***As import bill exceeds N1trn ***Minister puts figure at N5.6trn ***Devt represents failed promises By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief Nigeria spent over N1 trillion on steel...
By Rosemary Iwunze The Acting Group Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Fortis Global Group, Mr. Bode Akinboye has said that the company has paid out over...
By Rosemary Iwunze AXA Mansard Health’s International Healthcare Plan, iMED, offers Nigerians access to comprehensive medical coverage for cancer, as well as critical medical procedures such...
By Rosemary Iwunze Universal Insurance Plc has dragged the National Insurance Commission, NAICOM, to the Federal High Court, following the cancellation of the Company’s operating licence...
By Godwin Oritse In a move to strengthen compliance with Nigeria’s Cabotage regime the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has started tightening enforcement of...
Nigerian lawyers have reaffirmed the pivotal role of taxation as a major source of government revenue for infrastructure development and the provision of social services, throwing...
•States still foot-dragging on CPS implementation By Rosemary Iwunze Five Pension Fund Administrators, PFAs, out of 18 licensed operators accounted for 54.41 per cent of new...
By Matthew Johnson After more than two years of closure, aggrieved depositors of the defunct Heritage Bank have called on the Federal Government (FG), the Central...
More than two decades after establishing Stova Industries Limited, Nigerian entrepreneur Chris Paul Nwuche has grown the company into a consumer-products business spanning home care, personal...
By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja Crude oil imports by domestic refineries rose by 151.5 per cent to 5.13 million barrels in July 2026, from 2.04 million barrels...
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The Academy of Medical Sciences of Nigeria has urged Nigerians to avoid handshakes, hugs and unnecessary physical contact following confirmation...
The Northwest Regional Data Center provides the secure technology infrastructure for the Florida Behavioral Health Care Data Repository, which will...
Since then, the regulatory framework has continued to evolve. Now, the journey to get new medicines to market is long,...
Janet Ogundepo Residents of Edo State have urged Governor Monday Okpebholo to fulfil his pledge to construct a N2.5bn paediatric...
Tosin Oyediran The Federal Government has confirmed a case of Ebola disease in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and commenced...
As pension sector operators continue to race towards meeting the regulator’s recapitalisation requirements with June 30th, 2027 as deadline, their...
From L-R: Sunkanmi Adekeye, Executive Director Operations, Priya Heal, Non-Executive Director, Yabawa Lawan Wabi mmi, Non-Executive Director, Babatunde AyoKunle Irukera,...
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Janet Ogundepo A registered dietitian-nutritionist, Olusola Malomo, has said the proposed Nutritionists Registration Council of Nigeria Bill will strengthen dietetic...
L-R: Favour Ihechimere, Modupe Ujadughele and Pero Giwa (all of Zenith General Insurance Limited); a student of Alimosho Junior Grammar...
By Rosemary IwunzeInsurance Meets Tech (IMT) has confirmed Mr. Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, OON, Co-founder of Andela and Flutterwave, and Founding Partner...
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Agency Report The United States on Tuesday warned its citizens against travel to Kenya, raising its travel advisory after the...
Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc has warned that Nigeria’s development gains will keep slipping away unless risk is managed and insured....
By Rosemary Iwunze The Annual Almond Insurance Industry Awards and Consumers’ Nite, the biggest social platform of the Nigerian Insurance...
– Advertisement – Former Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive Officer of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Mr. Olorundare Sunday...
By Toheeb Omotayo The Kwara State Government has approved an upward review of professional allowances for nurses and allied health...
By Peter Egwuatu Currency in circulation in Nigeria rose by 81 per cent to N5.44 trillion in August 2026, from...
By Justina Auta The Federal Government says telemedicine must complement human expertise and physical healthcare infrastructure rather than replace the...
– Advertisement – Fisheries and wildlife trade authorities from 22 African coastal countries have agreed to strengthen cooperation in regulating...
By Dirisu Yakubu The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to provide budgetary support to control the...
FSU will host its annual Celebration of International Education from Oct. 21 through Dec. 4, 2026. From study abroad and...
The Nigerian Cancer Society (NCS) has described Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu’s emergence as President of the Union for International Cancer Control...
– Advertisement – Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited (Renaissance) has been named the winner of the Legal Company of the...
By John Charles The Federal Government has approved four health facilities for the treatment of snakebites in Benue State. The...
The Florida State University College of Law is partnering with the First Amendment Foundation to host “Free Speech in the...
Following the confirmation of an Ebola Bundibugyo case in Nigeria, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC),...
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The Federal Government has confirmed one case of Ebola disease in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and commenced contact tracing,...
