Category: National/Politics

Patrick Akinwuntan Becomes New MD/CEO Of Ecobank Nigeria

The Board of Directors of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) has announced Patrick Akinwuntan as the Managing Director & Regional Executive-designate of Ecobank Nigeria. However, a statement issued by Ecobank disclosed that the appointment of Akinwuntan was subject to applicable regulatory approvals. Prior to this appointment, Patrick was the Group Executive, Consumer Banking responsible for leading…

Osinbajo Inaugurates BUA’s $350m Cement Plant In Sokoto

Last Tuesday, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo commissioned the BUA Group’s 1.5 million metric tonnes Kalabaina Cement Plant in Sokoto State which gulped $350 million to build. Speaking at the commissioning of the new cement plant, which on full utilization, will provide at least 2,000 direct and 10,000 indirect job opportunities, called on BUA Group to collaborate…

JC International Gets IOSH Approval To Operate As Safety Training Provider

Barely one week after securing ESP Hull Gauging certification from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), JC International has again received accreditation from the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), UK as safety training provider. In a statement signed by the Managing Director of the company, Engr. Austin Joseph, the IOSH accreditation has authorised…

How Shina Peller Plans To Represent Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Iwajowa/Kajola Federal Constituency

House of Representative Aspirant on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Shina Abiola Peller, has pledged purposeful representation of Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Iwajowa/Kajola Federal Constituency if emerged as party candidate and eventually voted into office. Shina the son of the great magician – Prof Moshood Peller, made the pledge in his hometown-Iseyin while declaring his ambition…

Appeal Court Throws Out Innoson’s Preliminary Objections Against GTBank

An Appeal Court sitting in Enugu last Friday dismissed the preliminary objections brought before it by the Chairman of Innoson Motors, Chief Innocent Chukwuma and his company, Innoson Motors Ltd. Innoson, arguing through his counsel, Prof. McCarthy Mbadugha, had at the last hearing of the matter on June 14, 2018 raised objections to a motion…