Month: January 2022

PDP Will Definitely Produce Nigeria’s Next President – Ayu

National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyorchia Ayu has urged Nigerians to keep faith with the party that is poised to produce the next president of the country. He maintained that the current inept rule of the All Progressive Congress (APC) led Federal Government, which has pulled the country backwards economically has…

Dangote Advocates Unity, Cooperation among Africans to Get Global Recognition

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has charged African leaders and citizens to be united in the promotion of the continent’s intrinsic greatness through improved trade relations amongst African countries. Speaking at the formal launch of the Pan-African Payment & Settlement System (PAPSS), which is a centralised payment and settlement infrastructure platform for intra-African trade…

Lagos to Divert Traffic on Dopemu Road, Agege for Three Months

The Lagos State Government has announced the diversion of traffic on Dopemu Road in Agege by 10:00 pm on Friday 21st January, 2022 for the rehabilitation and upgrade of Babajide Sanwo-Olu Road for duration of three months. A statement signed on Sunday by the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, explained that, the repair works…

Buhari Assures On Timely Delivery of Sagamu-Benin, Lagos-Ibadan Expressways

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated five key projects in Ogun State, assuring Nigerians that two major Federal roads under construction, the Sagamu-Benin Expressway and the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, would be commissioned before the end of 2022. Addressing residents of the State, the President heaped praises on Governor Dapo Abiodun, for delivering visionary and trail-blazing projects…

Prudential Announces Africa Cup of Nations 2021 Sponsorship

Prudential Africa has signed a sponsorship agreement with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to become the official insurance partner of the ongoing 33rd edition of Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2021. At a press conference to announce the sponsorship, Eric Mboma, Chief Representative Officer, Prudential Northern Africa Region noted that the sponsorship underscores Prudential’s…

Aura by Transcorp Hotels to Gift Free Staycation to Lovers for Valentine’s Day

The Online Accommodation Booking Platform Aura is currently running #TheAuraExperience Promo. Aura by Transcorp Hotels, the online platform for booking accommodation, food and experiences has said a couple stand a chance of winning a free night staycation to celebrate Valentine’s Day when any of them spend up to N100,000 on the platform. The Company, a…

Stanbic IBTC Introduces Smart Loan to Support Customers

Stanbic IBTC Bank, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has introduced a Smart Loan digital solution to enable customers who have an account with their Asset Management arm access a loan to enable them meet their medium-term financial obligations. According to the bank, the devaluation of the naira due to the global economic downturn…

The Lagos State Government has endorsed the hosting of the Festac Music Festival, which was initiated by the late Nigerian singer-songwriter Olanrewaju Abdul-Ganiu Fasasi – popularly called Sound Sultan. According to the state government, this gesture is a way of keeping the late Rapper’s vision of raising young talents alive. Sound Sultan died on July…

2021 Recruitment: Police Extends Online Registration by 10 Days

The Nigeria Police Force has extended the online registration in the ongoing 2021 recruitment exercise for interested and eligible Nigerians into the service of the Nigeria Police Force as Police Constables to Saturday, January 22, 2022. The Police Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba, who made this known in a statement on Wednesday stated that…

Skit maker, De General, 3 Others Arrested in NDLEA’s Lagos raids

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in the early hours of today, Wednesday 12th January arrested a skit maker, Sunday Joshua, popularly known on social media as De-General, following the raid of a notorious drug joint at Orchid Estate, Lekki area of Lagos state. A statement by the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi,…