Archives for July 16, 2021
Young people rally to put an end to open defecation in West, Central Africa
By Ngozi Onyeakusi---Ghana and Nigeria are embarking today on a hackathon journey that will give them the opportunity to share their promising ideas and innovative solutions to end open defecation…
Swiss Re predicts strong 5.8% global GDP growth in 2021
Charlie Wood --- Swiss Re is expecting a strong global economic recovery from COVID-19 to result in historically high global gross domestic product (GDP) growth of in 2021. Global insurance…
BREAKING: Reps pass PIB without minority caucus, approve 3% for host community
Members of the House of Representatives from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC have without notice to their opposition counter-parts passed the controversial 3% equity shares for the oil producing…
IPOB accuses Ngige, Wike, Obiano, Emeka Offor of sabotaging Nnamdi Kanu Photo of CenturyPost
Nnamdi Kanu The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has revealed the people that collaborated with the Nigerian government to sabotage Nnamdi Kanu, its leader. IPOB said that the Minister of…
NBC issues new orders to TV, radio stations, ‘don’t name victims, report details of terrorist attacks’
The National Broadcasting Commission has ordered television and radio stations in Nigeria not to divulge “details” of the activities of bandits, terrorists and kidnappers in their reports. The regulator…
BREAKING: Anambra Guber: Soludo, PDP’s Ozigbo missing from INEC list •Factional APGA candidate okayed
Prof. Mahmood YakubuINEC Chairman The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared a member of the House of Representatives, Chukwuma Michael Umeoji as the candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance in…
Economic recovery from COVID-19 to drive global insurance premiums to $7tn: Swiss Re
By STEVE EVANS---A new report from global reinsurance company Swiss Re suggests that a strong economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will drive insurance market premiums much higher, lifting them…
South African unrest could drive insured losses of $680m: reports
Author: Matt Sheehan ---State-owned insurer Sasria has estimated that days of civil unrest across South Africa could drive insured losses of between 7 billion rand and 10 billion rand ($481 million…
African Alliance Insurance to Host NCRIB Abuja Area Committee
Joyce Ojemudia, MD African Alliance By Ngozi Onyeakusi---Foremost Life Insurer, African Alliance Insurance has announced plans to host the Abuja Area Committee of the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers…
SOVEREIGN TRUST INSURANCE BAGS CITN AWARD
Soyika, MD, STI By Ngozi Onyeakusi---One of Nigeria’s foremost Underwriting Firms, Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc was recently presented with an Award by the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, (CITN).…