First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has been ranked the second ‘most admired financial services brand’ in Africa – for the second straight year – at the 2021 Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands Event, held on Africa day, 25th May 2021. …
Read More »Dangote partners German govt on youth training to address skills deficit
…Sanwo Olu woos ADF, VDMA to set up same in Lagos The Aliko Dangote Foundation in partnership with Germany’s VDMA (the German Association for Mechanical and Plant Engineering) and its Foundation for Young Talent in Mechanical Engineering (NWS) have officially launched a technical training program in Nigeria, in a …
Read More »Jumia taught me the e-commerce business – Online seller
…..as IFC new Report says women can add $14.58 billion to E-Commerce in Africa Founder of online store, Deeski.com, Jumoke Akinsanya, has lauded the human capital development initiative of e-commerce market leader Jumia, saying the company trained her on the rudiments of online sales which has helped grow her …
Read More »JCI Ikeja Sensitisises Entrepreneurs on Business Innovation, Creativity
Junior Chamber International (JCI), Ikeja has recently organised its annual forum which was focused on reaching out and sensitising Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) on how to scale up innovation and creativity in the various sectors of the economy. It revealed that in order for entrepreneurs to be successful at …
Read More »Mohammed Babangida convoy involved in auto crash on Minna-Suleja highway
Three soldiers killed, one critically injured Mohammed Babangida, the son of former Military President, Ibrahim Babangida, narrowly escaped death Monday evening when his convoy ran into a trailer loaded with tomatoes along the Minna-Suleja highway. Three of the security guards, all soldiers, died in the accident after their black Prado …
Read More »Asset Declaration: Bank officials panic as EFCC begins probe – Official
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that there had been anxiety in the banking sector following its directives for bank employees to declare their assets in accordance with the Bank Employees, etc (Declaration of Assets) Act 1986. DAILY RECORD reports that the ACT requires every bank employee to make …
Read More »NNPC plans to acquire stakes in six private refineries
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday said it is currently considering equity participation in some private refineries across the country. It said this was in line with a Federal Government’s policy directive which stipulated the mandatory participation of the corporation in any privately-owned refinery that exceeded 50,000 barrels …
Read More »N3.4b fraud: Buhari sacks NSITF MD Somefun, Kemi Nelson, others, reconstitutes board
Adebayo Somefun President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the suspended Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF),Adebayo Somefun for spending N3.4 billion on “non-existent staff training.” The President also approved the appointment of Akabogu Michael as Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer to replace Somefun. Somefun and three other Executive …
Read More »Delta 2023: It’s turn of Urhobos –Taiga
President-General, Urhobo Progress Union (UPU) Worldwide, Olorogun Moses Taiga, in this interview with Okungbowa Aiwerie, bares his mind on restructuring, state police, power rotation and the forthcoming Delta State gubernatorial elections. Excerpts DESPITE agitation by stakeholders in the Niger-Delta region, the issue of sole administrator for the NDDC appears to …
Read More »Buhari talks tough, APC, ACF condemn ex-Jonathan’s aide killing
Ahmed Gulak Stephen Angbulu, Chidiebube Okeoma, Peter Dada, Hindi Livinus, Yola and Edward Nnachi 31 May 2021 The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Sunday said his regime would ensure that those who killed a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Ahmed Gulak, were brought to justice. Buhari …
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