By Taiye Olayemi The Central Securities Clearing System Plc (CSCS) has upgraded its core technology system in collaboration with global technology firms, IBM and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). CSCS, Nigeria’s capital market infrastructure provider, made this known in a statement on Monday. Continue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The newly-inaugurated 23rd President of the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB), Mrs Ekeoma Ezeibe, has unveiled plans to expand insurance awareness nationwide. She said the initiative would begin with Abia as the pilot location for the national insurance penetration drive. EzeibeContinue Reading
By Abbas Bamalli No fewer than 122,050 children affected by the crises in Sokoto and Katsina and Zamfara States have been enrolled in schools by Save the Children International (SCI), through its “Education Cannot Wait (ECW)’ project. Mrs Atine Lewi, the SCI Programme Manager, disclosed this during a three-dayContinue Reading
By Hussaina Yakubu The Kaduna State Commissioner for Information, Malam Ahmed Maiyaki, has reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to strengthening collaboration with media organisations to promote accurate and credible information dissemination. Maiyaki stated this during a courtesy visit to the Kaduna Zonal Office of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
Gyeongju, a historic city in South Korea, is about to welcome leaders from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the region’s highest-level, most extensive and most influential economic cooperation mechanism. At the invitation of President Lee Jae-myung of the Republic of Korea (ROK), Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 32ndContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says Nigeria upholds religious freedom, human rights, the rule of law, and democracy. Idris, speaking on CNN on Tuesday night, dismissed claims by foreign officials that terrorists in Nigeria exclusively targeted Christians. He described such assertions as misleadingContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Bank of Industry (BoI) and financial experts have urged Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to embed Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles in their operations to engender growth and global competitiveness. They gave the advice on Tuesday inContinue Reading
By Aisha Cole A Don, Prof. Jinadu Adele, on Tuesday underscored the need for inclusive governance in Nigeria, saying that it remained the only pathway to national development. Adele urged government at all levels to prioritise public interest in their policies and programmes, especially with regards to the localContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro The Roche Products Ltd., says it targets to move patient’s breast cancer treatment in Nigeria from 65 per cent being inadequately treated to 80 per cent receiving appropriate treatment by 2030. The General Manager of the company, Dr Ladi Hamed, made this known at aContinue Reading
By Aisha Gambo The Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA), on Tuesday launched a three-year agricultural project to support 100,000 small scale farmers increase productivity and competitiveness of maize and soybean in Kaduna and Niger states. The project, titled ‘Enhancing the Productivity and Competitiveness of Maize and Soybean Value Chains in NigerContinue Reading
