AIICO Insurance Plc has paid out claims and benefits to its policyholders amounting to N47.3 billion in the 2021 financial year, up 19.1 percent from N39.7 billion paid in 2020. While AIICO Insurance considers a variety of metrics when assessing the qu…
Job opportunities as Google announces first product development centre in Africa
Google has announced it is establishing its first product development centre in Africa, which will be located in Nairobi, Kenya to develop solutions that would meet the needs of users on the continent. However, opportunities to contribute to the centre…
NGX Regulation, NGX host training on climate disclosure
Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) and NGX Regulation (NGX RegCo), in collaboration with UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) Initiative, International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) on Tuesday April 19, 2022 hosted the firs…
Onne Port receives second largest containership to berth in Nigeria
The West Africa Container Terminal Nigeria (WACT), operator of the container terminal in Onne Port, said it has received the second largest containership to berth at a Nigerian port. The 5,042 Twenty Equivalent Units (TEUs) containership with a length …
Kia Nigeria unveils Miss Nigeria as brand ambassador
Following its partnership with Folio Media Group, organisers of Miss Nigeria, Kia Nigeria has unveiled Shatu Garko, the 44th Miss Nigeria as brand ambassador. In line with this, Kia Nigeria also handed over an all-new Kia Rio to the 18-year-old Shatu G…
Herders attack: CSOs urge Obaseki act urgently
Civil Society Organisations in Edo State have urged Governor Godwin Obaseki to take decisive action against the unending killings and attacks by suspected herdsmen in the state. The CSOs noted that if urgent action is not taken, the state may be confro…
Smear campaigners coming for Osinbajo with fake video – Group
The Osinbajo for President Media Council says it has uncovered a fraudulent plan to malign the reputation of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Osinbajo is a presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Prog…
Market opens with rates expected to decline on N24bn OMO repayment
The financial market opened today after the Easter holiday with inter-bank rates expected to decline as a result of anticipated N24 billion inflow from Open Market Operation (OMO) repayment, this week. The Overnight (O/N) rate, which is the rate banks …
Emefiele, Malize to discuss digital payment at ‘The Industry Summit’
Godwin Emefiele, governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), and Chizor Malize, Chief Executive Officer of Financial Institution Training Centre, (FITC), have been scheduled to deliver keynote and lead papers respectively at the third edition of The Indu…
Face your ministry, FG replies Bishop Kuka
The President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government has responded to comments by Matthew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto. Kukah had accused the president of causing unprecedented divisions in the country. Responding through Shehu Garba, the spok…