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Cornerstone profit dips by N46.6% in 2020

Cornerstone Insurance has recorded a drop in its full year 2020 profit by as much as 46.6 per cent despite a signifcant improvement in its gross premium written (GPW), according to its financial report seen by Nigerian NewsDirect agent. The…

NITDA seeks for synergy from IT stakeholders

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said the African continent needed more fiscal stimulus to engender economic growth and recovery. Okonjo-Iweala spoke at the UBA Africa Conversations 2021 with the theme: “Africa to the World,”…

CBN debits 15 banks N120bn over CRR

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has debited banks a total of N120.2 billion for failing to meet its Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) policy CRR debits implemented by the CBN from time to time and estimates over N10 trillion has…

Research: UNILAG patents 19 outputs in 3 years

The University of Lagos says a total of 19 of its research outputs, including AmbuVent, have been patented in the past three years, with the Lagos State Government approving  them for clinical trials. Our Correspondent reports that the AmbuVent, was…