CBN, BDCs and forex ban question
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said the ban of sale of foreign exchange to the Bureau de Change (BDC) operator was necessary because most of them have become conduit for illicit forex flows and graft.
Anchor Insurance grosses N6.8bn, to pay 4k per share dividend
Notwithstanding the challenges faced by businesses due to the different devastating happenings in 2020, Anchor Insurance Company Limited has announced that it achieved a gross written premium of N6.8bn at the end of the year as against the N4.2bn it recorded during the corresponding period of 2019.
Court restrains DSS from blocking Igboho’s bank accounts, as his 12 aides get N80m ‘iron bail’
The Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, yesterday, granted bail to the 12 persons that were arrested at the residence of Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho.
African Alliance opens new branch in Abeokuta
Speaking at the tape-cutting event recently in Abeokuta, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mrs. Joyce Ojemudia said that the importance of viable retail presence in the sale of life insurance cannot be overemphasised.
Bloodbath in S’East as gory killings spread to Enugu
At least nine persons, including a pregnant woman whose foetus was removed, were on Sunday afternoon killed by suspected herdsmen who attacked Mgbuji community in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State.
FG, stakeholders meet on implementation of Minamata convention
In a bid to implement the Minamata Convention which is aimed at reducing harmful effects of Mercury on lives and the environment, the Federal Government has met with stakeholders. In his keynote address at the project inception workshop in Abuja organized by the Department of Pollution Control and Environmental Health, Federal Ministry of Environment with […]
PDP founding member Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim joins APC
A founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, on Wednesday ditched his party and formally joined the All Progressives Congress, saying that his former party does not have what it takes to move Nigeria forward.
‘FG should anticipate pushback over pictorial warnings on tobacco products’
Chibuike Nwokorie is the Project Officer with the Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance, NTCA. In this interview, he bares his mind on the new policy on Pictorial Health Warnings, PHWs, which must be on all tobacco products manufactured and sold in Nigeria starting June 23, and other sundry issues on tobacco control in Nigeria.
Abba Kyari: DSS writes Segun Adeniyi; warns against denigrating secret police
Dear Mr Olusegun Adeniyi, without efforts to join issues with you on an opinion expressed by you in your article of 5th August, 2021 on the above subject matter, the SSS takes exceptions to the part that states that “Hundreds of innocent citizens are currently languishing in Police and State Security Services (SSS) detention centres across the country, following arrests ordered by powerful men and women”.
Lagos Marriott Hotel, Ikeja is proud to announce the appointment of Rudi Janse Van Rensburg as General Manager
The New Iconic Lagos Marriott Hotel, Ikeja is excited to announce the appointment of Rudi Janse Van Rensburg as General Manager. Rudi arrives with a vast wealth of 19 years’ experience in the hospitality sector, 13 of those years spent as General Manager across Hotels and Resorts in Africa. Rudi will lead the management & […]
MDCN can’t stop ‘house doctors’ from joining strike — NARD
By Gabriel Olawale The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has said that the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, MDCN, does not have the legal right to bar House Officers from joining the ongoing nationwide strike. This is contained in a statement signed by NARD National President, Dr Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, and Dr Jerry Isogun, […]
