7+ hour, 48+ min ago  (462+ words) Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has approved the enrolment of 50,000 poor and vulnerable residents into the Kebbi State Social Health Insurance Scheme as part of efforts to expand access to quality healthcare and accelerate the state’s drive towards Universal…...

5+ hour, 28+ min ago  (763+ words) To deepen health insurance uptake and advance Universal Health Coverage, Ultimate Health Management Services has formally launched its Group, Individual and Family Social Health Insurance Programme targeting Nigeria’s 85 per cent informal sector. GIFSHIP, also known as U-Health, is the Federal…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (698+ words) Digital payment infrastructure is helping accelerate growth in Nigeria’s $11.09bn food service industry by improving transaction efficiency, expanding access to financial services and enabling businesses to operate with greater visibility, according to a new industry report. The study by fintech company…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (459+ words) Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Tuesday highlighted some achievements of his administration in the health sector, saying he has rehabilitated over 200 Primary Health Care Centres across the state since coming on board. Adeleke, who spoke in Osogbo, Osun State,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (775+ words) Dr Folasade Femi-Lawal, country manager, West Africa, Mastercard These businesses have spent years building stability. Now they are building scale. Mastercard’s newly released SME Confidence Index, a multi-market study spanning Africa and wider EEMEA region, captures that momentum. It found…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (388+ words) The Lagos State Health Management Agency has won the Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award for State Government Health Insurance of the Year 2026, marking the third time the agency has received the recognition for its contributions to health insurance delivery in Nigeria....

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (1318+ words) The Central Bank of Nigeria’s ambition to transform its payment ecosystem through biometric-driven and “invisible” transactions may redefine how millions of citizens pay for goods and services, but the bank has warned that the country’s preparedness on data privacy, identity…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (470+ words) The Nigerian Postal Service has reaffirmed its commitment to implementing a National Digital Postcode System to assign a unique digital address to every addressable building across the country. Speaking at the unveiling of the Post Code Delineation Model Validation 2026 in…...

4+ week, 15+ hour ago  (750+ words) The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed banks, fintech firms, and other payment service providers to store payment transaction data generated within the country on local servers from January 1, 2027, as part of new measures to strengthen oversight of the fast-growing…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (1012+ words) Nigerian banks generated N224.69bn from electronic banking services and ATM/card-related charges in the first quarter of 2026, representing a 12.56 per cent increase from N199.61bn recorded in the corresponding period of 2025, an analysis of the unaudited financial statements of 11 listed lenders has shown....