The newly appointed Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Mr Mele Kyari has pledged to reposition the corporation. Kyari said he would make the NNPC to be a global company of excellence to portray the good image of the company. He made the pledge on Tuesday in …
Read More »Fidelity Private Bank Wins At PWM Global Wealth Tech Awards
Fidelity Bank, one of Nigeria’s leading commercial banks has won the ‘Best Digital Networking Bank For Entrepreneurs, Africa 2019’ at 2019 PWM Wealth Tech Awards held in London, United Kingdom (UK) recently. Organized by Professional Wealth Management (PWM), a Financial Times Publication, the awards celebrate excellence in wealth management technology. …
Read More »New NNPC GMD, Kyari assumes office, vows to fight corruption, improve transparency
Baru, Kyari In an advanced official inaugural speech cited by THE WHISTLER on Monday, the new Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr Mele Kolo Kyari, has promised to the fight corruption and improve transparency as he takes over the affairs of the NNPC. Kyari officially took over …
Read More »UPDATE: Self-Promoted Customs Chief Hospitalised For Mental illness
An assistant superintendent of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr. Nura Dalhatu, has been hospitalised after showing traits of mental ailments at the office. Dalhatu created an odd spectacle Monday morning when he resumed office at the Customs Headquarters, Abuja, wearing the rank of a Deputy Comptroller General. According to Mr. …
Read More »NOVA Merchant Bank Launches New Website
In fulfilment of its desire to continuously find ways to serve its customers better, NOVA Merchant Bank (www.novambl.com) is pleased to announce the launch of its newly redesigned website. This new version has features and functionalities to enhance the accessibility of the website. The navigation of the website has been simplified so …
Read More »How Tokunbo Abiru transformed Polaris Bank
There are bankers and there are bankers, but the group managing director and chief executive officer of Polaris Bank Limited, Mr. Adetokunbo Mukhail Abiru, is arguably one of the most successful bankers Nigeria has produced in recent times. Mr. Abiru is a rare breed. We are familiar with individuals who …
Read More »UNDP Partners with the Tony Elumelu Foundation to Empower 100,000 Young Entrepreneurs in Africa
L to R: Ahunna Eziakonwa, UNDP Regional Director for Africa; Tony Elumelu, Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation; at the signing of the TEF-UNDP Sahel Youth Entrepreneurship Programme partnership at the AU Summit in Niamey, Niger Niamey, 6 July 2019 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the global development network of …
Read More »Incoming NNPC GMD, Kyari, lauds OPEC’s 9 months extension for Oil Production Cut
L-R: Nigerian head of delegation, permanent secretary, ministry of Petroleum, Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan; Nigeria’s OPEC Governor, Dr Omar Farouk Ibrahim, Mr. Bala Wunti, GGM, NNPC Corporate Planning and Strategy, representing the incoming NNPC GMD, Saudi Arabia Energy Minister, Khalid al-Falihand and Saudi Crown Prince, Abdulaziz Bin Salman, at the on-going …
Read More »Meet 2019 Big Brother Naija housemates
The #BigBrotherNaija 2019 kicked off with twenty-one housemates battling for N60 million worth of prizes as announced earlier by the organizer, M-Net West Africa. The housemates would be staying at the Big Brother House for the next twelve weeks to entertain TV viewers across Africa and beyond. Below is a …
Read More »Minimum wage: Why labour plans to derail negotiation
After substantial progress by the technical committee set up by the Federal Government to negotiate the consequential adjustment arising from the new minimum wage, Labour leaders in the country may have hatched a plan to scuttle further negotiations. Labour leaders operating under the aegis of the Trade Union Side (TUS) of …
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