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Elumelu Tasks Nation’s Policy Makers on Poverty Reduction at NIPSS, Kuru

Lagos, Nigeria, August 25, 2016 ­– Tony O. Elumelu, Chairman of Heirs Holdings and UBA Plc. has advocated entrepreneurship as a veritable solution to achieving poverty reduction in the country. Elumelu who is also the Founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation delivered a paper themed: “Entrepreneurship, Corporate Social Responsibility and Africapitalism: The Role of The Private Sector In Fighting Poverty ... Read More »

BATTLE OF THE YEAR NIGERIA 2016 – The Heat Is On!

It’s that time of the year again when the entire community of youths erupts to celebrate what has variously been described as one of the biggest dance experiences in Nigeria as Battle of the Year Nigeria (BOTY) 2016 returns for the eighth consecutive year to light up the Nigeria entertainment circuit. This year’s edition is coming bigger and better with ... Read More »

Cbn reabsolves Uba to forex transcations

Further to our press statement of yesterday, we are pleased to inform our valued customers, stakeholders and business partners as well as the general public that the CBN has re-admitted us into the Foreign Exchange Market following our remittance of all NNPC/NLNG dollar deposits. UBA wishes to thank you all for your continued support and patronage Read More »

For the Records!John Kerry speech at sultan of sokoto palace

More To win the struggle for the future, nations need to do more than just denounce bankrupt, dead-end ideologies that the terrorists support. They also have to offer their citizens an alternative that is better, that offers hope, that actually delivers on its promises.–John Kerry, US Secretary of State A valid argument by John Kerry. But my only concern is ... Read More »

Buhari clueless for seeking emergency power – Ekiti PDP

Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado EkitiWRITES FOR PUNCH The Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari for seeking emergency powers from the National Assembly to manage the economy. The party said it was a “clear manifestation of the clueless and confused nature” of the people at the helm of affairs. It also noted that such an “embarrassing and ... Read More »

Kwara Moves to Ensure Payment to Contractors

In view of current financial challenges confronting states, the Kwara State government has designed a model to guarantee payment to contractors handling various projects across the State on quarterly basis and prevent project abandonment through non-payment. The model, through the Infrastructure Development Fund (IF-K) will provide sustainable funding for continuous infrastructure development through partnership with private sector to close the ... Read More »

FASHOLA COMMISSIONS 1.2MW SOLAR POWER PLANT IN ABUJA, SAYS IT DEMONSTRATES COMMITMENT TO PROMISES MADE BY THE ADMINISTRATION

· Urges Nigerians to have confidence in the present leadership to deliver Incremental, Steady and Uninterrupted power · Assures of more solar, hydro and other forms of energy consistent with the roadmap on incremental power · “We have seen one solar plant powering a water plant, we will see more solar plants powering universities ,powering all sorts of facilities. This ... Read More »

WHY WE’RE RE-POSITIONING BROADCAST STATIONS IN LAGOS, BY AMBODE …Says State To Witness Birth Of New Broadcast Machinery

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said the aggressive repositioning of the broadcast stations in the State was part of his administration’s strategy aimed at empowering the media outfits to compare favorably with the best in the world, pledging that the State would soon celebrate the birth of new broadcast machinery. Governor Ambode, who spoke while declaring open ... Read More »