Agege Chairmanship Aspirant, Hon Sola Osolana has appealed to Lagos State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) to organise Primary Elections as the fortunes of the party in Agege will be affected in the upcoming Local Government elections if it fails to do the needful. Osolana made this statement on Wednesday while speaking to large…
The Aliko Dangote Foundation in partnership with Germany’s VDMA (the German Association for Mechanical and Plant Engineering) and its Foundation for Young Talent in Mechanical Engineering (NWS) have officially launched a technical training program in Nigeria, in a bid to significantly address the skill deficit in all the key sectors of the nation’s economy. Speaking…
The Federal Government has inaugurated the reconstituted Board of Management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) with a charge to lead the Fund out of stagnation and corruption. Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, while inaugurating the Board in Abuja, charged the members to work to reposition and revitalize the Fund…
The Governor of Zamfara state, Bello Mattawalle has ordered the Zamfara State Police and other government security agencies to effectively implement the Presidential order to shoot on sight at bandits, persons or group of people seen with Ak-47 or any weapons. The governor who disclosed this via his Twitter handle on Wednesday said only those…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday issued a stern warning to those bent on destroying the country through promoting insurrection, and burning down critical national assets: a rude shock awaits them, and very soon too. The President spoke after he received briefing from Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, on series of…
Junior Chamber International (JCI), Ikeja has recently organised its annual forum which was focused on reaching out and sensitising Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) on how to scale up innovation and creativity in the various sectors of the economy. It revealed that in order for entrepreneurs to be successful at sustaining and developing their businesses…
The spectacular performance by Emmanuel Elijah one of the contestants in the on- going Nigeria idol season six, sponsored by Bigi drinks was captivating and electrifying. The judges were forced to give a standing ovation as he performed “Kiss from a rose” by Seal. Daniel who had the least vote was evicted from the show.…
Heirs Holdings (HH) announced the Group’s transformative insurance industry play, with the launch of Heirs Insurance Limited (HIL) and Heirs Life Assurance (HLA), on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at the companies’ Victoria Island headquarters in Lagos. Heirs Holdings will bring a dynamic, digitally driven offering to the general and life insurance sectors, providing clients with…
The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, CIBN and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have resolved to strengthen their collaboration in tackling corruption in the financial sector. Speaking during a courtesy visit to the EFCC’s headquarters in Abuja on Monday, May 31, 2021, the Chairman of CIBN, Bayo Olugbemi stated that there was…
Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, on Thursday, 27 May 2021 held its 9th Annual General Meeting (AGM) to adopt the company’s audited financial statements for the 2020 financial year amongst other resolutions. The AGM held by proxy in line with the NCDC COVID-19 guidelines. The highlight of the AGM was…