In alignment with its strategic vision of building Africa’s first diverse business ecosystem, industry-agnostic Investment Company, VFD Group Plc, has recently acquired a 5% stake in the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) – making VFD Group one of its majority shareholders. The NGX Group Plc is a leading integrated market infrastructure in Africa that services the…
Month: February 2022
Love Like This: New series on NdaniTV
After weeks of teasing fans on social media, NdaniTV is set to release a brand-new web series titled, Love Like This. Posters and a preview of the series can be seen on the production company’s Instagram page @NdaniTV. Love Like This is a romantic drama series that follows the lives of several young middleclass Nigerians…
JCI Nigeria Announces Young Entrepreneur Awards, Calls for Entries
In a bid to improve and position Nigeria’s young entrepreneurs among the world’s best young and innovative entrepreneurs, Junior Chambers International, Nigeria has announced the Creative Young Entrepreneur Award to young entrepreneurs in Nigeria. JCI Nigeria is a part of Junior Chamber International, a worldwide community of young enterprising leaders between the ages of 18-40…
Senate to FG: Declare All Known Leaders of Terrorists Wanted
The Senate has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to declare all know leaders of terrorist wanted. The call was made on Wednesday in a six-point resolution reached by the chamber, following a motion considered on the urgent need to stem the increasing spate of kidnappings and insecurity across parts of the country.…
Reps Call For Immediate Evacuation of Nigerians in Ukraine
The House of Representatives has called for immediate evacuation of Nigerians from Ukraine, as House mandates leader, committee chair to proceed to Ukraine, Friday to fly home students. The lawmakers had reacted proactively to the near-war situation between Russia and Ukraine, calling for the immediate evacuation of Nigerians, particularly students, from Ukraine. At its plenary…
Fidelity Bank GAIM 5 Promo: 10 more Customers become Millionaires
Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank has reiterated its commitment to enriching the lives of its customers as it announced the third set of 10 millionaires in its Get Alert in Millions season 5 (GAIM 5) promo. The third monthly draw of the campaign which held in Victoria Island, Lagos on Tuesday, 22 February 2022 had…
Sanwo-Olu Unveils Adopt-A-Bin Programme with 40,000 Bins
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has unveiled the Adopt-a-Bin programme with an initial 40,000 standard bins deployed to households and commercial entities. Sanwo-Olu spoke during the launch of the programme at Simpson Transfer Loading Station on Lagos Island, saying the gospel of waste sorting at source is now gaining ground as individual pickers of…
Aisha Buhari Visits Senate to Witness Laying Of Constitution Review Report
The First Lady of the Federal of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari, on Wednesday was at the Senate midway through plenary to witness the laying of the report of the Senate Committee on Constitution Review. The President’s wife was accompanied by the Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, the Minister of Finance, Zainab…
Airfare Hike: Senate Demands Urgent Rehabilitation of Federal Roads
The Senate has called on the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, declare a State of Emergency on the nation’s federal roads. The upper chamber, also urged the federal government to immediately make good its indebtedness to FERMA in order to enable the agency carry out its primary responsibility of rehabilitating federal…
Fidelity Bank Restates Support for CBN FX Repatriation Push
Fidelity Bank Plc, a leading Nigerian bank, has reaffirmed its commitment to actively support the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) efforts to achieve its goal of $200 billion in Foreign Exchange (FX) repatriation from non-oil exports over the next five years. The Executive Director, Northern Businesses, Fidelity Bank Plc, Hassan Imam made this known on…