Insurance Meets Tech (IMT), West Africa’s leading platform for conversations and collaborations across insurance, technology, innovation, and financial inclusion, announces emPLE Nigeria as Gold Sponsor and Tangerine General Insurance as Silver Sponsor of its fifth edition. The conference, scheduled for Friday, November 20, 2026, at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, will be […] The post Tangerine General Insurance, emPLE Nigeria Join IMT 5.0 as Sponsors appeared first on Business Today NG.

Stanbic IBTC Insurance Limited paid over₦8.9 billion in death claims and annuity benefits in 2025, extending five years of growth in the value and volume of payments made to policyholders and beneficiaries. Of this amount, ₦1.59 billion covered 1,162 death claims, while ₦7.37 billion went towards 4,824 annuity payments to retirees under the company’s annuity policy. […] The post Stanbic IBTC Insurance pays over ₦8.9 billion in claims and annuity benefits in 2025 appeared first on Business Today NG.

Industrialist Aliko Dangote has revealed that severe public infrastructure shortfalls inflated the initial $180m estimate for his Obajana cement plant read more How infrastructure shortfalls turned $180m cement project into $1bn venture

BY NKECHI NAECHE-ESEZOBOR—Nigerian retirees aged 60 and above who receive a monthly pension of ₦150,000 or less are to get free health insurance, according to the National Pension Commission (PenCom). The commission disclosed this in a notice posted on its X account, titled “Something big is coming for Nigeria’s retirees.” The notice says the development […] The post Retirees Earning ₦150,000 or Less to get Free Health Insurance-PenCom appeared first on Business Today NG.

Leadway Assurance Limited  has been named the Official Insurer of the 2026 Lagos International Trade Fair (LITF) for the second consecutive year. The 40th edition of the fair, organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), will be held at Tafawa Balewa Square, Onikan Lagos, and will run till 15th November 2025. As […] The post Leadway Assurance Returns as Official Insurer of Lagos International Trade Fair appeared first on Business Today NG.

BY NKECHI NAECHE-ESEZOBOR—The Federal Government has thrown its weight behind risk-based capital in the insurance industry and urged insurance company boards to move from passive regulatory compliance to active oversight. The government made its position known through the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, at the 2026 Insurance Directors’ […] The post FG Backs Risk-Based Capital, Urges Insurance Directors to Move Beyond Passive Compliance appeared first on Business Today NG.

BY NKECHI NAECHE-ESEZOBOR—The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) on Thursday told directors of insurance companies that board membership is not an honorary appointment. The Commissioner for Insurance/Chief Executive of NAICOM, Mr. Olusegun Ayo Omosehin, disclosed this at the 2026 Insurance Directors’ Conference in Lagos, themed “Recapitalisation to Resilience: Leading the Risk-Based Capital Era.” The conference was […] The post Insurance Directors Board Membership Not an Honorary Appointment-says NAICOM appeared first on Business Today NG.