Family portfolio pushes Noor Takaful claims payout to N3.14bn in 2022 By Yusuf Issa An-Nuphawi Nigeria’s pioneer full-fledged Sharia compliant insurance, Noor Takaful Insurance Limited, has reported a N3.14 billion claims payment for 2022 financial year, representing a 62.7 per cent rise compared to N1.97 billion in 2021. Despite prudent underwriting capacity demonstrated by the…
Nigeria ratifies African Union charter on disabled persons right President Bola Tinubu has signed the Instrument of Ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa, which was adopted by the Thirtieth Ordinary Session of the Assembly, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia…
In fullfilment of campaign promises, Kano State Governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has flagged-off resumption of foreign scholarship programme with one thousand and one(1,001) beneficiaries who will study masters degrees in various universities around the world. The first batch of the beneficiaries numbering 150 out of the 1001 will depart Nigeria to various countries on…
Tinubu appoints Ndace, Lanre, 5 others as new heads of information agencies President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Ali Muhammed Ali as the new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN. This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and…
JUST IN: Tinubu withdraws nomination of 25-year-old FERMA Board Chairman President Bola Tinubu has directed the withdrawal of the nomination of Engr. Imam Kashim Imam to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA). A statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and…
RIPAN threatens shutdown, says rice importation will crash N14trn industry By Yusuf Issa An-Nuphawi Rice Processors Association of Nigeria, RIPAN, has threatened to shut down factories as any attempt by the federal government to open borders for rice importation will collapse the local milling industry worth N4 trillion, causing job and investment losses. The spokesperson…
FIRS to watch firms, Nigerians on tax compliance from Oct. 23 The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, on Monday said it will begin monitoring of Value-Added Tax (VAT) and Withholding Tax (WHT) on all taxable individuals, commencing on October 23. The FIRS chairman, Zacch Adedeji, in a statement on Monday, said the initiative is designed…
We have to make it work, Rimi urges NIPC staff The Executive Secretary/Chief ExecutiveOfficer of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission, NIPC, Aisha Rimi, has urged her staff to be dedicated to duty, saying if the Commission succeeds, the country wins. Ms. Rimi made the call on Monday while addressing the staff and management of the…
Ugolor: Nigeria should lead in global debt, climate discourse The Executive Director, Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), Rev. David Ugolor has called on President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to position Nigeria for a leading role in global debt and climate crises discourse amid concerns over looming economic stress. Ugolor made the call on…
Yusuf distributes 1.3mn books, teaching aids to Kano schools Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Monday, flagged off the distribution of books and instructional materials to pupils and state owned basic schools. A statement signed by the his chief press secretary, Sanusi Bature, said students and public schools in the state will receive 1.3…
