The mandatory group life insurance provided in the Pensions Act 2004 will now be expanded to cover disability during the life of the insured. This was part of the amendment being sought by operators into the existing law.

ACCRA-Nigeria is yet to pay $59.9million, as part of its “expected contribution” to the twin proposal to build West African Central Bank (WACB) and Stabilisation and Cooperation Fund (SCF), preparatory to achieving a Monetary Integration in the West African Monetary Zone in 2015.

The on-going mass awareness campaign in the Nigerian insurance industry has received yet another boost with the recent enlistment of Intercontinental Wapic Insurance and Crystal Life Insurance.

By  Mack Ogbamosa ONE of the fundamental instruments binding the nation together- the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) – has been under media bashing in recent times. There have even been calls for its scrapping because, according to the critics, the scheme is no more relevant.  They base their arguments on reasons like unhealthy nature […]

By Myinag Ikpah MARIJATA, in a back page comment in The Nation, on July 11, 2009, titled:  “Counting the Cost of Corruption,” dwelled on the performance of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) under its Chairperson, Farida Waziri in tackling “massive corruption by public officers”. He took a swipe at Nigeria’s efforts at resolving […]

I have always believed that parents were the instigators of this sexism, but then found myself being completely wrong, which is something that I hate to be, so you can imagine how difficult it is for me to admit.

Veteran sports administrator, Chief John Ojidoh, turned 83 Sunday and while Sports Vanguard was congratulating him, the man took time to add voice to the controversy on the representatives of the country in the next season’s CAF Cup.

Trouble started when Access Bank asked for repayment of the facility in dollars due to exchange rate fluctuation.
According to the Chief Operating officer of African Petroleum Plc, Mr. Tunde Falasinnu, Access Bank had requested that the petroleum marketing firm be wound up for failure to pay a debt of about $35 million.

By Tony Edike ENUGU – ANGLICAN Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Rt. Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Chukwuma, yesterday, condemned the sale of babies by some unscrupulous persons in the country. Speaking in a radio programme in Enugu, Dr Chukwuma advised families wishing to adopt children to follow due process, stressing that the sale of babies is not […]

By Inalegwu Shaibu ABUJA — The Senate Committee on Health, yesterday, heard that an estimated 6.5 million Nigerians are on death row due to tobacco addiction. This figure was given by Mr. Aknibode Oluwafemi, Programme Manager of Environmental Rights Actions/Friends of the Earth in a presentation to the Senate Committee on Health at the two-day […]