A coalition of over 100 non-governmental organizations under the auspices of Democracy Watch Nigeria has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to reject election results emanating from areas where elections never held in Bayelsa state Addressing the media on Sunday, 17th November, 2019 at Megalams Hotel, Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Dr. Nwambu Gabriel who spoke…
The Executive Director of Stand to End Rape Initiative (STER), Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi, has been named in the inaugural TIME 100 Next list of individuals shaping the future of their fields and defining the next generation of leadership. The list is an expansion of the TIME 100 list of the most influential people in the…
The Project Intelligent Company popularly known as Abelinis Limited, the creator of Fanz Championship Africa has finally kept to their promise with the commissioning of the community project at Oroke High School, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 as part of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and prize attached to the winner of…
Mouka, the nation’s leading mattress and other bedding products manufacturer, has restated its commitment to a future couched in “quality brands, product renovation/innovation laced with investments in infrastructure and increased investments in the development of the Mouka people.” Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr. Raymond Murphy at the Green Gala night to round…
Popular Nigerian clergy, Prophet Joshua Iginla, has played down speculations that his recent visit to Togo on the invitation of the country’s President was for political gains. Prophet Iginla was recently invited by the President of Togo, Faure Gnassingbe, to offer prayers for the country. While there have been speculations that this visit was to…
Pan-African financial Institution, United Bank for Africa Plc got double honours over the weekend as it emerged the Bank of the year 2019; while its Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Kennedy Uzoka, also emerged CEO of the year at the Business Hallmark Newspaper Awards, held at the Civic Centre in Lagos on Sunday. Uzoka…
Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, member of the Standard Bank Group, has won five awards at the 2019 edition of the FMDQ Gold Awards which held on Friday, November 8 at the Oriental Hotel, Lagos. Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, emerged the overall winner in the Secondary Market category, winning…
Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, has continued its quest to provide succour for children living without limbs through its Together4ALimb initiative. The scheme, now in its fifth year, is the company’s flagship CSI initiative, through which it provides prosthetic limbs to children from underserved communities suffering from limb loss. On…
Ministers of agriculture from 30 African countries, including Nigeria recently met to discuss actionable solutions to the threat posed by climate change to agriculture in Africa. The meeting was the 2nd annual ministerial conference of the Adapting African Agriculture (AAA) Initiative, themed “Food Security Facing Climate Change”. The 2-day conference which was held at the…
In a trilling, but energy-sapping mental duel last weekend, representatives of Lagos and Ogun States shrugged off all challenges to emerge victorious in the finals of season 5 of the Cowbellpedia Secondary Schools Mathematics Television Quiz Show sponsored by Cowbell Milk, the flagship brand of Promasidor Nigeria Limited. In an electrifying final battle of the…