Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Bank Plc, Ifie Sekibo has identified “character” as the success factor for the 1,500 youths participating in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) N3billion Youth Innovative Entrepreneurship Development Programme (YIEDP). Speaking at the official flag off of the training programme of the first batch of beneficiaries of the youth…
Bekee Anyalewechi, the SA on Media to Mrs Ibim Semenitari, the Acting MD/CEO of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has condemned a report by one Promise Uzoma Okoro against his principal. In a statement issued on Thursday, Bekee said, “I’ve been inundated with calls this night to respond to one ‘story’ by one puoreports.com no…
The semi-finals of the GTBank Ogun State Principals Cup, Season 4, kicks off Friday, July 8, 2016 at the M.K.O Abiola International Stadium, Abeokuta with 8 secondary schools in Ogun state competing for a final berth in both the male and female categories. Established in 2012, the GTBank Ogun State Principals Cup is an annual…
Nigeria’s advertising industry recorded media spend of N97.9 billion in 2015 against the N93.1 billion recorded in 2014; representing an increase of 5.2 per cent. This information is contained in the just-released 2015 Mediafacts, a key media resource for marketing professionals in West and Central Africa. According to the publication, produced annually by mediaReach OMD,…
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos will on Friday, July 8, 2016, deliver final judgment in a suit opposing the Federal Government’s bid to increase electricity tariff. It would be recalled that a Lagos-based lawyer, Toluwani Adebiyi, instituted the action in May 2015, following the announcement of the proposed hike by the then Chairman…
Some cultists suspected to belong to the Aye Confraternity group have killed not less than 11 persons in two communities in Ogun State. It was reported that the suspected cult members stormed Igode and Fakale communities in the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State on Thursday, shooting and killing anything in sight. Seven persons…
A policeman identified as Sergeant Mathew Oche, in Lagos has been accused of causing the death of a man travelling for the burial ceremony of his younger sister in Benue State. The deceased’s son identified as Ebonyi Ogbole, took to Instagram on Thursday to narrate how the unfortunate incident occurred at the Iddo area of…