The Minister of Finance, Mr Remi Bablola has said that the N100 million capital base for insurance brokers is mere speculation.
Babalola dispelled the rumours about the proposed increase in the capital base of insurance brokers to N100 million while receiving the delegation of the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers led by its President, Dr Teslim Sanusi in Abuja recently.
The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) in collaboration with the Risk and Insurance Managers Society of Nigeria will be certifying managers after a two-day intensive training scheduled for March in Lagos.
The Board of Zenith Bank PLC, yester-day, named Godwin Emefiele as the Managing Director/Chief Executive designate following Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) directive that banks whose chief executives have served 10 years and above should draw up a succession plan and leave the banking scene at the end of July 2010.
First Bank of Nigeria PLC is to achieve prominence in all its business segment with the aim of becoming the bank of first choice for majority of Nigerians.
GOVERNOR Olugbenga Daniel of Ogun State today expressed shock and utter revulsion on the brutal killing of the Action Congress gubernatorial candidate in the April, 2007 polls, Otunba Dipo Dina.
HUNDREDS of Action Congress (AC) loyalists today thronged the Ijebu-Ode, country home of the Governorship candidate in the 2007 polls, Otunba Dipo Dina who was killed Monday evening by unknown gunmen just as more details of how he was brutally murdered began to emerge.
Attending social functions accompanied with one’s spouse in African traditional setting is an expression of love, maturity and reckoning. But sometimes, it’s not in the best interest of either of the party invited, especially when one of the couple in question is more familiar with the guests than the other. Indeed, such scenarios, have oftentimes led to misunderstanding between couples, either at the venue or on their way home.
By Victor Ahiuma-Young
ABUJA — IN a bid to fully tap the benefits of Public Private Participation, PPP, in its job creation programme, the Federal Government has charged the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation, BATN, to collaborate with the Agricultural Skills Training Centres, ASTs, of the National Directorate of Employment, NDE, to create employment opportunities [...]
By Emmanuel Aziken
Abuja—The Coalition for Democracy andGood Governance,CODEGG, in Anambra State has condemned the refusal of Governor Peter Obi to partake in today’s scheduled debate for gubernatorial candidates in the state.
CODEGG in a statement yesterday expressed regret that the Governor declined participation in the debate, despite his continuing efforts in publicizing the affairs [...]
By Tony Edike
ENUGU—A stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Anambra State, Chief Ben Ezeibe, has advised Anambra governorship candidates and political leaders not to play politics with the future of the people of the state, saying next week’s election should be seen as an opportunity to integrate Anambra into the mainstream of [...]
Enugu—MISTER Hyginus Fuomsuk, Enugu Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, has said that 450 traffic offenders were arrested between 18 December and 10 January this year.
He said that no fewer than 263 vehicles were impounded for various offences within the period.
In an interview in Enugu yesterday, Fuomsuk said the [...]
By Tony Edike
ENUGU—A group of Anambra people living in Germany has endorsed Dr. Chris Ngige, the governorship candidate of Action Congress (AC) for the 6 February 2010 polls, saying he stood a better chance to lift the state to the next level of development.
Operating under the aegis of Anambrarians in Diaspora, the group [...]
The Action Congress (AC) has described the murder of Otunba Dipo Dina, its gubernatorial candidate in Ogun state during the 2007 general elections, as the latest indication of a rising culture of intolerance and insecurity in the country.
ENUGU—Enugu State Government has set aside N150 million as counterpart fund for the take off of the World Bank Assisted Rural Access and Mobility Project, RAMP, for 2010.
Governor Sullivan Chime announced this on Monday in Enugu in a message to a stakeholders workshop on “Identification, Selection and Prioritisation of Rural Road Networks in Enugu [...]
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