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No Plans To Replace Naira Notes With e-Naira — CBN
By Ngozi Onyeakusi---The central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has come out to disown a news item that it intends to replace the Naira notes in circulation with digital currency,…
BIBA SET TO INCORPORATE AFRICAN INSURANCE ISSUES INTO DISCOURSE
By Ngozi Onyeakusi---In a bid to give delegates from Africa a sense of belonging at the yearly British Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA) Conference, issues relating to insurance practice in the…
Shareholders celebrate ABC Orjiako as he retires as Seplat chairman
It was a harvest of praises by representatives of Nigerian shareholder groups who were at Seplat Energy Plc 9th Annual General Meeting (AGM) which held in Lagos as they visibly lauded…
WELCOME ADDRESS BY CHAIRMAN COLLEGE OF INSURANCE SUPERVISORS OF W/AFRICAN MONETARY ZONE, AGBOOLA PIUS, AT 2ND MEETING OF THE COLLEGE IN ABUJA
*Agboola * It is my pleasure to welcome all to the 2nd meeting of the College of Insurance Supervisors of the West African Monetary Zone (CISWAMZ). Recall that the 1st…
Deborah: A deep wound in the soul of our country — Pat Utomi
Professor Patrick Utomi has condemned the killing of Deborah Samuel, a student of a college in Sokoto State over alleged blasphemy, describing the incident as “a deep wound in the…
Nine banks’ non-performing loans rise, hit N814bn
Bank, logo The aggregate Non-Performing Loans of nine banks increased to in 2021, representing a per cent increase from the reported in 2020, according to findings by the PUNCH.…
After 38 years, SSS removes Nigerian journalist from watchlist
The State Security Service (SSS) has removed a journalist, Lanre Arogundade, from a watchlist in which his name featured for 38 years, the Director General of the Service, Yusuf Magaji…
A’Ibom Coconut Oil Refinery, To Produce 3,000 Jobs
By Ngozi Onyeakusi---The Akwa Ibom State Government has commissioned what its described as Africa’s first digital coconut oil refinery Commissioning the factory located in Ikot Akpan Okop village in Mkpat…
Buhari condemns gruesome murder of Sokoto student for alleged blasphemy
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday condemned setting ablaze of Deborah Samuel which occurred in Sokoto State on Thursday. Recall that irate youths of the Shehu Shagari College of Education killed…
Ngige Withdraws From Presidential Race
Ngige By Ngozi Onyeakusi--- The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Nwabueze Ngige has withdrawn his initial intention to contest for the presidential ticket of the APC and would…