NAICOM LISTS MEASURES TO REVITALIZE INSURANCE SECTOR
The Commissioner for Insurance, Mr. Olusegun Omosehin, has said that challenges such as low insurance penetration, lack of public trust, market fragmentation, regulatory reforms, as well as digital transformation and adaptation must be addressed to revitalize the insurance industry and position it to risk-manage Nigeria’s one-trillion-dollar economy aspiration. Speaking in a Keynote address at the […]
FG STOPS VAT ON DIESEL, COOKING GAS
The Federal Government has announced the provision of new tax reliefs for deep offshore oil and gas production to boost investments in the sector. It also announced that the importation of key energy products and infrastructure, including diesel, feed gas, Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Compressed Natural Gas, electric vehicles, Liquefied Natural Gas infrastructure, and clean cooking […]
NIGERIA’S FORTUNE CAN IMPROVE WITH LEADERS OF CHARACTER — UTOMI
Professor of Political Economy, Pat Utomi has explained that Nigeria’s fortunes can change for the better if people of character are in positions of authority. The professor, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, said the country has the human capital required to achieve greatness. “Ultimately, values shape human progress. When […]
NIGERIA AT 64: STAY HOPEFUL, WE WILL OVERCOME, OKOTIE ENCOURAGES NIGERIANS
The Shepherd Superintendent of the Household of God Church, Lagos, Rev. Chris Okotie, has called on Nigerians to use the nation’s 64th Independence Anniversary as an opportunity to renew their faith in God’s promises. In a press release shared with Vanguard on Monday by his media adviser, Ladi Ayodeji, Rev. Okotie, drawing heavily from the […]
ROUGH ROAD AHEAD FOR NEW MINIMUM WAGE IMPLEMENTATION, NLC WARNS
As workers especially in the public sector await the template for the implementation of the N70,000 new national minimum wage by the federal government, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has alerted its state councils to prepare for serious battle to ensure full implementation of the new wage. According to NLC, winning the fight for a […]
HOW TO USE PRIVATE INITIATIVES TO BOOST NIGERIAN EDUCATION SECTOR — EXPERTS
For the government to use private initiatives to boost the education sector in the country, transparency and public accountability must be the watchword, some stakeholders in the education sector have said. They stated this in Ikeja, Lagos during the National Education Stakeholders Conference 2024 themed “Private initiatives and the Nigerian education sector: Gains, shortfall and […]
LAGOS WASTE TO ELECTRICITY PROJECT GETS €120M DUTCH SUPPORT – COMMISSIONER
The Lagos State Government has received a €120 million support fund from the Dutch Government to support and enhance the actualization of its waste-to-energy project in collaboration with a Dutch firm, Harvest Waste Consortium. The Commissioner for The Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a post on his official X.com, Wednesday. According […]
I ALMOST ACCEPTED SUPER EAGLES JOB – HERVE RENARD
Former Ivory Coast manager Herve Renard has disclosed that he was on the verge of becoming the head coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, replacing Finidi George. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is still in search of a permanent coach for the national team, with Augustine Eguavoen currently serving as the caretaker boss for the upcoming […]
PDP PROTESTS UPCOMING RIVERS STATE LGA ELECTIONS
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State has launched a protest against the scheduled local government area (LGA) elections set for Saturday, October 5th. Led by the party’s Chairman, Chukwuemeka Aaron, PDP supporters defied heavy rain on Thursday morning to march in protest. The demonstration began at the PDP Secretariat on the Port Harcourt-Aba […]
EGUAVOEN SETS CONDITIONS FOR PERMANENT SUPER EAGLES JOB
Super Eagles’s interim coach, Augustine Eguavoen, has hinted at the conditions that could see him take on the job full-time. Eguaveon has been tasked with leading the team through the upcoming 2025 AFCON qualifiers against Libya after picking up four points in the opening two games of the qualifiers. Eguavoen outlined that any consideration for […]