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Insurance buff urges Nigerians to adopt insurance-backed savings plans

Nigerians have been urged to adopt insurance-backed savings programmes by Ms. Alero Ladipo, Executive Head, Marketing and Customer Experience, Old Mutual Nigeria. In a statement released on Monday in Lagos, Ladipo stated that this was crucial in light of the current global socio-economic volatility, uncertainties, complexity, and ambiguities (VUCA). She said that in the face Read More…

Business Economy Top Story

Elumelu: Population census vital to economic growth

A thorough understanding of Nigeria’s population, according to United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc Chairman Mr. Tony Elumelu, will aid in accelerating economic growth and development. Elumelu, who is also the Chairman of Heirs Holdings Group and Transnational Corporation (Transcorp) Plc, was speaking on Monday in Abuja during a donor engagement over Nigeria’s 2023 Housing Read More…

Football Sports Top Story

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles stunned by the Gambia in Under-20 AFCON s-final

Monday’s semi-final match of the ongoing Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt saw Nigeria’s Flying Eagles fall to their Gambian opponents 0-1. The Nigerian team dominated the game, holding 62% of the ball compared to 38% for the Gambians, which took part in it at the Cairo International Stadium. They missed the last Read More…

Football Sports

Rangers International sign 3 new players in NPFL

Three new players have joined the Enugu-based Rangers International Football Club in order to strengthen their second-round 2022/2023 Nigeria Professional Football League campaign (NPFL). Norbert Okolie, the club’s media officer, told reporters in Enugu on Monday that this was a sign the team was prepared for the rest of the season. Austin Osayande, Leonard Ugochukwu, Read More…

Featured Nigeria Notes Owei Lakemfa Politics

The battles between young General Buhari and retired teacher, Ajasin

The battles I describe, took place four decades ago. They speak to character and governance; some of the problems we have today and why the country is in turmoil. They were between a then 42-year-old General Muhammadu Buhari and 76-year-old Michael Adekunle Ajasin who had retired after 54 years of teaching from July 1921 to Read More…

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Wagner chief: Russian posture at Bakhmut at peril without promised ammo

The leader of Russia’s Wagner mercenary army warned that without ammunition, Russia’s position near the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut was in danger, the most recent indication of a rift between the Kremlin and the leader of the private militia. Meanwhile, according to Ukrainian military authorities and analysts, commanders of the Russian 155th Brigade operating Read More…

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CERAWEEK top Exxon boss wants to unblock sale in “challenging” Nigeria

In order to proceed with the blocked sale of its shallow water oil production activities in Nigeria, Exxon Mobil Corp hopes to obtain the government’s approval, a top Exxon executive told Reuters. Exxon Global Upstream President Liam Mallon announced this ahead of the CERAweek energy conference by S&P Global, which will begin on Monday in Read More…

Business Economy Top Story

CPPE establishes economic agenda for next administration

An economic agenda for the new administration has been established by the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprises (CPPE) with the goal of restoring investor confidence and repositioning the Nigerian economy. In a statement released on Sunday in Lagos, the founder of the CPPE, Dr. Muda Yusuf, said that Nigeria’s current political transition gave Read More…

Education Metro Top Story

FGC Ijanikin’s win at African Coding Competition delights principal

With their victory in a coding competition against 178 other schools countrywide, ten students from the Federal Government College in Ijanikin, Lagos, have put their institution on the map of academic excellence. In addition, the achievement has elevated the school to third place out of 30 participating African nations in the most recent African Code Read More…