Umahi: I’ll fulfil my campaign promises within three years
Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi on Tuesday said his administration would fulfil all its campaign promises to the people of the state within three years in...
View ArticleHeritage Bank MD Explains Support for Young Entrepreneurs
Mr. Ifie Sekibo, MD/ CEO Heritage Bank In its continued effort to create and preserve wealth and curb unemployment among youths, Heritage Bank Plc in partnership with the Centre for Values in...
View ArticleN2.5bn bank debt: Court freezes R.T. Briscoe’s accounts, assets
Justice Ibrahim Buba of a Federal High Court in Lagos has barred R.T. Briscoe Nigeria Plc from accessing its funds in various commercial banks in the country over an alleged bank indebtedness of...
View ArticleU.S. SEC approves NYSE request for new market volatility rules
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved plans by the New York Stock Exchange to speed up and smooth early morning trading in times of market stress. In a ruling released on Tuesday,...
View ArticleAngolan Energy Ministry Signs MoU on Hydrokinetic Power with Privinvest
The Ministry of Energy and Water of the Republic of Angola has signed a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) with Privinvest (http://www.Privinvest.com), the Middle East headquartered industrial group,...
View ArticleAmadeus Taps MasterCard to Expand Use of Virtual Payment Cards
Travel technology company Amadeus today announced that it is partnering with MasterCard to expand the use of virtual payment cards for agencies and providers in the global travel industry. Amadeus’ new...
View ArticleInsurance Bureau of Canada to release insured damage totals from Alberta fires
The Insurance Bureau of Canada is to announce later today its estimate of total insured damage caused by the wildfires in Fort McMurray, Alta. The fires in May forced the evacuation of almost 90,000...
View ArticleInsurance company fraudster sentenced
An insurance company manager who stole more than £5,000 from his employers has been ordered to carry out 160 hours of unpaid work. A court was told Malcolm Gillies diverted money from customer...
View ArticleInsurance Institute eyes global partnerships to boost human resource dev
IIU’s Chairman governing council Ronald Zaake (Right) talks to Mark Twinamukye and Michael Bartlett of Bartlett Africa Ltd as IIU’s Chief Executive Officer Elvis Khisa (Left) looks on.(Picture by...
View ArticleNo Nigerian Bank was in distress-CBN Reassures Depositors
CBN logo Following the dissolution of board of Skye Bank by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the apex bank on Wednesday reassured Nigerians that no Nigerian Bank was in distress. The CBN...
View ArticleMinister mourns Bukky Ajayi, calls her an iconic thespian
Late Bukola Ajayi The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described Zainab Bukola Ajayi, who died on Wednesday, as an iconic thespian and a colossus of her time who has...
View ArticleGhana: Nsia Insurance unveils Mascot
Cross section of Staffs of Nsia Insurance Ghana Customers of NSIA Insurance Ghana will soon be greeted by a new friendly face whenever they come into contact with the brand. The company’s new...
View ArticleNaira Appreciates, Now N364 To British Pound
Naira The naira is currently trading at 364 to the British pound but Nigerians can barely buy or sell. The local currency, which traded at 376 to the pound on Monday, became stronger on...
View ArticleWorld Federation of Exchanges responds to revised Basel III Leverage Ratio...
The World Federation of Exchanges (“WFE”), which represents more than 200 market infrastructure providers including exchanges and CCPs, today published its response to the Basel Committee on...
View ArticleKwara Governor to SERAP: We are not owing state workers
Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed The Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed has described the decision by SERAP, a rights advocacy group, to include him in a petition to the...
View ArticleADB appointed to collect tourism development levy
ADB logo Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) has resumed the collection of the one percent tourism levy on behalf of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), being one of the banks mandated to...
View ArticleAfrican Water Facility: Ensuring long-term water safety in Tunisia
AfDB logo In its bids to fairly, sustainably and efficiently manage water on the continent, the African Water Facility (AWF) approved a grant of €1.4 million to Tunisia on 20 June 2016. This...
View ArticleNCRIB boss wins national award
The President, Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB), Kayode Okunoren receiving National Outstanding Leadership Award 2016 from the Vice President, National Association of Nigerian...
View ArticleThree African states to join pan-African trade insurer
Zimbabwe, Ethiopia and Ivory Coast are expected to join the Africa Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) by the end of September, officials said on Wednesday. ATI CEO George Otieno told a media briefing in the...
View ArticleFrench insurance lobbies merge
The two lobby groups of French mutual and traditional insurers officially merged on Friday into the French Insurance Federation (FFA), as the sector faces a wave of consolidation and new regulations....
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