Heritage Bank MD, Ifie Sekibo In the financial circle where Heritage Bank operates, cities are like women. While the banks resort to desperate tactics like suitors to win cities perceived to be financially viable, others are left to cling to loneliness and self-help. For this reason, bankers strain themselves to market their …
Read More »BREAKING: Popular Nollywood actor dies in Lagos
A popular Nollywood actor, Kayode Odumosu better known as Pa Kasumu is dead. The Yoruba film star who has been battling ill health for some while now, it is said to have passed on after losing the battle. Nollywood actress, Foluke Daramola Salako took to her Instagram page to share the news of …
Read More »Coronavirus: Number of quarantined rises, Lafarge reveals hotel used by Italian
The Ogun State Government and Lafarge Africa have confirmed that contacts in respect of the recorded single case of Coronavirus (COVID-19) has hit 39 from the initial reported 28. This included the driver who picked the infected Italian from an hotel in Ikeja and those who served him food and …
Read More »DSS denies trailing PREMIUM TIMES editor, reporter
The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied reports that its officials are currently trailing Premium Times staff over a story published by the online newspaper on the presidency. The newspaper had alleged that agents of Nigeria’s secret police on Sunday visited the home of its editor, Musikilu Mojeed, to extract …
Read More »Suspected DSS officials invade home of PREMIUM TIMES editor, Muskilu Mojeed, attempt arrest
Suspected DSS officials on Sunday morning, March 1, breached the security of the Abuja residence of Muskilu Mojeed, the Editor-in-Chief of the PREMIUM TIMES, a Nigerian online news platform. Report by The ICIR said men suspected to be officers of the State Security Service (SSS) in plain-clothes men who drove in a …
Read More »CBA Foundation holds ‘Walk4Hope Charity’ walk for underprivileged widows, vulnerable children
*Cross section of participants at the Walk4Hope charity event organized by Chinwe Bode-Akinwande Foundation (CBA Foundation), to create awareness about the foundation and the need to support underprivileged widows, held in Victoria Island, Lagos on Saturday. The Chinwe Bode-Akinwande (CBA) Foundation, a Lagos-based non-governmental organisation on Saturday held its 2020 …
Read More »SIGHTS AND SOUNDS FROM THE PRESENTATION OF THE CRANFIELD SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD 2020 TO DR. ADESOLA ADEDUNTAN, CEO, FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA LIMITED
Earlier in the year, it was announced that Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, the Chief Executive Officer, First Bank of Nigeria Limited had been honoured with the coveted and renowned Cranfield School of Management Distinguished Alumnus of the year Award 2020. The recognition which was celebrated across Nigeria – the …
Read More »FIRSTBANK WINS 2019 OIL AND GAS BANKER AWARD
First Bank of Nigeria Limited was recently presented with the Oil and Gas Banker of Year 2019 award at the Patrons’ Dinner and Industry Awards of the Nigeria International Petroleum Summit held recently at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. The four-day event, comprising conference and award dinner, is acclaimed to be Nigeria’s Government official platform …
Read More »‘Coronavirus outbreak is getting bigger’ – WHO
Agency Reporter The rapid rise in coronavirus raised fears of a pandemic on Friday, with five countries reporting their first cases and the World Health Organisation (WHO) warning it could spread worldwide. Switzerland had canceled the giant Geneva car show following the outbreak. World share markets crashed again, winding up …
Read More »Coronavirus: Ogun govt quarantines 28 who had contacts with Italian
The Ogun State government has said that 28 people who had contact with the Italian victim of the Coronavirus disease have been identified and quarantined. The Witness reports. The government also said the firm where the victim visited in Ewekoro has been shut down. The state Governor, Dapo Abiodun, disclosed this, on Friday, while addressing newsmen …
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