Archives for June, 2021 - Page 15
‘We Need Collective Prayers To Confront Banditry ,Kidnapling ,Insurgency –Emir Of Kano
THE Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero ,has said, to confront the challenges of banditry ,kidnapling, insurgency and other social ills bedevilling the country, there was need for collective…
Nigeria’s Free Trade And Economic Zones Get N18.1bn Funding
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved billion for the development of infrastructure at the nation’s free trade and economic zones. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,…
Reps Asked To Change Nigeria’s Name To ‘United Africans Republic’
The house of representatives committee on the review of the constitution has received a proposal to rename Nigeria to the “United Africans Republic (UAR)”. The national assembly is currently in…
CBN Set To Drive Investment In Cotton, Textile Industry
By Ngozi Onyeakusi--- The Governor of the Central Bank (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has assured the apex banks .support to drive investments in the cotton, textile, and garment (CTG) sub-sector of the…
FIRST BANK BAGS SECOND MOST ADMIRED FINANCIAL SERVICES BRAND IN AFRICA
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has been ranked the second ‘most admired financial services brand’ in Africa – for the second straight…
ALLIANCE AND GENERAL INSURANCE HOLDS ANNUAL RETREAT
L-R: Owolabi Oluwaseun, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Oluwaseyi Adediran, Deputy Managing Director (DMD) during the Retreat. Alliance and General (A & G) Insurance PLC, one of the pioneer insurance…
Gunmen kill Governor Ortom’s aide, AIG Dega, in Jos
Ortom By Ngozi Onyeakusi--- Gunmen have killed the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Samuel Ortom of Benus State on Security, Christophe Dega. Jega was said to have been shot in…
Uncertainty around climate change implications should not prevent action: Aeolus
By STEVE EVANS--- Uncertainty around the potential implications of climate change for the insurance and reinsurance industry should not be a barrier to incorporating climate-related risk analysis into decision making,…
FG to increase tobacco tax as minister insists on strict enforcement
President Buhari The ministries of Health as well as Finance, Budget and National Planning are working together to upwardly review taxes on tobacco in a bid to make the product…
NDIC Seeks FCT Ministry’s Support For Closed Banks Assets Realisation
By Ngozi Onyeakusi--- The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has solicited the support of the Ministry of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the realisation of landed properties of banks…