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There was a mild drama on Sunday at the Oluyole, Ibadan residence of the former governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, when the state deputy governor Rauf Olaniyan was denied access to the eighth-day fidau prayers holding in the compound. The family had announced the fidau prayer as a private …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced new appointments and redeployments of top officials. It said the move was a part of ongoing efforts to strengthen and reposition the national oil company for greater efficiency, transparency and profitability. NNPC recorded N9.53bn trade deficit in March NNPC’s 3 refineries record …

Helping female businesses grow through discounted access to finance is one of the many unique value propositions under the Access Bank’s W Initiative. Tracy Batta, co-founder, SmoothieExpress and a W Power Loan beneficiary recently emerged on Forbes Africa’s 30 under 30 list. Tracy Batta co-owns Smoothie Express, a healthy focused …

Isa Pantami The honourable minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has denied buying houses for his wives after assumption of political office. The minister was reacting to a Sahara Reporters publication, alleging that he bought three houses for his three wives in highbrow areas of Abuja. In a …

Heritage Bank Plc said it has closed down an Experience Centre- EC (branch) at Allen Avenue; Ikeja over “unconfirmed case” of Coronavirus for deep hygiene clean up after an employee took ill last week. The bank in a statement made available to the press and customers, noted “in line with …

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider, has graduated 28 successful candidates in its inaugural FirstBank Management Associates Programme (FMAP), virtually held on Tuesday, 30 June 2020 via the Zoom video conferencing application. The programme which commenced in 2018 had a total of 48 candidates selected …

The Peoples Democratic Party’s National Working Committee has appointed Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike as Chairman, Edo State Governorship Election National Campaign Council. The party also appointed Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, as the deputy chairman of the council. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan, announced this on …

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has announced August 3 for resumption of schools in the state. Announcing the date at a media briefing on Friday, the governor said the resumption is for those in SSS 3 and Tech III. According to the governor, the decision was taken after a meeting …

Wahab Adegbenro, Ondo state commissioner of health, has died of COVID- 19 complications.  A family source told TheCable Adegbenro died at the state’s infectious disease hospital on Thursday. “I still saw him on Monday, I never knew that was the last time I would set my eyes on you alive,” …

A young Nigerian, Miss Adjwoa Awe, 15 years of age has been honoured with The Diana Award for going above and beyond in their daily life to create and sustain positive change. The award was announced on Wednesday 1 July; during the 2020 Diana Awards Virtual Ceremony held to celebrate …