Archives for May 27, 2021
Breaking: Buhari appoints Yahaya as new Chief of Army Staff
By Ngozi President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff. The spokesman of the Defence Headquarters, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, made this…
Photo: Sovereign Trust Insurance 26th Annual General Meeting held today in Lagos
L-R: Nafisat Lasisi, Company Secretary, Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, Oluseun O. Ajayi, Chairman, Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc and Olaotan Soyinka, MD/CEO, Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc at the 26th Annual General…
UNICEF celebrates Nigerian children, urges protection of child’s rights
The United Nations International Children Educational Fund (UNICEF) has felicitated the Nigerian children, saying “it comes at a challenging moment for child’s rights in the country and the world, with…
Buhari signs PVP Bill into law
President Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari jas signed into law the Plant Variety Protection (PVP) Bill into Stakeholders in the agricultural sector had described the absence of the PVP law, which…
N97.5bn healthcare intervention funds disbursed … CBN
Template of golden blister pack and pills for health projects or medicine topics. The Central Bank of Nigeria says it has disbursed out of the N100bn credit intervention for the…
Premiums for standalone cyber policies grew over 28% in 2020: AM Best
By Katie Baker ---- According to a new report by rating agency AM Best, the ransomware attack on US energy firm Colonial Pipeline has impacted the cyber insurance segment, with…
US insurance industry reports $7.5tn in cash and invested assets: NAIC
By Katie Baker---- According to a National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), the US insurance industry reported a total of $ trillion in total cash and invested assets at the…
Thailand’s non-life insurance market expands to $8.3bn: AM Best
By Katie Baker ----- According to a new report by rating agency AM Best, Thailand’s non-life insurance market was able to expand by to THB 253 billion (USD billion) in…
Demand for digital services could displace $280bn of premiums: Accenture
By Matt Sheehan ---- Analysts at Accenture have reported that rising demand for digital insurance premiums and their online distribution could displace $280 billion of current insurance revenues by 2025,…
Nigerian Shippers’ Council Seals Deal With Ghana On Trade Facilitation
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) is collaborating with the Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA) to further protect shippers and promote trade in Africa. The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of NSC, Mr…