In a swift reaction to the report going around that the APC leader Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’ is critically ill and has been flown abroad, the founder BAT Movement Otunba Abiodun Ajiboye has debunked the rumour in a statement duly signed by him and made available to the press this evening. According to him, “looking through the story , you ... Read More »

The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan has said the decision to partner with the media entrepreneur and blogger, Linda Ikeji to host the latest edition of her yearly popular empowerment programme, ‘Selfmade Woman Conference (SMWC) 2021’ is in line with the bank’s empowerment policy for women, stressing that the challenges facing the nation has made it more imperative to ... Read More »

Newly launched specialist life insurance company, Heirs Life Assurance (HLA) has partnered Avon Medical to organize a blood drive in commemoration of the 2021 World Blood Donor Day. The event, which was held on Monday, June 14, 2021, at the ultramodern Avon Medical Dialysis Centre in Ikeja, Lagos had individuals present to donate blood for those in dire need of medical ... Read More »

All is now set for the 10th anniversary lecture of one of Nigeria’s most respected celebrity journals – YES INTERNATIONAL! Magazine. Slated for Saturday, June 19, 2021, this year’s event, unlike the previous ones, will hold virtually. Mr. Steve Babaeko, MD/CEO of X3M Ideas, one of Nigeria’s leading advertising agencies, is the guest speaker. He will be speaking on the ... Read More »

Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has emerged as the Best Sub-Custodian Bank in Nigeria at the 2021 edition of the Global Finance Best Sub-Custodian Bank Awards, for the tenth year in a row.  The Global Finance Best Sub-Custodian Bank Awards is organised by the Global Finance Magazine and recognises banks that provided astounding services ... Read More »

Retired Maj. Hamza Al Mustapha has advised Maj.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), to end the Boko Haram insurgency in the shortest possible time. Al Mustapha, who is a former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to late Gen. Sani Abacha, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. He said the new ... Read More »

Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Thursday night invaded the campus of Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic in Zaria, Kaduna State, abducting an unspecified numbers of students and lecturers. Our corespondent  gathered that a student was also killed while others sustained injuries during the attack The attack is the latest in a series of the abduction of students and pupils by bandits ... Read More »

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied planning to nationalise Unity Bank Plc as alleged by an online news medium. Reacting to the report, the Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, CBN,  Osita Nwanisobi, described it as, “fake news” and should be discarded in its entirety He said: “The report is fake news. There is no iota of truth in ... Read More »

The Academic Staff Union Of Polytechnics (ASUP) have suspended its 65-day-old strike, following an appraisal of the report indicating the gradual implementation of the items contained in the Memorandum of Action signed between the Union and the Federal Government. National Publicity Secretary of the group, Abdullahi Yalwa said the suspension of the strike will take effect from June 10. The statement ... Read More »

PRESIDENT BUHARI PRESENTED WITH NIGERIAN MADE HANDS SET MOBILE 3. President Muihammadu Buhari was presented with Made in Nigeria Mobile hands set by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo during the FEC Meeting at the State House, Abuja. The product was presented to him by Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, just before ... Read More »