•The collapsed building There are fears that some persons might have died after a building collapsed along Cemetery road, opposite the health centre in Ebute Metta, Lagos. The two-storey building which houses shops and residential apartments collapsed just after noon on Friday. Many persons are said to have been trapped …
Read More »BREAKING: I didn’t say lawmakers got 60 percent of NDDC contracts Akpabio writes Reps.
Godswill Akpabio The minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has denied accusing members of the National Assembly of collecting 60 percent of the contracts at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Akpabio, in a letter read on the floor of the House during Plenary by the Speaker on Thursday, said the only reference …
Read More »UBA’s REDTV Premieres Third Season of Africa’s Biggest Online Series –The Men’s Club
The buzz was palpable as Africa’s highly anticipated online series, The Men’s Club (TMC), hit the screens for its third season on Wednesday. The 13-episode smash series is powered by the United Bank for Africa’s Lifestyle and Entertainment channel, REDTV, producers of hit shows such as Our Best Friend’s Wedding, …
Read More »BREAKING: Gov. Fayemi tests positive for COVID-19
Kayode-Fayemi Ekiti State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The governor, who announced this via his verified twitter handle said he has gone into isolation. He tweeted; “I took my third Covid-19 test yesterday and it came back positive. I’m generally ok and I’m already self-isolating at home and …
Read More »Dangote Cement promo: Block Makers Association urges members’ participation
Block makers and artisans who are major users of cement have endorsed the ongoing Dangote Cement bag of goodies season 2 promo. The building sector professionals drawn from different parts of Nigeria agreed that the promo which is expected to produce 1000 millionaires is a welcome palliative in the period …
Read More »Derasoft Consulting, The Whistler hold 6-week immersive digital skills training for youths
Derasoft Consulting is partnering with The Whistler Communications Limited to organise a six online entrepreneurial, creative and problem-solving bootcamp, dubbed #CodeCamp for Youths. The first in the series will commence on Monday, August 10, 2020. According to a statement by the organizers, #CodeCamp focuses not only coding, but on …
Read More »Reps give Akpabio 48 hrs to name members who got NDDC contracts
The House of Representatives has asked Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, to publish, within 48 hours, members of the 9th National Assembly who got sixty percent of contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The minister had alleged during Monday’s investigative hearing held to probe the allegations of corruption in …
Read More »FIRSTBANK CONVENES SMECONNECT WEBINAR, PROMOTES GROWTH OF THE EDUCATIONAL SECTOR
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced the convening of a Business Clinic to promote the growth and sustainability of the educational sector, especially in the light of the coronavirus which is having an adverse effect on the operations of schools …
Read More »FIDELITY BANK APPOINTS ONYEALI-IKPE, MD/CEO DESIGNATE AS OKONKWO RETIRES
Lagos July 20, 2020: The Board of Directors of Fidelity Bank Plc wishes to announce the impending retirement of Mr. Nnamdi J. Okonkwo, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of Fidelity Bank Plc. He will be stepping down from the Board of Directors of the Bank, with effect from December 31, …
Read More »The Men’s Club season 3 set to screen on REDTV July 22
Despite the disruptions and prolonged lockdown occasioned by the global coronavirus pandemic, The Men’s Club season 3 (TMC3) series is set premiere on July 22, 2020 with a firm promise to do much more than excite its teeming and sophisticated audience with the adventures of four Nigerian men and how …
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