Government officials, private sector leaders and Royal Fathers and Chiefs are some dignitaries expected to attend the final passage ceremony and 41-day prayer of the late Olofin Adimula Oodua of Ado-Odo, His Royal Majesty, Oba Abdul Lateef Adeniran Akanni on Saturday February 19, 2022. The event, which will have the Governor of Ogun State, Prince…
Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, recently hosted a webinar titled “2022 ‘Virtual Economic Outlook- Investing and planning in an election cycle”. The event which aimed at reflecting on economic trends that shaped 2021 and projecting into 2022, held on Monday, 14 February 2022. According to the financial services provider, the…
The father of late Sylvester Oromoni Junior has admitted to the Lagos Coroner’s Court that the deceased, his son Sylvester Jnr. was treated at home and not at the hospital. The father, Sylvester Oromoni Sr., who was giving his evidence as a witness revealed this during questioning in the ongoing coroner inquest to determine the…
By Abolade Ademola In Laaga community, located around Ewu-Elepe, a suburb of Ikorodu, residents have been made to pay an estimated bill that is more than the minimum wage of the entire country, Nigeria. The steady rise in the bill is very discomforting in a country where the rate of inflation keeps rising without a…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has declared the suspended Commander of Intelligence Response Team (IRT) at the Force Intelligence Bureau of the Nigerian Police Force, DCP Abba Kyari wanted over his involvement in a 25kilograms Cocaine deal. The anti-narcotic agency declared Kyari wanted at a press briefing addressed by its Director of Media…
Polaris Bank has announced plans to delight its existing and new customers this Valentine season with a series of mouthwatering rewards. The Bank announced this over the weekend through its Group Head, Strategic Brand Management, Mr. Nduneche Ezurike, while intimating the general public about its Valentine Campaign tagged “Valentine Purple Love Season.” Mr. Ezurike said…
Sterling Bank PLC; a leading commercial bank in Nigeria and Africa’s Most Agile Company, has chosen to celebrate this year’s Valentine season by gifting 50,000 young customers with an audacious bouquet of stocks in 14 of the top performing equities currently listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. With the Valentine-4-A-Lifetime campaign, Sterling is giving the…
The founder of the Institute for Governance and Economic Transformation (IGET), Prof Kingsley Moghalu, has assured that he will create unity through what he called powerful communication of a vision of new possibilities and through executive actions. Speaking with Comrade Lawrence Onuzulike, the National President of Igbos For United And Progressive Nationhood (IPAN), he noted…
Lagos State Government through the Ministry of Youth and Social Development has pledged its support and partnership with the Junior Chamber International Nigeria in empowering the youth and preparing them for qualitative leadership in the society. Addressing the National delegates of the Non-Governmental Organization in his office following a courtesy visit, the Commissioner for Youth…
Fifteen Copperbelt University (CBU) engineering students have been inducted as graduate engineer trainees at Dangote Cement Zambia Limited in Masaiti district. Dangote Chief Executive officer Vipul Agrawal said the aim is to train Zambian engineers to operate state-of the-art technology Cement & Power plants and develop into leaders. The 15 CBU Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical and…