“Mind the gap”

Francis EwheridoJuly 15, 2019

I do not mean the “mind the gap” warnings you see at London train stations. We are talking insurance here. Insurance is like a relay race; where the scope of coverage of one policy ends, the scope of coverage of another begins. One policy’s exception is another’s insurable peril. Unfortunately, once some policyholders purchase a policy, […]

Need to increase third party property limit

Francis EwheridoJuly 8, 2019

For the past few weeks, we have been dwelling on motor insurance and why not? Beyond being compulsory, motor insurance is the most patronized insurance product in Nigeria. Today, we have reason to deal with another aspect of motor insurance. A few days ago, on my way to work, I saw a big lorry tilting […]

Outbursts of people’s power in Africa

Olukayode OyeleyeJuly 8, 2019

PEOPLE’S POWER is increasingly gaining pre-eminence in Africa, judging from recent events. Whether it is called Africa’s resurgence or African version of the Arab Spring, the past couple of months have been remarkable in Africa, a continent with the largest number of the world’s remaining dictatorial, high-handed and visionless national leaders. The new wave of […]

An educational system that does not deliver prosperity

July 8, 2019

By Martin Ike-Muonso   Education is highly reputed to deliver prosperity. That appears to be the number one reason why most people acquire it. Whether it is received formally or otherwise, education broadens a person’s view and understanding of life, of the environment where he belongs to, history and principles that underlie many of the […]

Insurance and Lagos traffic fines

Francis EwheridoJuly 3, 2019

The Lagos State Government recently announced fines for various traffic offences. Reactions to the fines have been divergent. I have strong views on the government action too, but today, we just want to look at the relationship between the fines and insurance. The first fine is for driving without a driver’s license. If the person […]

Africa’s place in the world’s future green economy

Olukayode OyeleyeJuly 3, 2019

EQUATIONS, permutations, extrapolations and scenarios about environmental stewardship in the context of energy and dependent technologies will remain incomplete and will miss out vital assumptions as long as African perspectives are not given elaborate consideration. The global quest for renewable energy and emission reduction arising from technological innovations would need to open a special chapter […]

AFRICA in the crossfire of US-China trade spat (3)

Olukayode OyeleyeJune 24, 2019

IMPRESSIONS ABOUT aid dependence have to be erased when discussing about the Africa of the future. What defined the continent’s past does not necessarily have to define its future. Africa has benefited much from freebies, hand-outs and aid packages which haven’t translated to anything substantial in terms of development. Some debts have also been written […]

Double jeopardy

Francis EwheridoJune 24, 2019

I was returning from the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers Annual CEO Conference when we ran into traffic after the Redeemed Camp. Heavy traffic around that stretch of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has become a common occurrence, so I prepared myself for the inevitable. A short while later I noticed billows of smoke on the other […]

100 million Nigerians out of poverty by 2029

June 24, 2019

The Brookings institution appears to have successfully woken up the president, Muhammad Buhari from his deep slumber. The institution had earlier predicted that by 2030, Nigeria would have the highest number of poor people. In numerical terms, approximately one hundred and twenty Nigerians are predicted to fall into the poverty line eleven years from now. […]