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NPS Processes Over 26 Million Transactions as First Bank, Fidelity Bank Lead in Volume, Value
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) Plc, Nigeria's foremost payments infrastructure provider, has commenced the rollout of the National Payment Stack (NPS), a sovereign, ISO 20022 compliant…
Renowned entrepreneur, educationist, Yomi Otubela, announced as Chairman of The Industry Newspaper’s Top 50 Nigerian Companies of Impact
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI The Industry Newspaper, Nigeria’s premier publication on marketing, media, and the business economy, has announced Chief Yomi Otubela as Chairman of the 2026 edition of its flagship special…
NCC Urges Protection of Fibre Infrastructure During Road Construction, Decries Over 5,000 Fibre Cuts in H1 2026
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI L - R: Rafiu Adeladan, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Works; Air Vice Marshal Effiom Ewa, Director, Directorate of Critical National Assets and Infrastructure Protection (DCNAIP), Office…
Credit Ratings Key to Preventing Microfinance Bank Failures
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Independent credit ratings can help identify weaknesses in microfinance banks before they lead to institutional failure. This is according to DataPro in it August Rating Brief,…
Heirs Life Assurance Appoints Pastor Jerry Eze as Independent Non-Executive Director
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI L – R: Tony Elumelu, Chairman, Heirs Life Assurance; Pastor Jerry Eze, incoming director, Heirs Life Assurance Heirs Life Assurance, the specialist life insurance company of Heirs…
TACKLING NIGERIA’S SECURITY CHALLENGES: THE CRITICAL ROLE OF THE MEDIA
Beyond reporting violence, the Nigerian media must evolve into a stronger instrument for prevention, accountability, public enlightenment and peacebuilding. However, journalists cannot effectively discharge this responsibility without adequate protection, professional…
Leadway’s Post-Recapitalisation Signals Era of Digital-First Insurance for Critical Sectors, Next Generation
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Leadway Assurance, Nigeria’s foremost insurance services provider and a member of the Leadway Group, said its recapitalised era will be defined not by regulatory compliance but by…
What Has Nigeria Truly Gained from N160Trn FAAC Allocations?
By Blaise Udunze Could it be said that Nigeria’s true identity today represents a country suffering and grappling with soaring inflation, mass unemployment, failing public infrastructure and multidimensional poverty despite…
Adedeji Denies $279m Frontier Fund Allegation, Describes Report as Fake News
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI The Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Zacch Adedeji, has dismissed online reports linking the NRS to an imaginary fraud related to the Frontier Exploration…
NDIC begins payouts to depositors of 46 failed MFBs
NDIC MD The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation has commenced the payment of insured deposits to customers of 46 failed microfinance banks whose operating licences were revoked by the Central Bank…
