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Empowering the Nigerian Dream: How Palm Pay is supporting the growth of Nigerian SMEs
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (583+ words) Chika Nwosu, Managing Director of Palm Pay, speaking at the 2026 Digital Pay Expo on the future of digital payments and financial inclusion. As the world marks World Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Day this June, attention is once again…...
Calabar residents decry high cost of cooking gas
2+ week, 3+ day ago (308+ words) Some residents of Calabar, the Cross River State capital, have decried the rise in the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, otherwise known as cooking gas. The price of cooking gas in Calabar recently rose from N1, 300 to between N1, 750 and N1, 900 per kilogramme…...
CBN extends Po S geo-fencing metre, compliance deadline
3+ week, 6+ day ago (392+ words) The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the deadline for enforcement of its mandatory Point of Sale (Po S) terminal geo-fencing framework to 1 August, giving payment service providers an extended compliance window. The postponement was disclosed in a circular signed…...
Enugu seeks more enrollees into state's universal health coverage
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (601+ words) Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu The Enugu State Government has said it is intensifying efforts to increase enrollment into its Universal Health Coverage (UHC) scheme to expand access to affordable healthcare services across the state. The Executive Secretary and Chief…...
Why I assaulted my daughter - BBNaija Ilebaye's father
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (137+ words) I called Ilebaye to ask for some money and promised to refund her. She said she didn't have money. But I saw her video spraying bundles of naira at a colleague's wedding....
Global drugmakers agree to cut prices in exchange for US tariff exemptions
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (648+ words) Sixteen of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies have struck "most-favoured nation" deals with the administration of United States President Donald Trump to cut drug prices for Americans in exchange for exemptions from US tariffs. This is part of the government's…...
90% of Nigerians still lack health insurance coverage- NHIA Boss
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (594+ words) Panelists at the event The Director-General of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Kelechi Ohiri, has disclosed that more than 90 per cent of Nigerians remain outside the health insurance system, despite a 2022 law mandating coverage for all citizens. Mr Ohiri…...
NHIA moves to enforce compliance, sanction defaulting HMOs
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (28+ words) The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced plans to clamp down on Health Maintenance Organisations (HMOs) that fail to comply with its operational guidelines. The Agency Zonal. .....