• Nigeria

    NHIS removes 23,000 ghost enrollees from health insurance scheme

    Everest Amaefule, Abuja The National Health Insurance Scheme says it has removed 23,000 ghost enrolees, who have been enjoying the benefits of the insurance scheme, from it. The Executive Secretary, NHIS, Prof. Usman Yusuf, disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday at the award of ISO/IEC 20000 standard certification to Galaxy ...

  • Nigeria

    Acts of Apostle Suleman

    Lekan Sote Relatively unknown Apostle Johnson Suleman, of Omega Fire Ministries, shot into celebrity status after condemning what he considered to be Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai’s anti-preaching law. He allegedly asked Christians in Kaduna State to defend themselves when attacked. Self-defence, by the way, is the right for one ...

  • Nigeria

    Jumia delivery man killed by customers over iPhones

    Chukwudi Akasike and Samson Folarin A delivery man with an online marketing store, Jumia, Mr. Chukwuma Eleje, has been killed in a house on Ada George Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The victim was said to be delivering two iPhones to some customers, who had ordered for them through the ...

  • USA Nigeria

    What Nigeria must do to attract US firms – Envoy

    Oyetunji Abioye To attract more American companies to invest in Nigeria, the Federal Government needs to address challenges around access to foreign exchange, inconsistency in tax policies and unpredictable energy cost, the Consul-General, United States Consulate, Lagos, Mr. John Bray, has said. Other issues that must be addressed, according to ...

  • Nigeria

    ‘Insurance firms owe N19.7b pension fund’

    The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) yesterday accused insurance firms of failing to  remit pension funds totaling N19.7billion. Its Executive Secretary, Sharon Ikeazor who spoke at a news conference in Abuja, said only Leadway Assurance has successfully transferred the funds in its kitty to the the e-collection account of the ...

  • Nigeria

    CBN sells forex to BDCs at N360/$

    The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday reduced rate at which it sells foreign exchange (forex) to bureau de change (BDCs) from N381 to dollar to N360 to dollar. The BDCs are to sell to end users at N362 to dollar. The rate reduction comes barely 24 hours after its ...

  • Cina USA Nuova Zelanda

    A letter to China

    We are a group of students from Macleans College. We are working on a business project and hoping to take the opportunity of Premier Li Keqiang’s visit in New Zealand to get support from China. May you help us to publish this letter to Premier Li through your media stream ...

  • Paraguay Uruguay

    Marcas uruguayas en la Expo Franquicia

    Unas 10 marcas uruguayas participarán de la edición 2017 de la Feria Internacional de Franquicias de Paraguay, organizada por la consultora Surplus, se anunció ayer en la Embajada del Uruguay.

  • Costa Rica Panama

    Inauguración del pabellón de Costa Rica en Expocomer

    En 2016, Costa Rica exportó a Panamá 578 millones de dólares, destacando el envío de preparación para bebidas gaseosas, artículos de plástico para el envasado, medicamentos, antisueros, pinturas y barnices, alimentos para animales y productos de panadería fina. Este año participó nuevamente de la trigésima quinta versión de Expocomer, organizada ...

  • Senegal

    "Daaka" 2017 : l'Etat promet la disponibilité de l'eau

    Dakar, 28 mars (APS) - Les autorités publiques ont donné l'assurance, mardi à Dakar, de résoudre le problème de l'eau pendant la retraite spirituelle appelée "Daaka" de Médina Gounass (sud-est), prévue courant avril. - Actualités