Archives for February 12, 2025
NIA Moves To Stamp Out Negative Perception About InsuranceÂ
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI L-R: Chuks Okonta, Ex officio, NAIPE; Nike Popoola; Modestus Anaesoronye; Mrs. Bola Odukale, DG NIA; Nkechi Naeche-Esezobor, Chairperson NAIPE; Bankole Orimisan; Ebere Nwoji; Rosemary Iwunze, General…
Customs suspends 4% levy on importsÂ
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced suspension of the implementation of 4% Free-on-Board (FOB) value on imports, following public outcry by Manufacturers Daily Trust on Monday reported how the charge would…
CBN Reviews ATM Transaction Fees, Scrap Free WithdrawalsÂ
CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a review on the transaction fees for automated teller machines (ATMs). In a circular signed by John…
NCDMB Boss Outlines Pillars to African Collaboration Strategy on Local Content
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, has charged sub-Saharan African nations to keep pace with unfolding trends…
NDSF25 to discourse Global Digital Compact, opportunities for stakeholders on June 19
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI ITREALMS Media group, through its annual Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum (NDSF) series on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D), will host a crucial discussion on the Global Digital Compact…
Senate Proposes N10bn Fund for Capital Market Investor Education
The Senate has proposed a N10 billion special fund for investor education in the capital market as part of the 2025 budget. According to the Senate, the initiative aims to…
SOVEREIGN TRUST INSURANCE LAUNCHES RADIO CAMPAIGN ON ENHANCED THIRD-PARTY MOTOR INSURANCE, E3P
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI STI MD, Soyinka Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc has announced the insurer's resolve to embark on a Pan-Nigeria radio campaign for the next 13 weeks to promote one…
Let the DISCOs die for Nigerians to have light
By Michael Owhoko, Owhoko The unending darkness permeating Nigeria today, unarguably, was the mistake of 2013 when majority stakes in the electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) were sold to private investors…
NAICOM, UNDP, NIA, NCRIB Join Forces to Promote Insurance Literacy, Consumer Protection
L-R: Mrs Grace Arinze (UNDP) Mr Kenneth Aror (NAICOM) Mrs Bukola Ifemade (UNDP Consultant) Comrade Ali Paul (Wuse Market Executive) Mr Richard Ojo (NCRIB, Mrs Toyin Akinoya(NIA) at…
Nestlé Announces Dairy Demonstration Farm, Invests Over ₦1.8 Billion in  Dairy Development
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI L-R, Idris Ajimobi, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Livestock Development, Alhaji Mukhtar Idi Maiha, Minister of Livestock Development, Wassim Elhusseini, MD/CEO Nestle Nigeria Plc and…
