The Chairman of the Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) Mrs Ebelechukwu Nwachukwu, says over 70 per cent insurance companies have completed the verification exercise ahead of the July 31st recapitalisation deadline. Nwachukwu who disclosed in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja, also said that
A yet to be ascertained number of occupants have sustained injuries following the collapse of a three story building in Amaokpala, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra. The building which collapsed Sunday night is a private property housing students of the Federal Polytechnic Oko and non-students alike. Amaokpala is
Mr Olatunji Ifabiyi, the spokesperson for the Ondo State House of Assembly, says the Assembly will not hold plenary until the Speaker, Olamide Oladiji, resign. Ifabiyi, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Akure, reiterated that majority of the lawmakers were in support of
Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza of the Kebbi State High Court has been kidnapped by suspected bandits who stormed his residence in Bunza Local Government Area of the state. The judge was reportedly taken away in the early hours of Sunday after armed men invaded his home along Zogirma Road, shortly
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) over its “failure to explain and account for ₦211 trillion in oil money recorded in its 2023 audited financial statements as ‘Sundry Receivables’ and ‘Accrued Expenses.’” NNPCL reportedly recorded over ₦211
.Recovers 401 military grade ammunition concealed in palm oil kegs, others in Kaduna A 55-year-old businessman, Onuigbo Ndubisi Chinedu who deals in clothing at the popular Balogun market, Lagos Island, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over attempt to export 3.30 kilograms of
The Theatre Command of Operation Fansan Yamma (OPFY) on Saturday confirmed that bandits have abducted the Chairman of Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara, Alhaji Nura Abdullahi following attack on his residence. OPFY made the confirmation in a statement on Saturday, by it’s Media Officer, Lt-Col. Aliyu Danja in Gusau.
The Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) sustained its bullish momentum during the week, with investors gaining N2.532 trillion as the equities market closed higher. Market data released by the NGX showed that the All-Share Index (ASI) rose by 1.60 per cent to 247,357.40 points from 243,462.13 recorded in the previous week.
Some residents of Surulere, Lagos State, on Saturday expressed concern over weeks-old refuse heaps that remained uncollected, saying the situation undermined the objectives of the state’s monthly environmental sanitation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that although many residents swept their surroundings and cleared drainages during the exercise, heaps
Former Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Prof. Ango Abdullahi, and political economist, Dr Usman Bugaje, have called for a return to the core values of integrity, sacrifice and visionary leadership. They maintained that these were necessary to tackle the growing challenges confronting Northern Nigeria. The duo made the call