NCRIB Joins Insurance Meets Tech 2025 as Institutional Partner to Drive Broker-Led Participation
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Insurance Meets Tech (IMT), West Africa's leading platform for converging insurance and technology innovations, colloquium and discourse on policy environment and operational efficiencies, proudly announces the Nigerian…
Unitrust Insurance Launches UNIRIDE – A Game-Changer in Third-Party Motor Insurance
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI MD/CEO Unitrust Insurance Unitrust Insurance Company Limited is proud to announce the launch of UNIRIDE, a redefined motor insurance solution tailored specifically for private vehicle owners. This…
Petrol price drop imminent as Dangote slashes ex-depot cost
The pump price of petrol is expected to drop below N900 per litre as the Dangote refinery reduces the ex-depot price of the product from N850 to N820 per litre…
NIMC unveils new charter to improve services by 30%
NIMC DG The National Identity Management Commission has announced a target to improve service delivery by 30 per cent within the next year through its newly launched Service Charter. The…
Optometry in a Changing World: Adapting to Emerging Trends
By Dr. Elizabeth Ndubisi Eromosele, In July, I had the privilege of attending the 48th National Conference and Vision Expo of the Nigerian Optometric Association (NOA) in Umuahia, Abia State.…
Seplat Energy Pays Courtsey To Imo State Government
L-R: Commissioner for Petroleum and Natural Gas Development, Imo State, Mr. Emeka Mgbudem; Special Adviser to the Imo State Governor on Projects, Dr. Chioma Nwachuku; CEO Seplat Energy Plc,…
Seplat Energy Holds Entrepreneurship Training, Empowers Another 50 Journalists
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Director, External Affairs & Social Performance, Seplat Energy Plc, Chioma Afe; Manager, Corporate Communications, Stanley Opara; CEO, DFD Smart & Standard Concept (Seplat Media Consultant), Dan Aibangbe;…
GAIM 6: Fidelity Bank Unveils 20 New Millionaires in 7th, 8th Monthly Draws
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI L-R: Regional Bank Head, Lagos Central, Fidelity Bank Plc, Chioma Nwankwo; Divisional Head, Product Development, Fidelity Bank Plc, Osita Ede; Principal Legal Officer, Lagos State Lottery and…
United Capital Revenue Grows BY 57% To Record ₦23.76 bn
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI United Capital Plc, a leading Pan-African investment bank and financial services group, has once again demonstrated its market leadership with the release of its unaudited financial results…
Stanbic IBTC, NEM, Zenith, STI, Ecobank, KBL for Business Journal Fintech Roundtable 2025
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI As the countdown begins for the 2nd Business Journal Fintech & Financial Inclusion Roundtable 2025 coming up on Friday, August 29, 2025 at Oriental Hotel, 3 Lekki…
NAICOM Inaugurates 2025 Recapitalisation Committee
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI CFI, NAICOM, Olusegun Omosehin The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has constituted a 2025 Recapitalization Committee, following President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's assent to the Nigeria Insurance Industry Reform…
NIMC Upgrades Diaspora NIN Enrolment Platform For Effective Service Delivery
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI NIMC DG To ensure effective service delivery and smooth management of the National Identification Number (NIN) enrolment in the Diaspora, the National Identity Management Commission has successfully…
NIIRA Will Strengthen Regulatory Framework, Enhance Public Trust … NIA
NGOZI ONYEAKUSI The Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) welcomes with great appreciation the presidential assent to the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act (NIIRA) 2025, a pivotal legislation that sets the stage…
New Insurance Act will promote equity, says CIIN President
The Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN) has said the newly signed National Insurance Industry Reform Act 2025 (NIIRA 2025) would promote equity in the sector, benefiting both policyholders and…
SEC DG Agama forecasts $10trn digital asset opportunity
The Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Nigeria, Dr. Emomotimi Agama, has forecast that digital assets could present a $10 trillion opportunity by 2030, calling for an…
Sterling Bank Names First Beneficiaries of ₦2b ‘Beyond Education’ Fund
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Sterling Bank, Nigeria’s leading financial institution, has announced the first recipients of its ₦2 billion Beyond Education Scholarship, a groundbreaking nationwide initiative designed to fund university education…
SEC DG Agama, Emerges AMERC Vice Chair
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI SEC DG Agama The Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Nigeria, Dr. Emomotimi Agama has been elected as Vice Chairman of the Africa/Middle East…
FirstBank Champions Inclusive Fintech Innovation at Canada-Africa Fintech Summit 2025
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI FirstBank proudly sponsored the recently held Canada-Africa Fintech Summit (CAFS 2025), which took place from August 5–8 at the Sheraton Centre in Downtown Toronto. Convened by Dr.…
FIRS, BOI, NITDA, Others Partner ANNIH to Drive New Nigeria Narrative
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI In order to bolster the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Bank of Industry, BOI), National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)…
NIIRA 2025: NCRIB Advocates Prompt Implementation of Reforms
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI *Oguntade The Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for signing the Nigeria Insurance Industry Act into law, affirming that…
