Kola Popson Top Public Relations (PR) Consultant and Chairman-Chief Consultant at TPT International Ltd, Adetokunbo Modupe, Kayode Akinyemi and Toni Kan are some of the important facilitators and would-be guest speakers at the first Bankers/Bloggers Conference holding on 16th of July 14, 2015 at 31 Joel Ogunnaike Street, G. R. A. Ikeja, Lagos State. The Bankers/Bloggers Conference, conceived by the ... Read More »
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Tony Elumelu Foundation Hosts Historic Bootcamp For 1,000 Emerging African Entrepreneurs
As part of Tony Elumelu’s $100 million commitment to empowering African entrepreneurs, 1,000 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs, representing 51 African countries from the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) Class of 2015, converged near Lagos, Nigeria for an intensive two-day bootcamp session, an unprecedented gathering of emerging African entrepreneurs, from 10-12 July, 2015. The entrepreneurs travelled from across the continent – from ... Read More »
Presidency Denies Reports That Funds Will Be Drawn From Excess Crude Account
The presidency has denied reports in sections of the media that funds will be drawn from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) for the relief package approved by President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari approved a N400 billion bailout on Monday to clear the backlog of salaries in states and local governments. Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, ... Read More »
MEET CHINWE AFRA KALU, Head of Training, Customer Passion Point Limited
Chinwe Kalu is a Public Speaker, Writer, Trainer and Sales & Marketing professional. She has a BSc in Chemistry and an MBA both from the University of Lagos and has attending several trainings. She is entrepreneur who understands first hand, the realities of SMEs are, having developed and managed a couple of SMEs over the past ten years. She brings to the ... Read More »
STORY RETRACTION: NAIJAHOTTESTGIST APOLOGISES TO UNION BANK MD AND MANAGEMENT
Naijahottestgist hereby apologizes to the Managing Director of UBN, Mr. Emeka Emuwa and the management of Union Bank of Nigeria, over a story published by us on 19th of June, 2015 and titled “RAPE! WHY UNION BANK MD, EMEKA EMUWA CANNOT ENTER CAMEROUN”, where we had erroneously linked a rape case involving his younger brother in Cameroun to him. Regrettably, ... Read More »
HON FALEKE’S N100M NIGHT CLUB BUSINESS CLOSES DOWN
Kola Popson Things are tactically not going well with a member of the House of Representatives representing Ikeja Federal Constituency, Hon. James Abiodun Faleke, as his night club, High Level, located at Aguda, Ogba area of Lagos State, is gradually shutting down. High Level, a popular night club which started operating about two years ago, is owned and run by ... Read More »
HOW FIDELITY BANK MD IS TAKING THE BANK TO THE NEXT STAGE
“We are very pleased with the appointment of Nnamdi Okonkwo. He has a combination of experience and intelligence. I am confident that he will raise the institution to higher levels in the drive to accomplish our mission to make financial services easy and accessible to customers, while delivering good returns to all stakeholders.” These were the words of the immediate ... Read More »
MEET EMMA EMUWA, THE ARTICULATE BANKER REBUILDING UNION BANK
By Kola Popson The name, Emma Emuwa, is not new in the Nigerian banking industry. He is an articulate and vibrant banker per excellence whose outstanding traits remain vividly visible not only to the customers and staff members of Union Bank, but to other banks and bankers across the continent. Emeka Emuwa is currently the Group Managing Director (GMD) and ... Read More »
Explain whereabouts of $4.1bn, Oshiomhole tells Okonjo-Iweala
The war of words between Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State and the former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, continued, yesterday, with Oshiomhole challenging the former minister to explain what happened to the $4.1 billion she presented in her last report. Governor Oshiomhole also challenged the former minister to explain why she never published simultaneously what was accrued to ... Read More »
Media Reach Explains Partnership with Google
The West and Central Africa’s number one independent media specialist, mediaReach OMD has given further insight into its partnership agreement with Google Global Services Nigeria Limited on brand marketing. The agreement, which was consummated last Thursday at an event christened “Google Day” at the mediaReach office in Lagos, will see the two companies collaborate on survival strategies for different brands ... Read More »