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NCDMB unveils Nigerian Content Fund Certificate, empowers 130 firms with US$400 NCI Fund
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board has introduced the Nigerian Content Fund Clearance Certificate (NCFCC) as a mandatory compliance document for contractors and operators in the…
The $200 Billion Quest for Reliable Electricity
By Elvis Eromosele Nigeria is an energy starved nation. Imagine a country in the 21st century with over 200 million people and an unstable power supply. It's a recipe…
NHIA focuses On Expanding Health Insurance, Covers Enrollees With HIV, TB
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI The National Health Insurance Authority, NHIA, says it has expanded the national health insurance scheme to cover some extreme health cases including people…
WSIS: NCC’s Digital Awareness Programme Wins 2025 Prize for Access to Information, Knowledge
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Nigeria, through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has won the 2025 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) prize for its project, the Digital Awareness Programme (DAP),…
Universal Insurance Records N15.25bn Premium in 2024, As Profit Hits 2.8 bn
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Universal Insurance PLC, said it posted a Gross Written Premium (GWP) of billion in the year ended December 31, 2024. The Managing Director/CEO of the Company, Dr.…
Plural Health Emerges to Tackle Africa’s Fragmented Healthcare Systems with Intelligent, Integrated Digital Infrastructure
Plural Health Emerges to As African countries push for universal health coverage, a persistent challenge continues to undermine progress: fragmentation. From disconnected hospital systems to slow insurance processing and inaccessible…
Bad Roads: House Commits to FERMA’s 5% User Charge on Petroleum Products
The House of Representatives has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring the full implementation of the 5 per cent user charge on petroleum products as stipulated under the Federal Roads Maintenance…
10 states borrow N417bn despite higher allocations
At least 10 Nigerian states collectively increased their domestic debt by year-on-year, despite a significant rise in revenue allocations from the Federation Account Allocation Committee, a review of official data…
Freedom to Operate, Access to Capital Driving Seplat Energy’s Success – Roger Brown
... As Seplat Energy Earns NOG Indigenous Company of the Year Award BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Seplat Energy Plc, foremost Nigerian independent energy Company, has continued to blaze the trail in…
Udeme Ufot to chair QEDNG Creative Powerhouse Summit
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI *Ufot Mighty Media Plus Network Limited, publishers of the online newspaper QEDNG, has announced Udeme Ufot as Chairman of the inaugural QEDNG Creative Powerhouse Summit. Ufot is the Group…
