By Chidinma Oparaochekwe The Lagos State Government has raised concern over the extremely low level of health insurance coverage in the state, warning that millions of residents remain financially vulnerable to medical emergencies and basic healthcare costs. To tackle the challenge, the state has unveiled a 10-year Primary Healthcare (PHC) Financing Plan, 2026-2036, aimed at expanding […]

First HoldCo Plc, the parent of Nigeria’s oldest commercial lender (First Bank), is moving to double the regulatory capital ceiling for international banks, signaling a new phase of aggressive expansion and balance sheet fortification.

The xenophobic attacks and anti-foreigner sentiments in South Africa is not new, but its persistence makes it an increasingly explosive issue. Each cycle of violence against foreign nationals chips away at the country’s moral authority and threatens the very ideals upon which post-apartheid South Africa was built. Since the end of Apartheid, South Africa has […]

Abuja: Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, plans to return to the presidency, using the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as platform to actualise his renewed presidential ambition, Vanguard gathered authoritatively yesterday. 

By Moshood Oshunfurewa  There is a particular cruelty reserved for Nigerians who still dare to dream. Nigerians watch men in tailored agbadas step before cameras, clutch their chests with the fervour of converts, and promise us light. Not the blinding glare of a camera flash, mind you, but the kind that keeps a cold chain vaccine viable […]