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Polaris Bank Bags SERAS Award, Africa’s prestigious Sustainability/CSR recognition
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Polaris Bank over the weekend, added yet another feather to its cap by winning Sustainability, Enterprise, and Responsibility Awards (SERAS), Africa’s most renowned and prestigious Sustainability/Corporate Social…
Airtel Wins Two Awards for Sustainability PR and Internal Comms at LaPRIGA 2024
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Airtel Nigeria reaffirmed its position as a leader in innovative and impactful public relations, clinching two prestigious awards at the Lagos Public Relations Industry Gala and Awards…
IPI Nigeria mourns treasurer Rafatu Salami
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI The International Press Institute, Nigeria, is sad to announce the sudden death of its treasurer and erudite journalist, Hajiya Rafatu Salami. In a statement released Friday in…
Senate Passes Bill on New Minimum Capital Requirement for Insurance Firms
The Senate passed a bill yesterday seeking to increase the capital base of risk-based insurance companies. It, nevertheless, reduced the figures proposed in the bill as contained in the report…
NAICOM Lauds Passage of New Insurance Consolidated Bill
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI ...Sees Bright Future for Sector CFI, NAICOM, Olusegun Omosehin The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has warmly welcomed the passage of the new Insurance Consolidated Bill by the…
NGX Chairman slams low investor numbers, pushes for technology integration
The Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc, Dr Umaru Kwairanga, has expressed concerns over the low number of investors in Nigeria’s capital market, describing it as a major issue given…
NAFDAC REFUTES CLAIMS OF APPROVING HERBAL TEA PROMOTING SMOKING
The attention of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has been drawn to a misleading video circulating on social media, alleging that NAFDAC approved the…
IPI Nigeria re-elects Musikilu Mojeed as President, Shekarau Secretary
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI The Editor-in-Chief of Premium Times, Musikilu Mojeed and the CEO of the Media Trust Group, Ahmed I. Shekarau, have been re-elected President and Secretary of the…
Recapitalisation: Shareholders raise concern over share reconstruction
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Shareholders under the aegis of the Independent Shareholders Association of Nigeria (ISAN) have expressed fear over possibility of share reconstruction by some banks after successful capital raising…