Archives for September 11, 2026
FG Pays ₦1.1bn Exit Benefits to 175 Retiring Civil Servants
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Tinubu The Federal Government has commenced the payment of Additional Exit Benefits to retiring civil servants in Treasury-funded Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), with about ₦ billion…
Insurance Industry Recapitalisation Produces ₦1.079trn — NAICOM
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has disclosed that the recently concluded recapitalisation exercise in Nigeria’s insurance industry has produced a total capital of ₦ trillion. The Commissioner…
GOCOP To Institute Dotun Oladipo Prize For Online Journalism
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI *Late Dotun Oladipo The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has announced plans to institute the Dotun Oladipo Prize for Online Journalism in memory of its…
How Fidelity Bank PAPSS Is Helping Nigerian Businesses Trade Across Africa
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI For many Nigerian businesses, the next growth opportunity may be located beyond the country. A fashion entrepreneur may source premium fabrics from Ghana. A pharmaceutical distributor may…
NCC Strengthens Type Approval Compliance for SIM-Enabled Devices in Nigeria
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI NCC EVC , Maida In furtherance of its mandate to ensure that communications devices imported, sold and used in Nigeria meet applicable technical and regulatory standards, the…
SPIN Inaugural Sustainability Conference Calls for Context-Driven Practice, Stronger Professional Standards
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI The Sustainability Professionals Institute of Nigeria (SPIN) held its inaugural Sustainability Conference on Thursday, August 20, at Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos. The hybrid event brought together…
CBN Bags NES Distinguished Organisation Award for Economic Reforms
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has received the Nigerian Economic Society’s (NES) Distinguished Organisation Award in recognition of its institutional reforms and…
Leadway Supports Insurance Sector Strengthening Programme to Drive Penetration, Consumer Trust
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Leadway Assurance, Nigeria’s leading insurance services provider and a subsidiary of Leadway Group, a foremost non-banking financial services and wellbeing conglomerate, has thrown its weight behind efforts…
NAICOM: Insurance Must Become Strategic Catalyst for Nigeria’s Economic Transformation
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI The Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive Officer of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Mr Olusegun Ayo Omosehin, has called for the repositioning of the insurance industry…
