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President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi as the new Director-General/CEO of the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA. The appointment was disclosed by the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu. Below is the profile of the new NITDA helmsman Born on …

  Global climate change affects countries differently. The negative consequences such as flooding are usually more pronounced in developing countries. Poor urban planning, population growth and poor regional cooperation in the use of natural resources such as rivers and lakes are also factors that contribute to incidences of flooding, for …

Zenith Bank Half Year 2019 Abridged Financials(1) In a clear demonstration of its resilience and strong market share, Zenith Bank Plc has announced its audited results for the half year ended 30 June 2019, recording positive growth across key financial metrics, thus affirming the bank’s position as one of the …

The Presidency has spoken on the query issued to the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service by the President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari. The Presidency’s position was contained in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu. …

Zenith Bank Plc, the sole sponsor of the Nigerian Female Basketball League has hailed the Nigerian female basketball team, D’Tigress, for emerging champions of the FIBA Women’s Afrobasket 2019 in Dakar, Senegal, defeating the host nation 60-55 points in the final match to retain the coveted trophy.   Speaking on …

  President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Babatunde Fowler, to the Presidential Villa Monday to explain tax collection variations between 2015 and 2018. Specifically, President Buhari in a letter alleged variations in budgeted collections and actual takings reported by the agency within …

In line with its avowed commitment to transparency and accountability in all its activities as committed by the new Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, the National Oil Company has announced winners of its 2019/2020 Direct Sale of Crude Oil and Direct Purchase …

L-R: Matthew Daniel, student of Wesley School; Olusegun Alebiosu, Chief Risk Officer, FirstBank; Seyi Olusanya, student of Wesley School; Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, Chief Executive Officer, FirstBank; Olayiwola Adeola, student of Wesley School and Mr. Kehinde Alimi, Principal, Wesley School 1, during FirstBank’s visit to Wesley School for the Hearing Impaired …

L-R: Winner of Motorcycle, Kamilu Audu; Deputy Regional Director, Lagos/Ogun, Dangote Cement Plc, Desmond Aregbesola; Head, Route to Market, Dangote Cement Plc, Olukayode Akin-Bamidele; Star prize winner, Godwin Godday; Regional Director, Lagos/Ogun, Dangote Cement Plc, Tunde Mabogunje; and winner of Tricycle, Akintoye Oluwagbemiga, during the star prize and other prizes’ …

The Federal Government of Nigeria, through Mrs. Grace Isu Gekpe, a Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, Abuja, has explained the hurried repatriation of the controversial IMN leader, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky. According to a press statement issued by her: “The Federal Government wishes to inform the …