…examines role of youths in nation building The annual public lecture of January 9th Collective (J9C), a socio-cultural group devoted to good governance and development in the society, holds tomorrow, Saturday January 9. However, due to the COVID-19 challenge, this year’s edition with the theme: Evolved Generation,  Fresh Voices and The Pragmatic Next Step will be held as a hybrid ... Read More »

Agege Local Government Alhaji Ganiyu Egunjobi, Executive Chairman, Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State, says the council has started construction of Primary Healthcare Centres in two communities. Egunjobi said in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Ismael Garba, on Wednesday in Lagos that this would enable people in the area to have easy access to quality healthcare. ... Read More »

Twitter and Facebook suspended Donald Trump’s accounts for the first time, finally escalating their crackdown on the president’s social media posts after he encouraged and supported rioters at the US Capitol. Twitter required Mr Trump to delete certain posts after “repeated and severe” violations of its rules on election misinformation, including a video sending love to the violent uprising in ... Read More »

Yemisi Edun First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has appointed an acting managing director in the wake of the sex scandal rocking its managing director, Adam Nuru, and his subsequent stepping aside. The new chief executive of the bank is Yemisi Edun. A statement by the bank sent on Wednesday and titled: “YEMISI EDUN TO ACT AS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF FCMB, ... Read More »

The New year started on an amazing note for staff and distrubutors of fledgling bakery,City Tasty Confectioneries, as the management of the company doled many gifts to them,at the end of the year party of the company held days back, at the headquarters on Remi Olagunju drive, Aboru, Iyana Ipaja, on the outskirts of Lagos state. It was a well-attended ... Read More »

Popular prophet and the leader of INRI Evangelical spiritual church, Primate Elijah Ayodele is set to Host the United Nations in Lagos on February 14, 2021. The event tagged ‘Living in  peaceful world’ which will take place at the Lagos church of the man of God will be graced by the Country director of Denmark, Amb Mrs Blessing Palmberg, Country ... Read More »

I am a former Employee of FCMB. I worked there for a bit in the securities trading arm, CSL. CSL is a legendary institution that continues to be the corner piece of the Nigerian Capital Market. I was the Head of Local Business.One thing that attracted me to the firm was its legacy. Its founder, Chief Subomi Balogun, was a ... Read More »

The Executive Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle has declared that nothing will distract him from making education, one of the major priorities of his government. The Governor made this revelation to newsmen in Gusau the state capital over the weekend. Matawalle recalled that it was obvious that the rural areas and nomadic settlements had been relegated educationally and economically ... Read More »

Fidelity Bank Plc said on Sunday that the organization will consolidate on its growth and achieve greater strides as Mrs Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe assumes office as managing director Onyeali-Ikpe becomes the fourth Chief Executive and first female to occupy the position since the inception of the bank in 1988. She succeeded erstwhile managing director. Nnamdi Okonkwo who retired on December 31, ... Read More »

Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, has continued to make remarkable contributions to children’s lives in communities where it operates. As part of its Corporate Social Investment (CSI) initiative, the financial institution’s Marketing and Corporate Communications department renovated the SOS Children’s Villages, Social Centre, located at Isolo in Lagos State. Members of the department gave the ... Read More »