10 Dec
It is not news that Nigeria’s Health Care System is not meeting the needs of its citizens. A 2018 Lancet study of global health access and quality ranked our health system 142 out of 195 countries assessed, a fact that factors such as health worker shortage contributes to. The doctor-to-patient ratio is about 1:6500, and…
10 Dec
Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has mourned the death of Mr Nnamdi Okafor, former Majority Leader of the Anambra State House of Assembly, who slumped and died in South Africa during an official visit in August. Soludo, speaking at the requiem mass held in Okafor’s honour at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Awka, on Friday, described his…
11 Dec
Presidency has dismissed as fake and untrue that the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, could not account for about N89.1 trillion the CBN collected as Stamp Duty charges.
12 Dec
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has advised underwriting firms in the country to minimise their environmental footprint through internal operations and business activities to address future challenges in the industry. The advice was given by the Commissioner for Insurance, Sunday Thomas, at the 2022 Insurance Directors’ Conference organised by the College of Insurance and Financial…
12 Dec
After a decade of driving financial inclusion for individuals and small businesses in Nigeria, Renmoney Microfinance Bank, at the weekend, held an event to engage with partners, investors, regulators and business leaders about their experience and outlook for investing in Africa, with the theme: ‘Going Long on Africa’. In his address to the audience, the…
12 Dec
A year after the report on foreign airlines departing Nigerian international airports empty, the Federal Government has initiated a move to reverse the trend of overseas rejections of local export goods and bottlenecks at airports. Specifically, the new Aviation Cargo Roadmap and its implementation committee have the mandate of upturning the imbalance of air freight…
