Insurance
9 Apr
The federal government has expressed its readiness to engage industry professionals for policies that would drive economic sustainable development.
11 Mar
Every year, since 1910, we have been celebrating the International Women’s Day and this year, the message is not different: Everybody should work to engender an environment where more women are given opportunity to be relevant and contribute towards socio-economic development in our communities.
20 Feb
The Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) has called on the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy to make clear to the government the roles of insurance in stimulating and sustaining the economic development of the country.
5 Feb
If the moves by insurance technology (Insurtech) companies are anything to go by, there are glimmers of hope for the insurance industry, which has suffered neglect over the years.
22 Jan
In consideration of the current economic situation in Nigeria, experts in the insurance industry have stressed the need for underwriting firms to examine risks, consolidate gains and invest in new technologies.
6 Jan
The Group Managing Director, Afrinvest West Africa, Ike Chioke, has reiterated the company's commitment to supporting the youth towards achieving their life goals. He spoke ahead of the Bendel Insurance Football Club of Benin match against Rangers International of Enugu. The Afrinvest West Africa chief promised a N2.5m prize to the winning team. The match…
28 Dec 2023
As part of measures to boost insurance penetration in the country, FBN Insurance Brokers (FBNIB) has launched the First Cover, a digital brokering platform aimed at deepening insurance penetration in the country. Speaking at the end-of-year party and launch of First Cover, the Managing Director of FBN Insurance Brokers, Olumide Ibidapo noted that despite the…
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured the conviction of four drug lords, who were sentenced to a combined 28 years in prison following the seizure of over 2.1 tons of cocaine in Ikorodu, Lagos. The Federal High Court in Lagos, presided over by Justice Yellim Bogoro, delivered the sentences after a two-year…
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Female infertility is the inability of a woman to conceive or carry a pregnancy to term after one year of regular, unprotected sexual intercourse. Female factor infertility refers to infertility issues that primarily originate from the female reproductive system. There are different levels or types of female infertility which can affect women in varying degrees.…
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Notorious terrorist leader Bello Turji has threatened residents of communities in Zamfara and Sokoto States, accusing them of providing intelligence to the Nigerian military that led to the arrest of his alleged lieutenants. Turji’s threats come after the Nigerian military revealed on December 20 that it had captured key members of Turji's network during an…
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The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD) and other agencies rescued three men who were trapped in a blocked manhole in Abuja. The other agencies involved in the rescue operation at Guzape, Asokoro District, are the FCT Fire Service and the National Emergency Management Agency. The acting Director-General of the department, Mr. Abdulrahman Mohammed,…
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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara South Senatorial District, Engineer Opeyemi Olabanji, has cautioned the youths against being used by inordinate politicians ahead of the 2027 general elections. Olabanji, while addressing the youth wing of the APC from Irepodun Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, who yesterday paid him a…
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A former spokesman and ex-Director-General of the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has stated that the South, and not the North, should produce the president in 2027. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos, Okupe argued that fairness demands that the South completes its…
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Hours after the tragedy that hit a community in Silame Local Government Area (LGA), Sokoto State, when a warplane targeted the Lakurawa insurgents, a lady who was a victim has narrated how her family members fell victim to the attack, alleging that they were burnt to death in an inferno that ensued during the attack.…
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Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State, has consoled with his counterpart of Jigawa, Gov. Umar Namadi over the demise of his mother, Hajiya Maryam, who died on Wednesday. Mr. Ibrahim Kaula-Mohammed, Chief Press Secretary to the governor, made this known in a statement issued in Katsina on Wednesday. Radda described the demise of a mother…
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The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has urged truck and commercial drivers on routine maintenance of their vehicles to avert traffic crashes experienced in the Yuletide. The LASTMA General Manager, Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. Bakare-Oki noted that many vehicles…
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Military airstrikes in Nigeria have killed no fewer than 70 people in the year 2024, according to a report by the Foundation of Investigative Journalism (FIJ). The report comes following the latest incident which saw an unspecified number of villagers residing in two localities in the Silame local government area of Sokoto State being feared…