Head, Monitoring & Enforcement Department Securities and Exchange Commission, Mr Makyur Tarfa, Head of Enforcement Division, Enforcement Department SEC, Mrs Tope Onwionoko, Representative, Federal Ministry of Justice, Dr Samuel Idiarhiri: Director, Registration, Exchanges and Market Infrastructure Department, SEC, Mrs Hafsat Rufai, Head Depository, Central Securities Clearing System Mr Babangida Yahaya, Head, Abuja Branch of First Registrars Mrs Wumi Senkoya, and Ag. MD, Meristem Registrars and Probate Services Limited Ms Nkechinyelu Okoye, at the Probate/Unclaimed Monies Awareness and Investor Clinic held at SEC Headquarters, Abuja, Thursday
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Ken Okeke In a major step towards strengthening inter-agency collaboration and enhancing coordinated, proactive management of floods and other climate-related hazards in Nigeria, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) today hosted a high-level joint meeting of relevant government agencies and development partners ahead of the planned national launch of the Early Warnings for All (EW4All) Initiative. The meeting brought together the Director General of NEMA, Mrs. Zubaida Umar; Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida; Director General of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), Alhaji Ahmed Ibrahim Mohammed; Director General of the…
Francesca Odimgbe The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday disclosed that his administration is shifting its focus from delivering healthcare projects to building enduring systems that will guarantee quality, accessible and affordable healthcare for generations. He said his administration’s goal is to build institutions and systems that will continue to deliver quality healthcare to Lagos residents. Governor Sanwo-Olu spoke at the Eko Health Convention 2026 held at Victoria Island, themed: “Building a Healthier Lagos: Connecting Access with Excellence.” The Eko Health Convention, with “Leveraging Digital Innovation and Strategic Partnership for better outcomes” as a sub-theme, brought together…
Yemisi Izuora The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has intensified efforts to reduce unclaimed funds and other dormant investment assets by launching a Probate/Unclaimed Monies Awareness and Investor Clinic aimed at helping beneficiaries recover inherited investments and strengthening investor protection in Nigeria’s capital market. Speaking at the opening of the clinic in Abuja organised by the Commission in partnership with Meristem on Thursday, SEC Director-General, Dr. Emomotimi Agama, said the initiative was designed to bridge the gap between investors’ legal entitlements and their ability to access inherited assets. He noted that many Nigerian families face prolonged delays in accessing…
Joseph Bakare President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday in Abuja, said growing positive reviews of the economy by experts and favourable economic indicators signal a brighter future for all Nigerians. The President, who received the Board and Management of the Nigerian Exchange Group at the State House, said all the reforms satisfied global best practices and helped stimulate the economy, setting the foundation for long-term sustainable growth. The Nigerian Exchange Group, led by the Chairman, Dr Umaru Kwairanga, and the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Temi Popoola, briefed the President on the rebound of the market from…
Precious Obogo More than 3,800 children, parents, teachers, and STEM enthusiasts gathered at Landmark Event Centre on July 18 as STEM Africa Fest 2026 transformed science, technology, engineering, and mathematics into one of the country’s largest practical learning events for children. Held under the theme, “Building Future Innovators,” the sixth edition of Africa’s largest STEM festival for children featured 46 exhibitors, and welcomed participants from over 119 schools into a full day of discovery, experimentation, and creativity. Rather than simply observing, children built, tested, solved problems, and experienced how innovation comes to life through robotics, artificial intelligence, coding,…
Valentine Okafor A newly released report by Rome Business School Nigeria (RBSN), one of Nigeria’s foremost business schools and corporate training institutions based in Lagos, has revealed why ‘Made in Nigeria’ policy has not yielded much success. It says the answer lies not in a shortage of ideas or government policies, but in a broken economic system that rewards the export of raw materials with little value addition leading to poor strategic positioning of the “Made in Nigeria” brand. The report, titled “Rethinking ‘Made in Nigeria’: Value Chains, Global Positioning and Economic Identity Transformation,” challenges one of Nigeria’s longest-running…
Uche Cecil Izuora Nigeria has continued to expand its global energy membership drive to firm up its influence in global policy making. This is coming as the country formally joined the World Energy Council (WEC) with the inauguration of a new National Member Committee and Governing Board. It is hoped that the move would strengthen the country’s influence in global energy policy discussions while providing a platform to address domestic challenges around energy security, affordability and sustainability. The development marks a renewed chapter in Nigeria’s relationship with the century-old global energy organisation as the country intensifies efforts to expand…
Uche Cecil Izuora The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Seplat Energy, Engr. Effiong Okon has said that independent energy producers can grow output, optimize the value of their assets, boost returns on investments and ensure resilient systems if they get asset integrity right, fix obsolescence in their operations and consciously work on life extension of their assets. Engr. Okon said this during the Panel Session Two (2) of the 49th Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition (NAICE) organised by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) in Lagos themed “Building Resilient Energy Systems in a Rapidly Evolving Energy Landscape”. According to him,…
Yemisi Izuora The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has launched the Technology Innovation Challenge (TIC) 2026, with 30 innovation teams from tertiary institutions and leading technology firms in the country set to begin a five-day “Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialisation Bootcamp.” Themed “Physical Boot Camp: Bridging Research to Commercialisation,” the TIC, an initiative of the Board aimed at identifying and selecting indigenous technologies to address key oil and gas industry pen points – operational problems and hazards (both to humans and the environment) – is for appraisal of ‘Technology Readiness Level’ and ‘Commercial Readiness Level,’ among other things.…