Pan- African financial institution, United Bank for Africa, (UBA Plc), continues to lead in innovation with the launch of its dynamic and creative Online Radio channel – RED Radio. RED Radio, powered by UBA is a lifestyle web platform that has been set up to inform, educate, entertain and to bring to the fore, the…
Month: September 2020
Nigeria@60: Lagos Plans Low-Key Celebrations
The Lagos State Government has announced a list of activities lined up for a low-key commemoration of the Nigeria 60th Independence anniversary celebration. Speaking on the planned celebration at a Press Conference held on Wednesday at Alausa, Ikeja, the Honourable Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Anofiu Elegushi, noted that this year’s celebration will be held…
LASUTH Launches New Crèche & Lactation Centre In Partnership With NNEW & Others
The NECA’s Network of Entrepreneurial Women (NNEW), under the aegis of Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), in conjunction with Alive & Thrive and the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), has established a crèche at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in order to encourage an enabling working environment for women in corporate organizations. Mrs. Funmilayo…
Yemi Alade Named Goodwill Ambassador for UNDP
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Wednesday named pop star, Yemi Alade, as its Goodwill Ambassador. The UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner in a video shared on the official Twitter handle of the agency said “We can’t wait to hit the ground running with you, Yemi. We look forward to hearing and sharing the…
Felix Amadi Advocates for Retirees Through New Book, “Retirement in Nigeria”
The Chairman of Crown Insurance Brokers, Chief Felix Ohiri Amadi has enjoyed a successful career spanning over three decades in the insurance sector of the economy, having worked closely in chatting lasting solutions towards pension management. He knew exactly what the senior citizens go through after their active service years in accessing their pension benefits,…
The Obaseki Tsunami
By Prince Tonye Princewill The recent victory of Godwin Obaseki is a lesson that many can learn from. I think it sends a very clear message to Nigerians as a whole, but a direct message to APC and a quiet message to the PDP in particular. Today I will leave the international community out of…
Wolves Sign Barcelona’s Right-Back Semedo For £36.8m
Wolves have made their fifth signing of the summer by completing the signing of right-back Nelson Semedo from Barcelona in a deal worth £36.8m, including potential add-ons. The Premier League club announced on Wednesday that the 26-year-old had signed a three-year deal at Molineux, with an option to extend until 2025. The Portuguese international joined…
FG Deploys Revenue Directors To 10 Agencies
The Federal Government is set to deployed directors of revenue from Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to 10 Federal Government-owned Enterprises (FGOEs) in-order to fully explore the potentials of these agencies as alternative sources of revenue. The 10 government-owned enterprises (GOE) named in the first phase of the initiative are Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),…
Elumelu Named In “Time 100” List Of World Most Influential People In 2020
TIME has named Tony O. Elumelu, one of Africa’s leading investors and philanthropists, in the 2020 TIME100, the annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The list, now in its seventeenth year, recognises the activism, innovation, and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals. The United Bank for Africa (UBA) and…
School Children, Many Others Feared Dead In Kogi Tanker Explosion
Some Polytechnic students, a school bus conveying students and residents were persons reportedly consumed by a fire sparked by a fuel tanker explosion on Wednesday at Felele area of Lokoja, Kogi State capital. The number of casualties is yet to be ascertained as the situation was worsened as other oncoming vehicles ran into the…