Archives for July 5, 2021
Sunday Igboho sues DSS, claims N500m damages over attack on house
LEGAL counsel to Yoruba activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, Chief Yomi Alliyu SAN, Sunday, sued the Department of State Service, DSS, for attacking and damaging his…
Bandits Kill Seven, Kidnap 10 In Fresh Kaduna Attacks
At least seven people have been killed and ten others kidnapped in separate attacks carried out by bandits in Chikun, Kajuru and Giwa Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. Among…
Pope Francis is to undergo surgery on his colon
Pope Francis, 84, was to undergo surgery Sunday in Rome for an inflamed large colon, a Vatican statement said. The pontiff was admitted to the Gemelli University Hospital “for a…
Minister, Danbatta Celebrate With Bayero On Coronation
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Garba Danbatta paying homage to the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, ahead of his coronation slated…
NCC Attains N150b Spectrum Fees In Five Months
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has exceeded its N36 billion projected revenue from spectrum license fees for 2021. A statement issued on Sunday by Director, Public Affairs, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde…
SEC Approves 7 NGX’s Derivatives Contracts
Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX or The Exchange) has announced that it has received approval for seven derivatives contracts from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday, 28 June 2021.…
Heirs Insurance and Heirs Life Set to Host Brokers at NCRIB Forum
Newly launched insurance companies, Heirs Insurance Limited (HIL) and Heirs Life Assurance Limited (HLA) have announced plans to host over three hundred brokers at the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance…
MASSOB takes Buhari to ICJ
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) said it has concluded plans to sue President Muhammadu Buhari at the International Criminal Court of Justice (ICJ)…
NAICOM, Operators Set To Review Third Party Motor Insurance
NAICOM logo By Ngozi Onyeakusi---The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) and insurance operators have aggreed to review upward the current N5,000 premium paid by third party motor insurance. This decision was…
Universal Insurance posts N637.9m profit in 2020
Universal Insurance Plc has released its audited financial statement for the year ended December 31, 2020 with 82% increase in group gross premium written to billion from billion in 2019.…