By Rukayat Adeyemi Prudential Zenith Life Insurance, says it recorded N50.2 billion worth of total assets in 2022 financial year as against N48 billion posted in 2021. The Managing Director of the company, Mr Chris Igumbor, made this known at the August edition of the Nigerian Council of Registered InsuranceContinue Reading
By Muhammad Nasir Participants of an International Symposium on the Niger Republic crisis and the future of African Integration has urged leaders in the continent to avoid constitutional amendments in favour of tenure elongation. The call is contained in a communique issued on Wednesday at the end of a meetingContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has reiterated the value of the traditional institutions in the country. Shettima made the statement when he received a delegation led by the Chairman of the Nasarawa State Council of Chiefs, retired Justice Sidi Bage I, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja onContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday emphasised the need for re-engineering and re-strategising of affairs in the North with a view to fast tracking development. Shettima stated this when he receive a Coalition of Northern States’ Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (CONSCCIMA) led byContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili Dr Betta Edu, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, said on Wednesday that 23,000 people have been reported missing in less than a decade due to the insurgency in some parts of the country. Edu said this in Abuja at a stakeholders engagement with the themeContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has urged the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to rigorously review its exchange rate to come up with more acceptable fare for future Hajj exercises. Shettima made the call when he received briefing from the management of NAHCON led by itsContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Federal Government, through the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the United Nations Office of Counter Terrorism (UNOCT) have signed Memoranda of Understandings (MoUs) to further strengthen counter terrorism efforts in the country. The Head, Strategic Communications, ONSA, Mr Zakari Mijinyawa, in a statement,Continue Reading
By Gregory Mmaduakolam Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Nov. 11 Governorship Election in Imo says he will create employment to curb insecurity if elected. “Curbing insecurity in Imo is not by bombing or killing those involved in criminal acts, but by ensuring thatContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) on Wednesday, attributed part of the distortion of the Abuja Master Plan to abuse of Geographic Information System (GIS). The National President of the Institute, Mr Nathaniel Atebije, stated this in Abuja, during the 2023 Town Planners Day, organised byContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman A socio-economic pressure group, Arewa Economic Forum, has urged President Bola Tinubu, to be fair and equitable in the appointment of competent Nigerians into government positions. The Chairman of the Forum, Ibrahim Dandakata, who said this in a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja, specifically cited appointmentsContinue Reading
