NAICOM’s big move for insurance
Martins Azuwike Since the advent of insurance business in Nigeria in 1921, the industry has continued to struggle to match the profile of peers. It has considerably lagged the developed markets and among emerging markets, performance has paled and hardly convincing. Although the industry had been hobbled by a wagon load of niggling factors and […]
Elumelu Foundation pledges support for fight against human trafficking, see youth empowerment panacea
The Tony Elumelu Foundation says it is committed to youth empowerment and entrepreneurship development in order to prevent the growing youth on the continent from being prey to human traffickers. Tony Elumelu, founder of the foundation disclosed this at the weekend while playing host to Julie Okah-Donli, director general of Nigeria’s National Agency for the […]
How UNESCO got it wrong in Africa
Since 1972, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, has maintained a “World Heritage List” of sites that it deems to have an exceptional value. This list, which aims to preserve the world’s cultural and natural heritage, has sparked global tensions and drawn criticism that it doesn’t give adequate attention to the […]