THE 2015 General election storm was expected to be rough. But the greatest fear was not before or during the turbulence; it was the anticipated after effects.

The Dein of Agbor Kingdom, Obi Benjamin Ikenchuku, has congratulated the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), on his victory at the just concluded presidential election.

UGHELLI—Ahead of the April 11 governorship election in Delta State, the political class of the Urhobo nation is in a last minute move to adopt a single candidate from its two sons, Chief Ovadje Ogboru and Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, both of the Labour Party, LP and All Progressives Congress, APC, respectively.

Mansard Insurance plc’s outstanding performance has again been recognized as it was selected as one of the top quartile (first place in Insurance Category) of publicly listed Growth Strategy Leaders in Nigeria for the year 2015 awards season. This award honors “best of the best” growth companies listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange in Nigeria and was presented by MSY Analytics, (a teaming partner and Nigerian representative of global research and growth consulting giant, Frost & Sullivan).

The major European reinsurers have posted very strong full-year results for 2014 and continue to be well capitalised, with underwriting results that have been profitable owing to the absence of sizeable natural catastrophes and ongoing reserve releases. The reinsurers also show a continued focus on capital management, resulting in share buy-backs and increased dividend payments, as well as repurchasing and replacing existing hybrid debt.

The Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers, NCRIB, umbrella body of all insurance brokers in Nigeria has charged the in- coming government to ensure that insurance is given its pride of place in all strata of government operations. According to the NCRIB, no economy could develop without taken into cognizance the place of insurance and risk management.

According to Prof. Peter Onwualu, if Nigeria invests in researchers and research institutions, she will join the league of successful nations. “Name any successful country and you discover that the bedrock of their success is research done by both government and private sector. The results of such researches actually fuel the economy. A country like China has used research to come up with new products it is exporting.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s candidate for Saturday’s governorship election in Adamawa State, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has enjoined Christians and Muslims in the state to always preach peace, saying that it was the only pre-requisite for any meaningful development.

Because Sports is also part of Nigeria, there has arisen a call for “change” in the Nigerian sports circles.

The Nigerian Government has over the years put in place many different and overlapping incentive schemes to attract both local and foreign investment. Tax exemption is generally regarded as an industrial investment device; many developing countries like Nigeria offer it as one of their major incentives. Basically, tax incentives are designed to encourage investments in certain preferred sectors of the economy and sometimes geared towards attracting inflow of foreign exchange to complement domestic supplies for rapid economic development.

Nigeria attracted $3.96 billion (about N780.12 billion) on real estate development in 2014, which is 11 percent of the total sum of $36.4 billion expended on infrastructure construction projects in the country.

Dangote Industries Limited has entered into a multi-million dollar Joint Venture agreement with Saipem, the Italian engineering and construction giant that will operate in Nigeria, Central and West Africa markets.

An aide of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State, Mr. Segun Karunwi has urged the people of Magaji Are ward 1 and Ward 2 of Ilorin East area of the state to troop out en masse on Saturday and vote for the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the governorship election.

Chemical and Allied Products, CAP Plc, makers of Dulux brand of paint and the technological licensee of AkzoNobel has named ‘Copper Orange’ as the 2015 Colour of the Year. ‘Copper Orange’ was unveiled as the 2015 Colour of the Year in line with the AkzoNobel global tradition and the Dulux brand thought leadership positioning in the paint in Lagos.

Zenith Bank Plc, a quoted company on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE has stated its readiness to deepen the retail space of the banking industry, using its high technology and innovative products. The bank over the years has used technology as one of its major advantages, to service its customers and deliver impressive returns to shareholders in the process.