Africa’s global bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc yet again, reaffirms its leadership position across Africa, as the bank has been globally recognised as the African Bank of the year 2021 by the Banker Magazine, a leading global finance news publication published by the Financial Times of London. UBA’s solid financial performance, its excellent…
Director, Policy & Partnerships, Africa – New Globe Education, Dr. Kunbi Wuraola will be giving the keynote address at this year’s leadership colloquium and investiture of Victoria Island’s Chapter of Junior Chamber International. Wuraola who has also served as the first female national president of the organization will be speaking on the theme of the…
Huawei says it plans to invest US$150 million in digital talent development over the next five years, noting that the programme will be beneficial to about 3 million youths. “We are announcing Huawei’s Seeds for the Future Program 2.0. As part of our commitment to continuously develop talent, we will invest US$150 million in this…
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Tuesday appeared before the State High Court in Port Harcourt, to testify as a witness in a Seven Billion Naira (N7B) libel suit against THISDAY Newspaper. Governor Wike, said he was in court to seek justice and clear his name as a person from the malicious publication…
The House of Representatives on Tuesday asked the Federal Government to urgently activate response measures against Omicron, the newest variant of the coronavirus, better known as COVID-19. The fast-spreading Omicron variant, said to be deadlier than the earlier Delta variant, recently popped up in Southern Africa, particularly South Africa. The variant has already entered Europe…
UNESCO and Huawei have announced the launch of the implementations phase of the Technology-Enabled Open Schools for All (TeOSS) project in selected African countries. Aligned with UN SDG4, TeOSS will serve as a basis for powering the digital transformation of the education sector and support three UNESCO member states in building resilient education systems that…
By Garba Deen Muhammad Unlike previous struggles between Nigeria and the fuel subsidy conundrum, this time, it is a fight to finish. No ambiguity. No fence to sit on. It has taken Nigeria several decades and deadly battles to arrive at this decisive moment over the subsidy issue. In the past, every time a Nigerian…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday presented a sum of N351bn as the proposed appropriation bill for the year 2022 before the House of Assembly. Abiodun, while presenting the fiscal proposal christened ‘Budget of Restoration’, said the main task of his administration next year is to increase pace of the implementation of its…
Nigerian Retail Lender, Unity Bank Plc is set to engage no fewer than 5 million Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) being operated by women in the South West region, even as Sola Sobowale, the Brand Ambassador, asserts that no women will be left behind as the Bank launches Yanga Account in Ibadan. Unity Bank…
The Senate on Tuesday mandated its Committee on Interior to carry out a full scale investigation into the causes of jail breaks across the country. The upper chamber also summoned the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Haliru Nababa…