Yemisi Izuora Sahara Group has created opportunity for media professionals to learn creative pathways to assist them deepen their investigative skills for a robust reporting system. The medai was also called to embrace fundamental rethinking of how Africa approaches energy transition, infrastructure financing and energy journalism, urging stakeholders to accept solutions that reflect the continent’s realities while building the partnerships, institutions and investments required for long-term development. The call formed the central thrust of discussions at the third edition of Asharami Square, a Sahara Group thought leadership initiative held under the theme “Energising Africa’s Future: Legacy, Impact and Transformation.”…
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Nigeria’s insurance regulator is set for a rebrand and an expanded mandate, after the Senate passed a bill on Tuesday, 21 July 2026, to repeal the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) Act of 1997 and replace it with the Insurance Regulatory Commission (Establishment) Act. The bill passed for third reading following the Senate’s consideration of a report from its Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions, chaired by Senator Adetokunbo Abiru. Presenting the committee’s report, Abiru said the legislation had become necessary because the existing 1997 Act was outdated and no longer reflected the realities of Nigeria’s evolving insurance…
*Mr Lamido Yuguda Abubakar*, the new Chairman of the Board of Directors, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), second right, with the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, AMCON, *Mr Gbenga Alade*, flanked by Head, Inter-Governmental Department, AMCON, *Mr Sa’ad Ahmed* (right), and Head, Corporate Communications Department, AMCON, *Mr Jude Chiedozie Nwauzor* (left), after the screening of the new AMCON Board Chairman at the Senate Building, National Assembly Complex, Abuja on Tuesday
Uche Cecil Izuora West African leaders on Sunday endorsed an agreement approving the construction of a gas pipeline linking Nigeria to Morocco at a summit of regional bloc ECOWAS in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown. The project, first proposed during Moroccan King Mohammed VI’s visit to Abuja in 2016, is estimated to cost around $27 billion The roughly 6,000-kilometer (3,700-mile) Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline (NMGP) will cross 13 countries along Africa’s Atlantic coast, carrying Nigerian gas to Morocco before connecting to the Maghreb-Europe pipeline. “We have already signed the West Africa-Morocco gas pipeline,” said ECOWAS chair Julius Maada Bio said. “Don’t…
Chief Superintendent of Customs (CSC) Oscar Enya Ivara, Public Relations Officer for the Nigeria Customs Service’s (NCS) Tin Can Island Port Command, has spent more than 13 years building relationships with maritime journalists across various Customs commands, work that earned him the Congress of Nigerian Maritime Media Practitioners’ (CONMMEP) Customs Commands’ Best Public Relations Officer Award. He received the recognition during CONMMEP’s Annual Lecture and 5th Anniversary Celebration, held June 25 and 26, 2026, in Ikeja, Lagos. Ivara’s approach to the role has centred on timely, accurate disclosure rather than defensive communication, an approach CONMMEP credited with reducing misinformation…
…..Advise Journalists On AI Adoption For Higher Productivity* Experts have charged stakeholders to address challenges limiting the expected progress in the healthcare system in the country. With the stringent current economic conditions, which is reducing disposable income, Nigerians are now resorting to self medication for treatment of their ailments. Speaking at a media training put together by Leadway Assurance in Lagos for Members of Nigerian Association of Insurance & Pension Editors (NAIPE), Oluwafemi Awoleye, Team Lead, Commercial business at Leadway Health identified difficulty in accessing healthcare services or seeing doctors, brain drain of medical professionals and shortage of healthcare workers,…
The Commissioner for Insurance, National Insurance Commission, Mr. Olusegun Ayo Omosehin, has called on the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN) to deepen professionalism, ethical conduct, and innovation as the insurance industry undergoes major reforms. The Insurance boss gave the charge at the Investiture Ceremony of Mr. Akinjide Orimolade, ACII, FIIN, as the 53rd President and Chairman of Council of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria. Describing the event as “a call to stewardship at a defining moment,” the Commissioner noted that the industry’s future will be determined by the quality of leadership, depth of competence, and discipline in…
L-R; Dr. Jim Hansen, Dr. Godwin Atser, Country Director, Sasakawa Africa Association; Dr. Esther Ibrahim, Programme Officer, AGRA Nigeria, Prof. Charles Anosike DG/CEO NiMet, Dr. Victoria Pillah of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Mr. Pierre Sibiry, ILRI Representative; Dr James Ijampy The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), in collaboration with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Sasakawa Africa Association, and other partners, has concluded the 10-day Climate Risk Management in Agricultural Extension (CRMAE) Training of Trainers workshop in Abuja. The closing ceremony was chaired by the Director-General…
Guaranty Trust Bank Ltd , the flagship banking subsidiary of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc has been named Nigeria’s Best Digital Bank at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2026, one of the most prestigious and globally recognised awards programmes in the financial services industry. Organised annually by Euromoney, the Awards for Excellence recognise financial institutions that demonstrate outstanding performance, innovation, customer service, and leadership across markets worldwide. The recognition was announced at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2026 ceremony, held on July 17, 2026, at The Peninsula London. The prestigious event convened leading financial institutions, industry executives, and policymakers…
Yemisi Izuora The outgoing 52nd President of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN), Mrs. Yetunde Ilori, has assured of her unflinching support to the continuous growth and development of the Nigerian insurance industry Ilori, said her stepping down is not in anyway affect her contribution towards insurance development. She made the pledge today during her valedictory victual press conference held in Lagos, where she reviewed her two-year tenure and highlighted the major milestones recorded under her administration. Ilori recalled that the strategic direction of her administration was fully guided by her flagship E.P.I.C initiative, which stands for Education,…