As a result of the recent killings in Igangan, Ibarapa area of Oyo State, an urgent security meeting was held, on Thursday, by all 11 Local Government chairmen in Ibadan at the Ibadan North East Local Government secretariat. At the meeting, the chairmen agreed to synergise, work hand in hand among themselves, traditional rulers, baales, mogajis as well as other ... Read More »
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BOYCOTT JUNE 12EVENTS IN PROTEST OF TWITTER BAN AND MEDIA CENSORSHIP
Human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has urged all Nigerians, especially activists, civil society organisations, non-governmental organisations and all lovers of democracy, not to participate in any programme or event that may be organized by the Buhari Administration in commemoration of the June 12 1993 election, this year. It would be recalled that the present government ... Read More »
NIGERIA AND TWITTER
We are in perilous times in our land, given the flurry of events in the past one week. It started with the meeting between the President and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, which was said to have been convened to apprise the President with plans for the various elections on the timetable of INEC, especially the ones slated for ... Read More »
UBA, DEG Sign $50m Term Loan to Support Small Businesses in Nigeria
Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, and Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH, the German Development Finance Institution, have entered into a partnership aimed at supporting small and medium scale businesses (SMEs) in Nigeria. To this end, both institutions have signed a USD 50m Term Facility Agreement. The facility with a tenor of six years is targeted ... Read More »
NOVA MERCHANT BANK LISTS BOND ON THE NIGERIAN STOCK EXCHANGE
NOVA Merchant Bank recently concluded the listing of its N10 billion 7-Year Subordinated Unsecured Bond on the Nigeria Stock Exchange. This milestone was marked by the Bank partaking in the closing gong ceremony held remotely with Mr. Nath Ude MD/CEO NOVA Merchant Bank, Mr. Olumide Bolumole Divisional Head Listings Business NGX Limited, Mr. Peter Ashade Group CEO United Capital Plc ... Read More »
SMW Fashion Beats Record, Hit Massive Sales in First Month
The management of SMW Fashion has announced that the fashion label has received over twenty-five thousand (25,000) orders of its various merchandise in its first month of business commencement in Nigeria. According to the Chief Executive Officer of the brand, Mr. Philip Ikezahu, he said the requests for their products have been overwhelming and it’s still of great surprise that ... Read More »
Rite Foods Limited Shines at Champion Annual Awards
Rite Foods Limited, a truly world-class and proudly Nigerian Food and Beverage Company, Producers of Bigi Carbonated Soft Drinks (CSD), Fearless Energy Drinks, and variants of sausage brands, has been awarded brand of the year. The Awards organized by Champion News Media, Publishers of Champion Newspapers, was conceived to honour the best of human resources and institutions in Nigeria. Rite ... Read More »
Itsekiri Nation backs FG, honours Godswill Akpabio
· Makes case for NDDC Plum Job · Wants East West Road project extended to Warri-Benin Road Youths in Warri Kingdom on Friday night commended the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, for his commitment to the cause of the region. ‘’We should all take a cue from this outstanding statesman and driving force behind the reinvention of ... Read More »
Integration policy in Sugar sector to fetch Nigeria $700million annually-Dangote
Dangote urges full implementation of sugar master plan Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has urged government to faithfully follow through the Backward Integration Policy in the sugar industry as the nation stands to rake in foreign exchange up to $700millon yearly from Sugar production self-sufficiency. Chairman of Dangote Sugar Refinery Aliko Dangote, yesterday, at its 15th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held ... Read More »
NIGER STATE GOVERNMENT TAKING MEASURES TO ENSURE SAFE RELEASE OF TEGINA ISLAMIC SCHOOL CHILDREN
Niger State Government is putting in measures to ensure the safe release of Islamic school children abducted by bandits in Tegina, Rafi Local Government. Giving update on the abduction to newsmen at the Government House, Minna, the state deputy Governor, Alh Ahmed Mohammed Ketso disclosed that government was on the pursuit of the bandits and efforts are being put in ... Read More »