Vetiva’s insurance sector outlook for Nigeria
By CNBC
06 July 2019 |
6:50 am
As Nigeria's Insurance and re-insurance companies race to meet the new minimum paid-up share capital by June next year, Usoro Essien, Head of Research at Vetiva joins CNBC Africa for an outlook on Nigeria’s Insurance sector in the second half of the year.
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