Industry Leaders Honour Late Rotimi Edu at Service of Songs, Night of Tributes
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Mrs Olayemi Edu, wife of the late Oluwarotimi Edu flanked by family members at the service of songs The Nigerian insurance industry gathered in solemn reflection for…
AIICO Retains Composite Licence Without Capital Raise, Posts Solid Q2 Performance
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI . Olusegun Omosehin, Commission for Insurance/CEO of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) (right), presenting the new operational licence to Mr. Babatunde Fajemirokun, the MD/CEO of AIICO Insurance…
NIIRA 2025: Unitrust Insurance Meets Capital Requirement, Receives New Licence
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI MD/CEO Unitrust Insurance Unitrust Insurance Company Limited has announced hat it has successfully met the NIIRA 2025; recapitalization requirement, and had received her New license from the…
NAICOM Issues New Licence Certificate To Recapitalised Companies, Marking New Era For Insurance Industry
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI History was made Tuesday as the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), at its headquarters in Abuja, presented new Licence Certificates to insurance companies that successfully met the Commission's…
CORA, NLNG Celebrate 11 Poets on 2026 Longlist
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI NLNG in partnership with The Committee for Relevant Art (CORA) hosted the first eleven poets longlisted for the 2026 edition of The Nigeria Prize for…
Consolidated Hallmark Reaffirms Financial Strength Following NAICOM Recapitalisation
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI * Mrs Mary Adeyanju, MD/CEO Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Limited Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Limited, a subsidiary of Consolidated Hallmark Holdings Plc has reaffirmed its position as one…
Rex Insurance Strengthens Market Position, Meets NAICOM Capital Requirement
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Rex Insurance Limited has successfully met the new Minimum Capital Requirement (MCR) prescribed by the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) under the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act (NIIRA)…
Leadway Rolls Out ‘Leadway PFA’ as Unified Brand Following Successful Consolidation Journey
…Marks a new era of pension administration, managing N3 Trillion in assets for over million Nigerian BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI (L-R) Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Leadway Assurance, Gboyega Lesi; Chief Executive…
NNPC posts N2.27tn half-year profit amid oil price rally
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited recorded a cumulative profit after tax in the first six months of 2026, with higher international crude oil prices triggered by geopolitical tensions in…
NUPRC defends 2025 oil block awards
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has pushed back against criticism of the 2025 oil and gas licensing round. The Commission argued that reports that portrayed the award of…
HillCrest Agro-Allied Industries Quotes ₦11.73 Billion Commercial Paper on FMDQ
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited has approved the quotations of HillCrest Agro-Allied Industries Limited’s ₦ billion Series 1 and ₦ billion Series 2 Commercial Paper under its ₦…
NPCA Names Maiden Nominees for Nigeria Prize for Creative Arts
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI From 98 submissions, 11 documentary entries have advanced in the inaugural edition of the US$20,000 Prize. Sponsored by NLNG, the newly introduced Prize is open to Nigerian…
CBN Lists Five Strategies to Drive Next Stage of Fintech Growth in Nigeria
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI L-R: Mr. Emmanuel Ovaga, MD/CEO, PufferPay Ltd; Sola Longe-Okenimkpe, COO, Nuvu Africa; Prince Cookey, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, Business Journal; Mr. Jide Orimolade, President/Chairman of Council, CIIN; Dr. Chinyere Almona,…
Experts Seek Smarter Regulation, Stronger Collaboration, Trust to Position Nigeria as Africa’s Fintech Hub
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI L-R: Mr. Emmanuel Ovaga, MD/CEO, PufferPay Ltd; Sola Longe-Okenimkpe, COO, Nuvu Africa; Prince Cookey, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, Business Journal; Mr. Jide Orimolade, President/Chairman of Council, CIIN; Dr. Chinyere Almona,…
NAICOM Announces Successful Completion Of Insurance Industry Recapitalisation As 43 Firms Scale Hurdle
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI CFI, NAICOM, Olusegun Omosehin The National Insurance Commission, has announced the successful completion of the twelve-month insurance sector recapitalization exercise undertaken pursuant to Section 15 and other…
Leadway Sounds Alarm on African Swine Fever, Urges Farmers to Strengthen Biosecurity
As concerns grow over recent outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) in parts of Nigeria, Leadway Assurance is calling on pig farmers to strengthen biosecurity measures to protect their livestock…
NAICOM, NIA Strengthen Ties with NAIPE to Advance Insurance Industry
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI *L-R: The Commissioner for Insurance/CEO, National Insurance Commission(NAICOM), Mr. Olusegun Omosehin, ably represented by the Head, Lagos Office, NAICOM, Dr. Julius Odidi; the Chairperson, Nigerian Association of…
Recapitalisation: Guinea Insurance Surpasses ₦15bn Requirement
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Mr. Ademola Abidogun, MD/CEO Guinea Insurance Plc has achieved a major milestone as it surpassed the ₦15 billion minimum capital requirement prescribed for non-life insurance companies by…
Leadership: The Future Belongs to Those Who Show Up Confidence Doesn’t Come Before the Opportunity—It Comes After You Find the Courage to Begin.
By Yetunde Oni There is a conversation I have had, in one form or another, with many talented people over the years. It usually begins with hesitation. Someone capable…
AXA Mansard Deploys Karis To Promote Healthcare Access, Customers Services
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI L-R: The Commissioner for Insurance/CEO, National Insurance Commission(NAICOM), Mr. Olusegun Omosehin, ably represented by the Head, Lagos Office, NAICOM, Dr. Julius Odidi; the Chairperson, Nigerian Insurers Association…
