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The total withdrawal by disengaged workers who were pension contributions, from about N24trillion pension fund assets, has grown to N294.4 billion as at the end of the first quarter of 2025, LEADERSHIP can now reveal. The said amount was withdrawn between 2004, when the…
For insuring with the company for over 20 years, Unitrust Insurance Company Limited has rewarded 43 companies and individuals. The companies and individuals were celebrated at the company’s 2025 Customers’ Night held recently in Lagos. Speaking on this development , the…
Insurance brokers under the aegis of the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) agreed that they need to innovate and evolve to meet the changing needs of their customers nationwide and globally. Charting a new path to tackle the challenges inimical to…
SanlamAllianz, formed from the merger of two foremost global and African insurers, Allianz and Sanlam, said it will begin an unprecedented 12-city nationwide roadshow today, June 23, following the brand’s recent official introduction to the Nigerian market. The campaign,…
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and the First City Monument Bank (FCMB) have, at the weekend, at the bank’s head-quarters in Marina, Lagos, entered into a strategic collaboration to provide a N100 billion loan facility targeted at accelerating private sector-led…
The Dolly Children Foundation, a non-profit organisation committed to ensuring equal access to quality education, has provided academic support to over 23,000 children across six states in Nigeria. Since its establishment in 2009, the foundation has driven transformative…
Fitch Ratings has upgraded United Bank for Africa (Ghana) Limited’s Viability Rating (VR) to ‘b-’, from ‘ccc+’ affirming its Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘B-’ with a Stable Outlook The rating action follows the upgrade of Ghana’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency IDR to…
ExxonMobil Staff Cooperative Society Limited has signed an investment agreement with Metrospeed Property Development Limited, joining the wave of multinationals betting on the ambitious tech-enabled Metro Smart City project in Lagos. The signing ceremony marks a significant…
BUA Cement Plc has rewarded its top distributors in appreciation of their loyalty and partnerships with the company. The award night, themed ‘Pillars of Strength, Celebrating Partnerships’ held in Lagos treated its distributors to several outstanding awards. The chairman of…
Indications have emerged that high rental charges have forced millions of Nigerians to live in suburbs, subpar housing, slums and makeshift camps as affordability gap widens in the housing sector. Many Nigerians attributed the current surge in living costs, business closures,…
Access Holdings PLC has been ranked the Tier 1 bank with the best asset quality in Nigeria, having posted the lowest Non-Performing Loan Ratio (NPLR) at 2.76 per cent, according to Proshare’s 2025 Tier 1 Banking Report released recently. This marks a significant achievement…
The Onne Multipurpose Terminal (OMT) over the week, received a Singaporean-flagged, LNG-powered container ship — the first of its kind to dock in West Africa. The environmentally friendly vessel, Kota Oasis, owned and operated by Pacific International Lines (PIL), represents…
Agusto & Co. has upgraded Greenwich Merchant Bank Limited’s rating to ‘A’ with a stable outlook, reflecting the bank’s strong performance and improved financial position. This marks a significant upgrade from the previous “BBB+” rating affirmed in 2024 by Augusto & Co. Head,…
Nigerian experts in international relations, in collaboration with their Chinese counterparts, have said that the Contemporary World Magazine Nigeria has become a veritable platform to advance improved ties between China and Nigeria. Indications of this development emerged…
The Senator representing Sokoto North Senatorial District, Aliyu Wamakko, has debunked a newspaper publication alleging northern leaders’ support and interest in his candidacy for vice president in 2027. Wamakko, through his spokesperson, Abdallah El-kurebe, emphatically…
A United States-based group, Rising Sun, has faulted former Head of State, retired General Yakubu Gowon, over his recent comments on the reasons for the failure of the historic Aburi Accord of 1967. The group said the explanation offered by Gowon for the collapse of the…
Warfare has evolved. The albatross of any sovereign nation is to refuse to adapt to this evolution. Wars are fought on land, sea and the air by the army, navy and air force. This constitutes what is called the Armed Forces. It’s an intersection of land, sea and air components…
When Israel launched Operation Rising Lion in the early hours of June 13, 2025, most Nigerians were asleep. The footage came in fragments—precision airstrikes, sirens over Tel Aviv, defiant chants in Tehran. Within hours, Iran responded with Operation True Promise III,…
