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Oil prices climb as Hormuz stays shut ahead of Trump deadline
Oil prices extended gains on Tuesday as a deadline loomed for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz or be "taken out", with President Donald Trump threatening to order…
NAICOM Increases Micro Insurance Capital To N3b
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI CFI, NAICOM, Olusegun Omosehin In an effort geared towards promoting insurance penetration among the low-income earners, the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has raised the minimum capital requirement…
N4.65 Trillion in the Vault, but is the Real Economy Locked Out?
BY BLAISE UDUNZE Following the successful conclusion of the banking sector recapitalisation programme initiated in March 2024 by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the industry has raised trillion. No doubt,…
Plateau Must Not Bleed Again: Yilwatda Commends Tinubu’s Visit, Demands Decisive Action Against Killers
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has commended the visit of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, to Plateau State to commiserate with…
NAICOM, stakeholders commends Daily Economy, Author at insurance book launch
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI L-R: General Manager, Production, Punch Nigeria Limited, Mr Olayinka Popoola, President of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN), Mrs. Yetunde Ilori; Publisher, Daily Economy, Nike Popoola;…
FG Launches $2bn Digital Economy Research Clusters to Boost Innovations
The Federal Government has launched a $2 billion digital economy research clusters to boost innovations in the academia. Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, stated this…
Money Laundering: CBN Mandates Financial Institutions On Real-time Monitoring
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has In a bid to curb money laundering and terrorism financing in the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has mandated financial institutions…
CBN Concludes Recapitalisation, Banks Raise N4.65trn, 33 Out 37 Scale The Hurdles
CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has disclosed that it has concluded the banking sector recapitalisation with Nigerian banks raising a total of trillion in new…
WorldStage Boss urges Nigerian firms to commit 80% of advert budget to local media
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI L-R: Miss Nike Popoola, a journalist and Insurance Expert; Captain Badamasi , a Pilot; Dr. Abina Praise representing Engr. (Dr.) Jani Ibrahim, President of NACCIMA and Chairman…
FirstBank Sponsors Samuel Okwaraji U-16 Football Championship 2026
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI FirstBank, the premier bank in West Africa and a leading financial inclusion service provider, is thrilled to announce its sponsorship of the maiden edition of the Samuel…
