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In commemoration of the International Women’s Day 2022, foremost financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has announced plans to celebrate leading women and female achievers at a networking event in partnership with media entrepreneur – Linda Ikeji – on Tuesday, 8 March 2022. Themed ‘Breaking the Bias’, this year’s International Women’s …

The planned protest by students of various tertiary institutions under the auspices of the National Association Of Nigerian Students, NANS, Anambra State chapter, was averted on Tuesday to avoid breakdown of law and order, according to the state police command. Our correspondent reports that the protest was in solidarity with …

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC Chairman. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has submitted the names of fresh voters who completed their registration in 2021 to all political parties in the country. Festus Okoye, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Education Committee, disclosed this in a …

The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has said the Russian side does not understand the resolve of Ukrainians. He spoke exclusively to CNN on Wednesday that Russian military is unaware of the defense capabilities in the country. They were sent to “fight and die in Ukraine”. Zelensky said although he …

 The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has officially rejected the outcome of the Saturday’s bye-election into the Ogoja/Yala federal constituency in Cross River State. The election which held on February 26, was characterized by ballot box and paper snatching, shooting and killings with accusation and counter accusation that state-sponsored security institution …

 Nigerians have expressed displeasure at the conduct of the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, during a meeting with the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) over the ongoing ASUU strike. NANS had staged a protest on Monday at the Ministry of Education and demanded an audience with the minister to …

Halima Dangote Halima Aliko-Dangote, daughter of Alhaji Aliko Dangote, founder of the Dangote Group, has been appointed as a non-executive director at Dangote Cement Plc. The company in a notice to the Nigerian Exchange Limited said the appointment took effect from February 26, 2022. Mrs Aliko-Dangote will be filling the …

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has reacted to moves by top Yoruba monarchs to reconcile him with Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior. In chat with The Punch on Monday, Tinubu’s media aide, Tunde Rahman, disclosed said his principal will not oppose ongoing moves to …

President Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has shunned request by governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to drop Senator Abdullahi Adamu as his choice consensus candidate for the party’s national championship position. Adamu, 75, a former governor of Nasarawa State who represents Nasarawa West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, …

Tunde Lemo Mr. Tunde Lemo, Chairman of Titan Trust Bank, has noted that the outcome of the combination of Union Bank and Titan Trust Bank will be the emergence of technology-driven tier 1 bank. Lemo stated this over the weekend in Lagos during the first reunion party for ex-colleagues of …