After 10 years of planning and deliberations by the Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) on its vision to set up a Customer Complaint Bureau for the industry’s policyholders, Justice George Adesola Oguntade, a retired Judge of the Supreme Court has been appointed to chair the bureau.

STAKE-HOLDERS of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Enugu West senatorial district of Enugu State rose from a meeting at the weekend, resolving to crush any opposition to the re-election bid of Governor Sullivan Chime in the 2011 elections.

The Lagos State government has moved to further ease bottlenecks on property transactions associated with securing Governor’s consent to mortgage or transfer property, by appointing three more commissioners to endorse the document.

Housing corporations in Nigeria, under the aegis of Association of Housing Corporations of Nigeria (AHCN), have called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to set aside N500 billion as housing intervention fund to aid massive construction of houses in the country.

The Minister of Housing, Lands and Urban Development, Mr. Nduese Essien, has urged the National Assembly to accelerate the passage of housing sector bills before it, noting that without strong legal framework, the dream of having a robust housing sector cannot be achieved.

TO upgrade power supply in Ebonyi South Senatorial district, the Federal Government has approved the contract sum of N1.5 billion for the commencement of the project in the area.
The project is to be handled by a foreign firm.

POLITICAL leaders and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Enugu State, who met with wife of the president, Dame Patience Jonathan, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, last week, said yesterday that only the conduct of fresh congresses of PDP could restore peace in the state.

Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria (APBN) has canvassed tax exemptions for primary mortgage institutions (PMIs) operating in Nigeria in order to boost housing delivery in the country.

The Nigeria Employers Consultative Association and the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) have disagreed over an attempt by the employers’ association to enforce compulsory contribution by employees to the National Housing Fund (NHF).

IMMEDIATE past Executive Director and Head of Cornerstone General Business, an arm of Cornerstone Group, Mr. Soji Emiola, has been named the new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, of Guinea Insurance Plc as part of the company’s efforts to reposition its business for greater success.