By Patience Saghana With less than six months to the 2010 deadline when insurance companies will be underwriting at least 70 per cent of risks in the oil and gas sector, not much ground has been covered in spite of efforts put in place by the sector to meet up with the target. The government […]

Nigerian Breweries Plc has announced support for Farafina Trust creative writing workshop with N7 million.
The ten day workshop which has been scheduled to hold in Lagos September 17 – 26, is expected to groom 25 participants in the art of creative writing so that they can become future Nobel laureates in literature.

Dr. Simon Okolo is the President, Nigerian Association of  Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) and in this interview with Franklin Alli, he says political will is needed to diversify the economy from total dependence on oil to agriculture and industrial goods production.  Excerpt As a medical doctor and an industrialists, what do […]

Substantive Managing Director of Nigeria Reinsurance Corporation, Mrs. Isioma Chukwuma, has said that she planned to reposition the company in order to be a strong reinsurance company that it used to be.

The on-going mass awareness campaign in the Nigerian insurance industry has received yet another boost with the recent enlistment of Intercontinental Wapic Insurance and Crystal Life Insurance.

The College of Insurance and Financial Management, a training arm of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria has announced the conclusion of a six month Certificate Course in Insurance Marketing for operators in the industry.

Prolific Underwriters, Sovereign Trust   Insurance Plc has disclosed that it made a total claims payment of N138 million in the first quarter (January –March) of 2009. According to the statement made available by the Corporate Communications / Brand Management department of the organization, the sum of N36 million was paid as claims in January while […]

By Patience Saghana The management of Fin Insurance Company  has challenged air passengers on the need for insurance following the increasing air travels and traffic. Glory Etaduovie, Deputy General Manager, Business Development/Operations, Fin Insurance, gave this charge during a chat with correspondents in Lagos . He said that people must always bear it in mind […]

The Ogun State Government has commenced the re certification of land tittles and issuance of securitised Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-Os) in the state through its Bureau of Lands and Survey (BLS), which is in charge of land matters in the state.

The Federal government is seeking to partner with key stakeholders to enable effective implementation of the amended Survey Co ordination Act of 1992 could be implemented under the Land Use Reform system.

Nigerian Bottling Company Plc, bottlers of Coca-Cola products in the county, said it’s on the move to tackle competition in the Food and Beverages Industry with its just launched Sales Academy.

The Nigerian manufacturing sector had it rough last year posting a net deficit of N12.85 million during the year, as against net surplus of N2.86 million the previous year. This was revealed last week during the annual general meeting of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) held in Lagos.

The Managing Director of Beta Computers   Limited, has hinged the growth and the survival of the Micro,  Small and Medium sized Enterprises (MSMEs) on their ability to deploy industry specific hard and software IT solutions in their operations. Addressing members of the Small and Medium Enterprises/Distributive Group of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, […]

By Lucky Fiakpa The rising incidence of collapsed buildings across the country have often left victims licking their wounds when they could have benefited immensely if the buildings were insured under the Public Building Insurance scheme, Lucky Fiakpa writes

Following the granting of its application for a shop in Beijing by the China Banking Regulatory Commission the bank now seems set to service its Chinese clients better and also leverage on the growth fundamentals of the Chinese economy, Lucky Fiakpa writes