Chief Executive Officer of First Bank Nigeria, Dr Adesola Adeduntan, recently urged graduands at the 71st convocation ceremony of the University of Ibadan (UI), Oyo State to be disciplined, stay focused and be committed to define goals in life. Dr Adeduntan graduated from the prestigious University in November 1992 and at the event this year,…
Reactions have continued to trail the purported indictment of the Chairman of Nigeria’s leading Airline, Air Peace, Chief, Barr Allen Onyema by the United States government, over issues of money laundering. Latest to react are the National Committee of Yoruba Youth (NCYY) and the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore Socio-cultural Association groups. The organisations said they…
Chief executive and co-founder of Bitwala, Benjamin Jones, has informed LearnBonds.com in an interview that the Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) would not pose a threat to the cryptocurrency market. Bitwala is a company that is offering users the possibility to use a bank account and trade Bitcoin directly out of their current account. According…
First Osun. Then Kano. Now Kogi and Bayelsa states. The spate of violence during election brings doubt on Nigeria’s ability to get it right. Unlike other nations, Nigeria seems to have no magic formula; no means of solving a problem without creating another. Democracy initially seemed an opportunity to annihilate tyranny, but has instead increased…
Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party’s radical Marxist manifesto will bring far-reaching economic chaos for Brexit-battered Britain, affirms the boss of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organizations. The founder and CEO of deVere Group, Nigel Green, is speaking out as the opposition Labour leader unveils his party’s manifesto on Thursday ahead of next month’s…
A vibrant entertainer and saxophonist, Abiodun Lasisi, but better known as Sule Sax Osupa, is in serious need of assistance from well-meaning Nigerians. As you read this, Sule Sax Osupa is bed-ridden and is in need of N15 million to undergo a kidney transplant so as to live a normal life again. Sule Sax Osupa…
Intellectuals and leading minds across Africa have suggested the adoption by governments, of strategic policy actions which are expected to ultimately lead to the economic prosperity of the continent. The Academics who spoke during the first Lecture Series of the UBA Professorial Chair in Finance at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) on Tuesday, listed a…
REDTV, the fast-paced lifestyle channel that puts Africa on the global stage is about to host the 4th edition of its annual party, ‘The Redtv Rave’ on November 30, 2019. Powered by the United Bank for Africa (UBA), this year’s rave which is themed ‘The shutdown’, is where everyone wants to be. From the crème…
The yuletide season comes to life in Lagos as Zenith Bank Plc lights up Ajose Adeogun Street with the theme “Let There Be Light” This year marks the 14th year since the traditional Light up Ceremony at the Ajose Adeogun roundabout came to be. The official lighting was done by Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu the GMD/CEO,…