archiveJuly 2019

As group honours Irona   Imo State Government says it is committed to preserving the culture of the Igbo ethnic group, particularly, the language. Deputy Governor of Imo State, Rt. Hon. Gerald Irona disclosed this while receiving a Civil Society Organisation, Green Pathway Initiative in his office in Owerri, weekend....

The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has reacted to the killing on Friday of Funke Olakunrin, the daughter of the leader of pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti. Adams, who is the Leader of Oodua Peoples Congress, described Olakunrin’s killing by suspected herdsmen in Ondo State as...

  CEO says penalties will compel banks to offer more credit Lender plans to cut bad loans to 5% in three years from 10% CEO Herbert Wigwe discusses the growth of Access Bank’s retail business and central bank efforts to boost lending. Nigeria’s Access Bank has welcomed the central bank’s...

    AS Ohaji communities cry to Irona   The Imo State Government has warned that it may cancel the amnesty granted some alleged criminals in Ohaji Egbema Local Government Area of the State by the last administration if cult-related clashes persist in the area. Deputy Governor of the State,...

  The crucial market indicators of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) sustained downward mood, dropping further by 0.51 per cent. Specifically, the All-Share Index shed 145.51 points or 0.51 per cent to close at 28,566.79 on Friday, compared with 28,712.30 achieved on Thursday amidst loss by Nestle. Also, the market...

  Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appointed Mr. Olusegun Michael Fafore as his Executive Assistant on Public Relations and New Media. Until his appointment, Fafore was the Consultant-in-Chief of Reputation Plus Limited, a reputation and communication management company he founded a few years ago. Fafore’s career in the...

  Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, says it has received information that Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, daughter of Afenifere chairman, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, has been killed by persons suspected to be herdsmen. The spokesman for Afenifere, Mr. Yinka Odumakin, said this in a terse message sent to The PUNCH on Friday. According...

  The Ethiopian Airline says it will establish a new airline to grow more frequency and operation in Nigeria. Mr Tewolde Gebremariam, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines, told newsmen on Friday in Abuja that the plan would give better choice for air travellers. According to him, the...

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday declared six-month amnesty to migrants who had stayed in Nigeria beyond 90 days without resident permit. He said that the period would enable the migrants to register with the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to avoid having challenges with immigration laws. The president made the...

As appellants head for Supreme Court   The Abuja division of the Court of Appeal on Friday dismissed a suit challenging the qualification of President Muhammadu Buhari for the 2019 presidential election. The appellate court in a judgement held that the suit had been caught up in the Fourth Alteration...