By Taiye Olayemi Universal Insurance Plc says it has met one of the recapitalisation requirements, Minimum Capital Requirement (MCR), under the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act (NIIRA) 2025. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Company Secretary and Legal Adviser, Universal Insurance, Mr Chinedu Onyilimba, on Wednesday.Continue Reading
By Patricia Amogu The European Union (EU) is partnering with Gallery of Code to strengthen the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in empowering Afro-European creatives and preserving cultural heritage. The Chief Executive Officer, Gallery of Code, Oscar Ekponimo, spoke at the ongoing AI+ARTS WEEK in Abuja. He said that theContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Sea Empowerment Research Centre (SEREC) says repositioning Nigeria’s air cargo governance is critical for African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) competitiveness, trade facilitation and national economic growth SEREC made this known in a policy brief issued by its Head of Research, Dr Eugene Nweke on WednesdayContinue Reading
By Jessica Dogo The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, says an additional 20 million Nigerians will have access to the Internet as the Federal Government expands rural connectivity. Tijani said this at the Flagship Nigeria Covening programme in partnership with Digital Access in Africa onContinue Reading
Turkish President Recep Erdoğa says he firmly believes Türkiye and Greece, as neighbors and allies, should keep dialogue channels open based on cooperation. The Turkish President stated this while addressing a joint press conference after bilateral talks with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Turkish Presidential Complex in theContinue Reading
Bangladesh recorded a 32.88% turnout after four and a half hours of voting on Thursday as people stood in long queues to elect a new government for the first time since a popular uprising ended the 15-year rule of the Awami League party. The voter turnout was recorded across 32,789Continue Reading
By Talatu Maiwada Alhaji Idi Mukhtar, the Minister of Livestock Development, on Wednesday lauded the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) and World Bank-funded Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (LPRES) financial intervention in the sector. The minister made the commendation at the regional training for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) andContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Senator representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District, Sen. Seriake Dickson, has urged the Conference Committee working on the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2026 to back the House of Representatives’ version in its entirety. Dickson, a member of the Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, made the call inContinue Reading
Turkish foreign minister meets Qatari counterpart in Ankara Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in the Turkish capital Ankara on Wednesday. This is contained in an official statement issued by the Turkish Government in Istanbul on Thursday. TheContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher Angola has moved to fast-track implementation of a Blue Economy partnership with Bayelsa following the visit of an Angolan delegation to Gov. Douye Diri on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the delegation was led by Angola’s Executive Minister of State and Head ofContinue Reading
