Gov. Aregbesola The family of Isiaka Adeleke has fired back at Governor Rauf Aregbesola for describing business mogul, Deji Adeleke, as a mad man. Deji is the father of famous singer, Davido. Aregbesola had knocked family members of the late Senator Adeleke for using the death of the late politician …

  On Tuesday July 4th, 2017, The UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, continued on its quest to educate and empower African youths as it visited the Accra High School in Ghana. UBA Foundation’s Read Africa Initiative was launched in 2011 …

At the24th Annual General Meeting of the African Export-Import Bank(Afrexim), held in Rwanda, Tony O. Elumelu, CON, Chairman of Heirs Holdings and the Tony Elumelu Foundation, congratulatedAfrexim for the critical supportthat the Bank, led by President Oramah, provides for African businesses and its significant contribution to the development of cross-border …

The African Export Import (AFREXIM) Bank has signed a $1billion memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Dangote Group of Companies at the 24th Annual General Meeting of the bank holding in Kigali, Rwanda. AFREXIM Bank’s president, Dr. Paul Oramah, said “the deal was part of the bank’s bid to expand …

  Following his fresh investments in automobile and agriculture, the organized labour in the country has commended Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President and the Chief Executive of Dangote Group for promoting investments and creating thousands of direct and indirect youth employments across the country and in Africa.   The labour said Dangote’s …

  Leading international communication and public relations academics have welcomed and supported the “Say No to AVEs” call byAMECto end the use of advertising value equivalents (AVEs) as a purported measure of editorial media publicity. The Academic Advisory Group to AMEC, comprised of Professor Anne Gregory, University of Huddersfield, UK; …

There seems to be more trouble for the embattled Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank Plc, Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo, and some officials for allegedly receiving $115m from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. This is coming as a staff of the lender, Mr. Timothy Olaobaju, …

George Sekibo The Rivers State Elections Petition Tribunal has sacked the senator representing Rivers east, George Thompson Sekibo. The tribunal went on to declare Andrew Uchendu as winner of the senatorial election. It also directed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to withdraw the certificate of return issued to Sekibo …

Suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, has instituted a legal action against the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris, over his continued detention, seeking an enforcement of his fundamental human right. Evans, who seeks to compel the IGP to either charge him to court or release him …

Heritage Bank Plc has reiterated its commitment to further deepen the drive to support agribusiness value chain in order to fast track food security and sufficiency in the country.The MD/CEO of the bank, Mr Ifie Sekibo, who disclosed this, stated that in a bid to support food sufficiency, Heritage Bank …