Leave a comment and share Chuks Udo Okonta All is now set for the maiden edition of the Financial Literacy Excellence Awards, FILEX, under the auspices of one of Nigeria’s foremost Non-Governmental Organizations, the Development Initiatives Network, DIN. The Executive Director of DIN and Convener of the FILEX Awards, Dr. […]
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AFRICA MUST BECOME A PRODUCER OF GLOBALLY RESPECTED KNOWLEDGE
800 leaders from around the world today attended the opening of Going Global 2016, the world’s largest highest education conference, organised by the British Council and taking place in Africa for the first time. In attendance is the Minister of State for Education, Prof Anthony Anwuka, who will be joined […]
NIPR confab underscores nexus between communications and agriculture
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Breaking: Axa to underwrite political risks in Africa from May 1
Axa has entered the African specialty market via a special purpose syndicate (SPS) arrangement with Chaucer Syndicate 1084, it announced today (19 April). Axa Africa Specialty Risks will write speciality lines including political risks, energy and infrastructure for the African market from 1 May. The partnership will initially utilise Axa’s […]
Biometric Security – The Key To Passwordless Authentication Or A Fad?
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Turkish Airlines itches for control of Nigeria’s international aviation space
Leave a comment and share Turkish Airlines, one of the foremost global airlines has assured it will latch on the re-energized diplomatic relations between Nigeria and Turkey to grow flight connectivity between both countries and enhance their economic growth. The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently paid a courtesy […]
China’s $60 billion Africa pledge not threatened by slowdown: Ambassador
China’s economic slowdown will not threaten its plans to plough $60 billion into African development projects, Beijing’s ambassador to Ethiopia said. Africa could even benefit as Chinese companies looked for investments while their own economy adjusts, Li Yifan told Reuters. China’s economy grew 6.9 per cent in 2015, its slowest […]
Consolidation is inevitable under risk-based supervision – Kari
Alhaji Mohammed Kari was, last year, announced by President Muhammadu Buhari, as the Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive Officer of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM). From then till now, he has embarked on series of initiatives aimed at deepening and repositioning the insurance sector for the better. In this […]
FG Disengages Heads Of NTA, FRCN, Other Information Parastatals
The Federal Government has disengaged the heads of the six information-related parastatals under the Ministry of Information and Culture. The Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, announced the disengagement during a meeting he held with the Chief Executives of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Federal Radio Corporation of […]
