…Targets 10 million poor families in 774 LG Members of the private sector-led coalition against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has enjoined Nigerian who are involved in the wanton destruction of Public and Private properties and even looting of the warehouses where the palliatives are kept to immediately desist from such act, …
Read More »BREAKING: Okonjo-Iweala elected WTO DG
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s nominee for the office of the director-general of the World Trade Organisation, has emerged winner of the highly competitive race. Okonjo-Iweala was chosen as the final candidate for the much-coveted role. She polled 104 votes from 164 member countries to defeat how South Korea’s trade minister at …
Read More »Nigerian govt declares Thursday public holiday
The Federal Government has declared Thursday, October 29, a public holiday across Nigeria. A statement signed by the spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior Mohammed Manga said the Minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, announced the holiday to mark Eid-el-Maulud, the birthday of Prophet Mohammed. The Minister who also posted the statement on his verified Facebook page, congratulated the Muslim faithful both at home and abroad for …
Read More »#EndSARS: Nigerian Army opens up, says ‘Lagos govt invited us to intervene’
The Nigerian Army says the Lagos state government invited it to intervene in the fallout of the #EndSARS protest. The Army further disassociated itself from “a viral video on social media in which it was alleged that civilian protesters were massacred by soldiers at Lekki Toll Plaza”. According to a statement issued …
Read More »Sanwo-Olu approves full reopening of markets in Lagos
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the full reopening of markets in the state. The Lagos Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Dr Wale Ahmed, made this known in a statement on Tuesday. The statement made available by the governor’s Senior Special Assistant on New Media, Gawat …
Read More »#EndSARS: Lagos Judicial Panel Receives 15 Petitions, Starts Sittings Tuesday
The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and the Lekki Tollgate Incident has announced that it has so far received 15 petitions from members of the public. This was revealed by the chairperson of the panel, Justice Doris Okuwobi (Rtd) while receiving …
Read More »CACOVID Appeals For Calm Over Looting of Covid-19 Palliatives
Members of the Private Sector-led Coalition Against COVID_19 (CACOVID) wishes to call for calm, amidst the looting of COVID-19 palliatives meant for distribution in various State Government warehouses across the country. The Coalition is deeply concerned by the recent events and is urging those involved in the wanton destruction of …
Read More »THE MAKING OF A CSR MASTERSTROKE: AN X-RAY OF FIRSTBANK’S YEOMAN EFFORT TO MOVE ONE MILLION CHILDREN TO E-LEARNING
The rabbit hole of uncertainty, confusion and fear that pupils and their parents fell into in the dying days of March when the country was in lockdown was best captured in a Saturday Sun feature of May 16, titled, “COVID-19: Troubles of e-Learning.” The story catalogues the challenges that erupted out …
Read More »#ENDSARS: A WAKEUP CALL FOR NIGERIAN MEDIA (THE FOURTH ESTATE OR FOURTH POWER OF THE REALM)
I woke up this morning after my morning devotion; I dabbled into a mind boggling report on my WhatsApp platform. I told myself: The TRUTH be told, what are the roles of the MEDIA obligated and bestowed with the sole ethical responsibilities of being the watchdog of the society; must …
Read More »Rotimi Bankole Awarded Marketing Media Personality of the Decade at Marketing Edge Awards
The founder and Chief Executive of SBI Media, Rotimi Bankole has been named the Marketing Media Personality of the Decade by Marketing Edge magazine, the most prominent marketing industry journal in Nigeria. Bankole, 40, who founded SBI Media in 2013, has led the company into over 150% year on year …
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