December 2025 – Page 38

How Health Insurance in Nigeria Can Curb Medical Brain Drain

26.12.2025

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Ultimate Health, a Health Maintenance Organisation, Lekan Ewenla, in this interview with OLASUNKANMI AKINLOTAN, explains the benefits inherent in health insurance, the challenges affecting the accelerated enrolment in the programme, and solutions for how the sub-sector can change the narrative of the country’s poor health indices How...

Nigerian MDAs Underfunded by N15tn in Three Years

26.12.2025

Capital spending by Federal Government ministries, departments, and agencies has remained severely constrained over the last three fiscal years, even as retained revenues expanded and debt service absorbed an overwhelming share of available resources, according to findings by The PUNCH. An analysis of data from the Budget Office of the Federation’s Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and...

Segilola Aligns Mining Growth with Social Impact

26.12.2025

Segilola Resources Operating Limited, a subsidiary of Thor Explorations Ltd. and operator of Nigeria’s first commercial gold mine, has capped a landmark year with a large-scale Christmas celebration that brought festive cheer to more than 2,000 children and their families across its host communities in Osun State. The end-of-year event, held at the Iperindo town...

Industry Reacts to Farouk Ahmed’s Resignation from NMDPRA

26.12.2025

The Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria has said Nigeria will miss Farouk Ahmed following his resignation as Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, describing him as a professional regulator who guided the downstream sector through one of its most difficult transitions. The Executive Secretary of MEMAN, Mr Clement Isong,...

Fidelity Bank donation boosts Ikoyi fire service safety

26.12.2025

Fidelity Bank Plc has donated essential firefighting and preventive equipment, including hoses and gasoline water pumps, to the Ikoyi Fire Service Station in Lagos. In a statement on Monday, it was revealed that the donation was made under the Fidelity Helping Hands Programme by the True Serve team, reaffirming the bank’s commitment to the environment...

Nigeria Internet Usage Reaches Record 1.24M Terabytes: NCC

26.12.2025

Nigeria’s internet usage reached a record 1.24 million terabytes in November 2025, according to the latest data from the Nigerian Communications Commission. The figure, up modestly from 1.235 million terabytes in October, reflects steady growth in digital activity across the country. Analysts say the surge is due to broader mobile and broadband adoption and the...

Heritage Energy boosts OML 30 production after restructure

26.12.2025

Heritage Energy Operational Services Limited, operators of Oil Mining Lease 30, on Tuesday signalled a turnaround in the asset’s fortunes, declaring that years of behind-the-scenes restructuring, investment and governance reforms are now translating into rising production, stronger reserves and improved stakeholder confidence. Speaking at a media stakeholders’ engagement in Lagos, the General Manager of Government,...

Ogun Hails OGSTEP for Major State Economy Boost

26.12.2025

The Ogun State Head of Service has commended the Ogun State Economic Transformation Project for revitalising and strengthening the state’s development pillars, saying the initiative has touched virtually every sector of the economy. The Head of Service, Kehinde Onasanya, gave the commendation while receiving the OGSTEP Management Team led by the Project Coordinator, Mosunmola Owo-Odusi,...

Lokpobiri Seeks Digital Skills for Civil Service Digitalizat

26.12.2025

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has urged the Office of the Head of the Civil Service to prioritise capacity-building for ministers and civil servants to ensure the success of Nigeria’s push towards a fully digital public service. Lokpobiri made the call on Wednesday in Abuja during the flag-off of the...

JMG Solar Systems Save NIPCO N44.4m Annually

26.12.2025

JMG Limited, a hybrid and integrated electromechanical energy provider, says it has successfully installed solar power systems at three major NIPCO Plc fuelling stations, delivering dependable clean energy, eliminating diesel reliance, and unlocking over N44m in annual energy cost savings. According to a statement by JMG, the installations, located in Abuja and Lagos Lekki, feature...