Former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP) and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has expressed delight over the appointment of Prof. Stephen Okodudu, a seasoned administrator with proven competence in public service, as Acting Vice Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt. In a statement…
The Board of Directors of Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc has announced the appointment of Mr Emeka Onwuka as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Executive Director of the Company. The appointment takes effect from August 1, 2020. Onwuka has over 30 years’ experience in financial services within Sub-Saharan Africa. He has acted as the…
A Political Analyst and Social Commentator, Jumu’ah Abiodun, has appealed to Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari and the Governors of 36 states of the federation to give Nigerian tertiary institutions students financial stimulus or forgo this session school fees. Jumu’ah, in his open letter addressed to President Buhari, copied the Nigeria Governors’ Forum through their Chairman,…
Group Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Dangote Group, Mr Anthony Chiejina, has refuted an allegation that his boss, businessman and industrialist, Aliko Dangote has endorsed the incumbent Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki for a second term in office. Reacting to a report in an online medium that Dangote told newsmen in Abuja…
The management of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital held its first virtual meeting on managing COVID-19 through a virtual platform recently. The well attended meeting drew about 250 participants from various parts of the State and the United Kingdom. While welcoming speakers and participants to the historic meeting, the Chief Medical Director of LASUTH, Prof.…
The Private Sector led Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has donated a 150-bed fully equipped isolation facility with medical equipment worth millions of naira to the Lagos State Government, to provide support in the fight against the virus within the state. Speaking at the commissioning of the Yaba Isolation center, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu noted…
The Chinwe Bode-Akinwande (CBA) Foundation, a non-governmental organization in Lagos, recently donated chairs and industrial standing fans to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Lagos State. While presenting the items to the management of the NYSC at its secretariat in Lagos, a board member of the CBA Foundation, Mr. Bode Akinwande, who represented the…
One of the programmes on RedTV, sponsored by United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, The Men’s Club, will make a return next month. The show will be launched on July 22, 2020. From broken hearts, to shaky friendships, and boys just trying to be boys; Aminu, Louis, Tayo and Lanre are back for another suspense…
Chinwe Bode-Akinwande (CBA) Foundation, a non-governmental organization in Nigeria, has called on the government to implement and enforce the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act (VAPP), which gives protection to widows in the country. She stressed that the government needs to create more awareness about the act for widows to know their rights and also for…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Ogbonna Nwuke, who is also the state Publicity Secretary of the Rivers State APC Caretaker Committee, says the party’s attention has been drawn to moves by the Igo Aguma led faction to overturn the popular decision taken on behalf of well-meaning party members to restore decorum, orderliness,…