may be located beyond the country. A fashion entrepreneur may source premium fabrics from Ghana. A pharmaceutical distributor may…
SPIN Inaugural Sustainability Conference Calls for Context-Driven Practice, Stronger Professional Standards
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI The Sustainability Professionals Institute of Nigeria (SPIN) held its inaugural Sustainability Conference on Thursday, August 20, at Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos. The hybrid event brought together…
CBN Bags NES Distinguished Organisation Award for Economic Reforms
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has received the Nigerian Economic Society’s (NES) Distinguished Organisation Award in recognition of its institutional reforms and…
Leadway Supports Insurance Sector Strengthening Programme to Drive Penetration, Consumer Trust
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Leadway Assurance, Nigeria’s leading insurance services provider and a subsidiary of Leadway Group, a foremost non-banking financial services and wellbeing conglomerate, has thrown its weight behind efforts…
NAICOM: Insurance Must Become Strategic Catalyst for Nigeria’s Economic Transformation
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI The Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive Officer of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Mr Olusegun Ayo Omosehin, has called for the repositioning of the insurance industry…
Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Earns A+(NG) Rating with Positive Outlook
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Limited, the flagship non-life insurance subsidiary of Consolidated Hallmark Holdings Plc, has secured an upgraded A+(NG) national scale financial strength rating from GCR Ratings,…
NAICOM Denies ₦100bn Recapitalisation Fraud Allegations, Calls Publication False, Misleading
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI CFI, NAICOM, Olusegun Omosehin The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has distanced itself from a publication titled "100 Billion Fraudulent Insurance Recapitalization: EFCC Detains NAICOM Director and Commissioner,…
NAICOM, NCAA Deepen Collaboration On Aviation Insurance Regulation
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) have formalised a partnership to strengthen the regulation and oversight of aviation insurance in Nigeria.…
DataPro to Host 6th International Credit Rating Webinar October 8
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI DataPro Limited has revealed that its 2026 International Credit Rating Webinar will center on approaches to help African nations achieve investment-grade sovereign credit ratings, as the continent…
