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OPay Scholarship: N300,000 for Indigent Students

OPay Digital Services Limited, popularly called OPay, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, to support 20 indigent undergraduates of the institution with a N300,000 scholarship for each of the students annually. Speaking during the signing of the MoU with the university management held at its Senate building...
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Nigeria Insurance Week 2025 Unveiled

The Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria has unveiled the inaugural edition of its Insurance Week as part of efforts to raise insurance awareness. According to a statement from the CIIN, the 2025 Insurance Week is designed to promote insurance awareness, stakeholder engagement and industry collaboration. The seven-day event series will focus on awareness, innovation, and...
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SUNU Assurances Pays N3.28bn in Claims

SUNU Assurances has stated that the value of the claims it paid to customers in 2024 rose by 57.8 per cent to N3.28bn from N2.08bn in 2023. This was disclosed at the 38th Annual General Meeting of the firm held in Lagos on Friday. Presenting the annual report, the Chairman of the company, Kyari Abba...
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Cybersecurity Insurance: Insurers Back NAICOM’s Push

The Insurers Committee, has said that the cybersecurity guidelines from the National Insurance Commission would position the sector for protection and opportunity. This was disclosed by Mr Moruf Apampa, the Vice Chairman, Subcommittee, Communication and Stakeholder Engagement of the Insurers Committee, at its 18th meeting held at the National Insurers Association headquarters in Lagos. The...
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ESG Investing: Reshaping Nigeria’s Pension Industry

The Chief Executive Officer of the Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria, Oguche Agudah, has said that the standardisation of Environmental, Social, and Governance reporting would be a game-changer for the pension industry. Agudah said this at the High-Level Roundtable in Lagos, a pre-event of the 2025 Africa Impact Summit Study Tour in Nigeria, convened...
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NSE Joins Global Engineering Capacity Consensus

The Nigerian Society of Engineers has joined 32 other engineering organisations and professional bodies from across the globe to sign the Consensus on Engineering Capacity Building for the Belt and Road during the opening session of the Belt and Road Forum on Engineering Capacity. In a statement, it was noted that the event was held...
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50,000 Youths to Get Climate-Smart Skills

GreenHubAfrica Foundation, an environmental sustainability media platform, has launched a Climate Action SuperHeroes Youth Network. In a statement, it was noted that CASH is a digital-first platform to train and empower 50,000 young changemakers in climate-smart innovation and circular-economy enterprises. The organisation carried out the launch at a hybrid event convened at UN House in...
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FCMB Awards N1.5M in Essay, Drawing Conte

First City Monument Bank celebrated the literary and creative talents of young Nigerians at the grand finale of its National Essay and Drawing Competition, held to commemorate Children’s Day on May 27, 2025. In a statement on Sunday, the firm said the initiative reflects FCMB’s commitment to fostering education and youth development, offering a platform...
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Crude Oil Price Surge: Nigerian Crude Hits $77

Nigeria’s major crude grades—Bonny Light, Brass River, and Qua Iboe—rose above $77 per barrel on Friday and sustained the rise till Sunday, following Israel’s military strikes on Iran, heightening fears of a wider Middle East conflict. According to data from Oilprice.com as of Sunday, Bonny Light surged to $78.62 per barrel, while Brass River and...
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CBN Freezes Bank Dividends: Boosting Capital

Economic analysts have said that the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria to temporarily suspend banks with forbearance loans from dividend payments and investment in foreign subsidiaries would ensure that the affected banks operate on a stronger capital base and attract genuine capital. Financial experts made this observation in separate exclusive interviews with The...
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