Category: National/Politics

University of Ibadan Gets N.3b Business School From Dangote

Leading businessman and Chairman of Aliko Dangote Foundation, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has challenged the government to muster the will to provide critical infrastructure that will make the nation’s environment conducive to commerce and industry. Dangote made this appeal while delivering the third Eminent Persons Business lecture and inauguration of the Aliko Dangote Complex, a N300…

Airtel Gives Medical Kits To Cancer Treatment Foundation

In realization of the Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3), which focuses on promoting good health and well-being, leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has partnered with St. Cyril Cancer Treatment Foundation, to offer better care and support to cancer patients. At a formal ceremony held at St. Cyril’s headquarters in Lagos last week, the telco…

Feet ‘N’ Tricks To Host Africa Freestyle Football Championship

The hosting of the debut Africa Freestyle Football Championship this year has been announced. The African Championship is coming on the heels of the successful Nigerian Freestyle Championship organized by Feet ‘n’ Tricks International in 2017. The hosting was made possible with the partnership between Feet ‘n’ Tricks International and the World Freestyle Football Association…

2019: Kogi East Rallies Behind Victor Adoji For Senate

The people of Kogi East Senatorial District are in for a brighter future in 2019 and beyond as Dr. Victor Alewo Adoji, renowned technocrat throws the hat in the ring for the 2019 senatorial elections. Dr. Adoji is gearing to represent the senatorial district at the National Assembly. Already, there have been wild excitements everywhere…

AXA Mansard Launches First Responders Service

In line with its commitment to enhance customer experience, AXA Mansard Plc, a member of AXA Group; the global leader in insurance and asset management, has launched the first responder service which aims to support customers whose vehicles are insured with the company whenever they are involved in road accidents. The First Responder Service is…

Access Bank Drags Defunct Intercontinental Bank Staff To Court Over N1.2b Theft

Following the startling discovery of a whopping N1.2 billion fraud allegedly committed by one Olayinka Sanni, a former staff of Access Bank, through illegal siphoning of customers’ money, the bank has now taken the bold step to prosecute the said former staff, through the anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC,) after intensive investigations…

Dangote Cement Pumps $3b Into Plants, Employs 27,952 Nigerians

Group Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Cement, Joe Makoju has revealed that the company has invested a whopping $3 billion to build manufacturing plants and import/grinding terminals across Africa. The company’s operations, according to Makoju are in Cameroon (1.5Mta clinker grinding), Congo (1.5Mta), Ghana (1.5Mta import), Ethiopia (2.5Mta), Senegal (1.5Mta), Sierra Leone (0.7Mta import), South…