archiveOctober 2023

  President Bola Tinubu has sought for the Senate’s confirmation of three nominees for appointment as Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter addressed to the President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio and read at plenary on Tuesday. Tinubu in the letter reads: “In...

In a resounding chorus of praise, a stakeholder group in the Nigerian Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has commended the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, for his remarkable leadership and the unprecedented achievements in the nation's telecom sector. The stakeholders came...

  as gov receives Netherlands Ambassador Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde has declared that the state will always be open to partnerships that can aid it to achieve its vision of expanding the state's economy through agribusiness, solid mineral development, tourism and the development of infrastructure. He maintained that his...

  British International Investment (BII), the UK's Development Finance Institution (DFI) and impact investor, has announced a $60 million trade finance facility for Access Bank Plc in Nigeria and five of its pan-African subsidiaries. This will strengthen import and export capabilities amongst local businesses and plug the foreign currency supply...

  Open Alliance, a coalition of civil society organizations working to improve openness and accountability in government, has written a letter  Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State expressing  concerns regarding the arrest and recent removal of Mr. Wale Adedayo, the former Chairman of Ijebu-East Local Government Area, Ogun State, The...

Sterling Financial Holdings Company is actively driving collaboration and partnerships with regulators, infrastructure providers, operators, and other financial services providers to bolster the security of the Nigerian consumer and improve the safety of the financial ecosystem. Olayinka Oni, Executive Director and Group Chief Operating Officer of Sterling Financial Holdings, issued...

Basking in the euphoria of the successful launch of his organisation in Nigeria, the heart of Africa, Mr William Thompson who is the CEO of   Standard  Cross  Finance Chain , popularly known as  SCF Blockchain is highly optimistic that the much cherished outfit will be for the better of both...

    Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organisation (WTO) has congratulated the Board, Management & Staff of Business Journal Media Group (Online-Newspaper-Magazine) on the 15th anniversary of the Group. In an official message to Prince Cookey, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Business Journal Media Group, the WTO DG stated: “Let me...

The Lagos and Kwara States government as well as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) are drumming support for the 7th annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), scheduled for Thursday, October 5 at the Abuja Continental Hotel (Old Sheraton) by 10am....

The Oyo State Government has stated that it is working on a partnership with Fasken’s Global Mining Group to develop the state’s solid mineral sector and reposition the Pacesetter Mineral Development Company, a limited liability company owned by the state. Fasken Global is one of the biggest mining companies in...