ENUGU-based African Heritage Institution, AHI, said weekend, it has equipped 40 university lecturers with relevant skills needed to proffer solutions to the country’s economic recession.

microfinance banks and other development finance institutions.

Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) said that 64 per cent of mortgage banks in the country are yet to meet their premium obligations for deposit insurance.

Underwriters in the country under the umbrella body of the Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) have expressed displeasure over the rising trend of banks compelling customers to insure with their captive firms without any option to choose from.

The Chairman of the Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA), Mr. Eddie Efekoha in this Interview with Favour Nnabugwu in Abuja, talks about the problem of one price fits it all, the position of NIA on risk based capital and the plan to move the industry forward.
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Africa Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) has called on the federal government of Nigeria, the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) and insurance operators in the country to join hands together to increase insurance penetration in the country.

Against the backdrop of inappropriate pricing and desperation for big risks, a rate template for insurance companies and brokers to work with is underway, according to the Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA).

Regardless of the ongoing economic recession in Nigeria, the country is believed to be an amazing potential market in Africa for sanitary wares and finishing products.

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, has revealed how the federal government intends to solve Nigeria’s 17 million housing need, disclosing that in 2017, the government plans to build more houses to stimulate jobs.

Heritage Bank has launched an exclusive biometric identity card for members of the Performing Musicians Employers’ Association of Nigeria (PMAN).