The national youth service corps is the body in charge of organizing and managing the service year for corp members in Nigeria. One of the major challenges it currently faces is the numerous health issues that could arise due to coronavirus. However, different steps are being taken to tackle the problem, and the latest is […]
PENCOM (National Pension Commission) – What you should know
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) is the premier body in charge of regulation, supervising, and ensuring the effective administration of pension in Nigeria. With PenCom, every employee in both the public and private sector now has an effective way of saving for their retirement with a guarantee. Also, PenCom is governed by the Pension Reform […]
Contributory pension scheme in Nigeria
Established by the federal government back in 2014, the contributory pension scheme in Nigeria is a fully funded, privately managed by a third-party custodian. Basically, this third party is a custodian of the funds and assets based on individual accounts. This scheme exists to create a system that ensures everyone receives their retirement benefits when […]
Trustfund Pension Review – Everything you should know
Trustfund is an organization licensed by the National Pension Commission of Nigeria to be a pension fund administrator. Although we all hope to work for as long as possible to earn as much as we can, retirement is inevitable. Therefore, this stresses the importance of pension as it is the sum saved up during your […]
10 Things your comprehensive insurance could cover
Comprehensive Car Insurance is the most common type of car insurance there is. Auto insurance has so many types of policies and covers, but the most Paramount of them all is that of comprehensive Car insurance; it’s in the name. In this article, we shall discuss comprehensive Car insurance and ten things it covers you […]
Community based health insurance in Nigeria
Community based Health insurance in Nigeria is non-profit-making program that provides cover across groups like households, occupation-based, or individuals. Basically, it is very important because it provides health services on a very basic level to those that wouldn’t have access ordinarily. Therefore, it has become a very vital part of human living in Nigeria. What […]
History of insurance in Nigeria
The Concept of Insurance: Insurance in Nigeria, which was influenced by British colonial history, emanated from traditional communal fund-pooling systems like “isusu” to modern practices rooted in the need for financial protection against losses. This need was pronounced among early marine traders in Nigeria, leading to the development of maritime insurance bonds like Bottomry and […]
Top 5 Accredited HMO in Nigeria (2024)
Today in Nigeria, there are several HMOs. HMO stands for Health Maintenance Organization. Basically, HMOs are organizations that provide health insurance coverage to people on a monthly or annual basis. To provide enrollees with quality heath provisions, HMOs partner with a list of hospitals. These hospitals, they believe, will provide their client with quality services, […]
Nigerian Insurance Industry Database Nigeria (NIID Nigeria) – Everything you should know
The importance of insurance has only grown since it entered the mainstream Nigerian market. Today, the government has enacted compulsory insurance into law, like health insurance for employees, and also vehicle insurance. Focusing on vehicle insurance, its compulsory nature has led to all forms of insurance agencies and agents taking advantage of the high demand […]
Network and Non-network Hospitals – What you should know
To start with, as an insured, when sick health insurance providers know that you will come to them with large claims. And in this situation, they know that they are going to make huge payouts. Therefore, to make this situation work in their favor they negotiate or make deals with hospitals. Once they do this […]