By Taiye Olayemi The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has confirmed that 43 insurance and reinsurance companies have complied with the new minimum capital requirements stipulated under the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act (NIIRA) 2025. The commission madel this known in a public notice on Monday in Lagos.Continue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Guinea Insurance Plc says it has exceeded the N15 billion minimum capital requirement for non-life insurers prescribed by the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM). The company attributed the achievement to the successful completion of its recapitalisation exercise aimed at strengthening its financial capacity and regulatoryContinue Reading
By Catherine Egwuom and Lilian Okoro For millions of everyday Nigerians, personal identity remains a sacred anchor, making any alterations to official names a deeply sensitive and life-altering undertaking. From marriage and relocation to aligning certificates with West Africa Examinations Council Nigeria (WAEC), Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), and NationalContinue Reading
Sustained military operations have forced some members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), to begin surrendering their weapons in the South-East, military authorities sayContinue Reading
By Olusegun Aribike and Linda Agbu Renowned media trainer and content creator, Dr Falilat Okunnu, has described the training and retraining of journalists as vital to the development of media practitioners in the era of digital transformation. Okunnu said this at the end of a three-day training onContinue Reading
Troops of the Nigerian Army have in the last 24 hours, rescued 34 kidnap victims, apprehended suspected ISWAP informants and recovered arms, ammunition in coordinated operations nationwide.Continue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro A General Physician, Dr Gerald Chinasa, has warned that persistent rainfall and flooding could increase the risk of waterborne diseases, urging Nigerians to be more conscious of environmental hygiene. Chinasa, who is also the Head of the Medical Team, Heritage Advancement Forum (HAF), gave theContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Group Chairman, Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group), Dr Umaru Kwairanga, has called for more collaboration among regulators, financial institutions, technology companies and other stakeholders to deepen financial inclusion and strengthen Nigeria’s digital financial ecosystem. Kwairanga made the call in Lagos while delivering his address as Chairman ofContinue Reading
By Oyintutu Oyinkolade The Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN) has said that the absence of regulation for real estate developers is fueling fraud, multiple land sales and building collapses nationwide. REDAN President, Oba Akintoye Adeoye, stated this at the just concluded National Housing Data ProgrammeContinue Reading
By Eniola Elewude Residents of Wuse District in the Federal Capital Territory have appealed to the authorities to urgently restore public water supply after nearly three weeks of dry taps in Wuse Zones 1, 2, 3 and Wuse II. They said the prolonged outage had forced households and businesses toContinue Reading
