Archives for May, 2025 - Page 7
BIBA Honours Olola Ogunlana with “Lifetime Achievement” Award
FROM NGOZI ONYEAKUSI In a grand gesture of recognition, the British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA) has conferred its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award on the Doyen of Nigerian insurance, Olola Olabode…
Fidelity Bank Reclaims Trillion-Naira Market Cap As Stock Rises To ₦21
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has reentered the trillion-naira market capitalisation club, after its share price rose by , climbing from ₦ to ₦…
NAICOM Hosts 4th Joint Committee Meeting On Insurance Of Public Buildings, Buildings Under Construction
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) convened the 4th Meeting of the Joint Committee on Insurance for Public Buildings and Buildings Under Construction on Wednesday, May 14, 2024, at Bon…
The blood Profits Of Nigerian Banks
By Michael Owhoko, The astronomical rise in banks’ profits as reflected in the 2024 full year financial report has exposed the banking industry as a lucrative enterprise powered by arbitrary…
The Myth of Reflective Electricity Pricing in Nigeria
By Elvis Eromosele In Nigeria, few issues stir as much raw emotion as the price and quality of electricity. Everywhere across the length and breadth of the country electricity supply…
Bayelsa State Former Military Administrator, Navy Captain Olubolade Dies At 70
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Navy Captain Olubolade The Former Military Administrator of Bayelsa State, Navy Captain Omoniyi Caleb Olubolade is dead. He celebrated his 70th birthday on November 30, 2024. Olubolade,…
2025 Nigeria Prize For Science Gets 112 entries
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI The Nigeria Prize for Science, arguably Africa’s richest and most prestigious science award, is worth $100,000. The 2025 edition features the theme “Innovations in ICT, Artificial Intelligence…
PenCom Attributes Pension Fund Growth Of N23.26 tri To Strategic Asset Allocation, Diversified Investment
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI PenCom logo National Pension Commission (PenCom) has attributed the pension fund assets growth of trillion recorded in February, 2025 to a strategic asset allocation and a diversified…
Nigeria Hosts First Zonal ECOWAS Brown Card Meeting In Abuja
L-R: Dr. Raphael Abiiba, Secretary General/CEO, Nigerian National Bureau, ECOWAS Brown Card Scheme, Mr. Obinna Ajugo, Programme Officer, Directorate of Free Movement of Persons and Migration, ECOWAS Commission, Mr. Winfred…
SOVEREIGN Sovereign Trust Insurance Adopts Continuous Manpower Development As Catalyst For Risk Management
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI The photo captures the MD/CEO, Olaotan Soyinka and members of the company’s strategic partners on Human Capital Development led by Dr. Alim Abubakre, Chair of TEXEM,…
