Polaris Bank CEO, Mr. Tokunbo Abiru has described Nigeria’s health sector as a potential gold mine with immense potential to create wealth for the country if right steps are taken to harness the emerging opportunities in the healthcare business value chain. Mr. Abiru said this during a webinar hosted by the Bank on: ‘Managing Healthcare Business During & Post-COVID-19, even ... Read More »
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GTBank Named Africa’s Most Admired Finance Brand
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has been ranked Africa’s Most Admired Finance Brand in the 10th-anniversary rankings of Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands, the pre-eminent survey and ranking of the Top 100 admired brands in Africa. The rankings were announced in a novel global virtual event and will be published in the June issue of the African Business magazine. In ... Read More »
Ekiti State Government Commissions Mobile Laboratory to run COVID-19 Tests
As part of steps to curtail the spread of COVID-19 in Ekiti State, the state government on Monday, commissioned a mobile laboratory to facilitate COVID-19 testing in the state. The Molecular Laboratory, which is installed at the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), Ado-Ekiti is in partnership with 54gene, a company set up to provide genomic data for Africa. This comes ... Read More »
JusticeForUwa: Obaseki Orders Police To Probe Death Of UNIBEN Undergraduate
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has ordered the Nigeria Police to investigate the circumstances that led to the death of a University of Benin (UNIBEN) undergraduate. The victim, Vera Uwaila Omozuwa was reportedly raped and hit with a fire extinguisher when she visited a Church in Benin to read. She died days after she was rushed to the University of ... Read More »
Dugbe Market inferno: Makinde fulfils promise, doles out cash palliative to property owner, victims
BARELY a month after the fire incident that razed the Dugbe market complex building and goods within the shops worth 500 million naira, the Oyo State Governor, Mr. Seyi Makinde has fulfilled his promise by doling out cash palliative to the owner and occupants of the building complex, as the victims of the inferno lauded the governor’s gesture on the ... Read More »
Why Trump may throw AfDB Adesina inside the Bandama River by Festus Adedayo
Occasionally, some occurrences on the African continent remind us of how vulnerable we are. Or, put in the lingo of neocolonialism advocates, how tied to the apron strings of the west Africa is, over six decades after the colonialists physically left the African shores. Such also tell us, as our late brother, Robert Nesta Marley, musically sermonized in our ears, ... Read More »
Angry youths set Redeemed church ablaze over murder of UNIBEN
A branch of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Miracle Sanctuary Mega Parish, Edo Province 10, Ikpoba Hill area of Benin City was set ablaze Sunday morning over reports that a University of Benin student was murdered inside the worship centre, THE WITNESS reports. It was gathered that the church was burnt down when residents learnt that a 100-level ... Read More »
Hon. Shina Peller Appoints 4 Constituents As Special Assistants
A member of the House of Representatives from Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa Federal Constituency, Oyo State, Hon. Shina Peller, has approved the appointment of four constituents as his Special Assistants on Political Matters and Grassroots Media across all the four local governments of the constituency. Each of the newly-appointed Special Assistants namely Audu Raheem Bolatito, Alhaja Taofeek Ajarat Bukola, Ismail Shuaib Jibola and ... Read More »
AbdulRazaq greets Kwara Speaker on 35th birthday
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Sunday felicitated with the Speaker of the State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Salihu Yakubu-Danladi on his 35th birthday anniversary, calling the lawmaker a phenomenon of his time and a pride of his various constituencies. “Apart from being the youngest Speaker ever in the history of Kwara State and one of the youngest ever ... Read More »
Olugbo visits Jimoh Ibrahim, inspects ongoing work at University of Fortune
His Imperial Majesty, Paramount ruler and prescribed authority, Olugbo of Ugbo kingdom, Oba (Dr.) Frederick Enitiolorunda Obateru Akinruntan, CON has paid a scheduled visit to the billionaire business mogul and politician, Barr. (Dr.) Jimoh Ibrahim (CFR) at his country home, Igbotako in Okitipupa Local government area of Ondo State. Oba Akinruntan was accompanied by his High Chiefs on the visit. ... Read More »