Why Nigeria should harness indigenous innovations for inclusive devt

THE 2016 edition of Nigerian Internet Governance Forum ended in Abuja last week with stakeholders in the Nigeria ICT sector urging Africa the Nigeria government to devise its own strategy to harness her indigenous innovations for inclusive development and smarter Nigeria.
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STI pays out over N386m as claims

Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, STI, has said that it paid out over N386.9 million as claims in the first quarter of the year. In a statement, the company noted that the move is part of efforts to demonstrate avowed commitment towards prompt claims settlement.

Guinea resolves to support growth in insurance sector

GUINEA Insurance Plc has resolved to support growth and development in the insurance industry. To this end, the company strategically partnered with the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN) to ensure that the recently held street presence exercise in Lagos was seamless and successful.

How 14-year-old $36 million Amuro Water scheme was vandalised

ONITSHA — When General Ibrahim Babangida’s military regime flagged off a contract for the construction of a gigantic water scheme at Amuro Community in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo state, at the cost of $36 million US Dollars, under the control of Anambra-Imo River Basin Development Authority, Naze, Owerri, both indigenes and non indigenes of the area shedded tears of joy that they would soon fetch water from the facility at their door steps.

Lagos issues retirement benefit bond certificates to retirees

LAGOS State government has issued Retirement Benefit Bond Certificates to the tune of N1.002,856 billion to another set of 275 retirees from the mainstream, local government, SUBEB, TEPO and parastatals of government, under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) for the Month of May, 2016.

Low coverage of CPS could worsen old age poverty

DESPITE the numerous poverty eradication programmes which past governments had initiated and implanted, a world bank’s report shows that Nigerian Human Development Index (HDI) is 0.416 and that above 70 percent of the population was living on the breadline.

How Motorola smart solutions boosts public safety

AT the just concluded Critical Communications World 2016, held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Motorola Solutions raised the bar on how best to build safer cities with latest smart public safety devices, software applications, infrastructure and virtual reality-enabled command centre concept.

NAICOM warns brokers to stop illegal alliances with state govts

THE National Insurance Commission, NAICOM, has warned brokers’ that are into some form of arrangements with various state governments whereby insurance policies are being offered to unsuspecting public to desist from such acts. Commissioner for Insurance, Mohammed Kari, who gave the warning during the 2016 annual chief executive officers retreat of the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) in Osun State, said that such acts are illegal.

Highest-paid female athletes

Top 10 earners 1. Serena Williams -$28.9 million 2. Maria Sharapova –$21.9 million 3. Ronda Rousey – $14 million 4. Danica Patrick – $13.9 million 5. Agnieszka Radwanska – $10.2 million. 6. Caroline Wozniacki – $8 million 7. Garbine Muguruza-   $7.6 million 8. Ana Ivanovic-   $7.4 million 9. Victoria Azarenka –   $6.6 […]

Obiano slashes cost of C of Os in Anambra

GOVERNOR Willie Obiano has approved reduction of all fees payable for issuance of Certificates of Occupancy, C of O, in non-state lands in Anambra State.

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