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Oyo State governor, 'Seyi Makinde, said on Monday, that his administration has been working hard towards making the state's economy one of the fastest growing economies in the country. The governor maintained that since the inception of the administration in 2019, it has placed a strong emphasis on infrastructural development,...

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, recently donated food packs to Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja residents. Themed, the Fidelity Food Bank initiative, the outreach saw the bank’s officials distribute the food items to seven communities in the Mabushi district of...

Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested one Olawole Sunday, a suspected fraudster who specialised in buying bank accounts’ details from individuals with which he defrauds unsuspecting members of the public. Sunday's modus operandi involved encouraging young people to open multiple...

Two leading figures of the Labour Party, the 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and Abia State governor, Alex Otti, have summoned a meeting of the National Executive Committee, NEC, of the party. The NEC meeting is scheduled to hold in Abuja on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. A notice issued by...

Binance Holdings Limited, a cryptocurrency exchange platform, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to set aside what it describes as the alleged “purported substituted service” of the Nigerian government’s $81 billion economic loss fine and unpaid income tax suit against it. Chukwuka Ikwuazom SAN, counsel for Binance, made...

Governor Dapo Abiodun has applauded the philanthropic initiative of the Chairman of Rite Foods Limited, Asiwaju Sulaiman Adebola Adegunwa, OFR, for donating an ultra-modern Trauma Centre to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH) in Sagamu, Ogun State, for improved trauma healthcare services and in commemoration of his 80th birthday...

Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has challenged Commonwealth Nations to learn from Nigeria’s proactive reforms and collaborative approaches in its fight against corruption to strengthen their defences against financial crimes. He threw this challenge on Monday, April 7, 2025 at the opening...

The Chairman of Rite Foods Limited, manufacturers of Bigi, Fearless, and Sosa brands of non-alcoholic beverages, Asiwaju Sulaiman Adebola Adegunwa, OFR, has donated a fully equipped Trauma Centre to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu. The ultra-modern Trauma facility worth over N2 billion was commissioned by the Vice...

By targeting not only the criminals but also those who enable them, such as fake native doctors and false prophets, Governor Soludo has unveiled the blueprint for the entire nation to fight insecurity. Since the criminals, kidnappers, and those who aid them are on the run in what has been...

World-renowned energy executive, industry thought leader, advocate for women in leadership, and National President of Women in Energy, Oil and Gas (WEOG), Tolulope Longe, is to chair the 2025 edition of The Bullion Lecture. The theme of the lecture is “Architecting the Energy Sector for Nigeria’s $1-Trillion Economy Vision”. The...