All is now set for Reverend Femi and Pastor Irene Olumeyan of New Life Amazing Grace Bible Church (NLAG) Lagos, to unveil nine thrilling, exciting and inspirational Christian books. According to the Church, proceeds would be used to provide care…
IITA warns against paying lip service to agriculture
There are negative consequences if Africa continued to pay lip service to agriculture, the Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Nteranya Sanginga has warned. Addressing members of the Board of Trustees of IITA and researchers…
How I bounced back after losing N20billion, by Maduka, Coscharis boss
Foremost industrialists and President of Coscharis Group, Dr Cosmos Maduka has advised individuals who strive for success to put modalities in place to counter unexpected challenges. Speaking during an interactive session with members of Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) in…
Demutualisation of share certificate attains 98.9 per cent success, says Gwarzo, SEC DG
The demutualisation of share certificates in Nigerian capital market has attained 98.9 per cent success, Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mounir Gwarzo has said. Briefing Journalists on the outcome of the just concluded Capital Market Committee (CMC) meeting…
FG to name exporters of substandard agric products
Henceforth, the Federal Government will name individuals and agencies behind export of substandard agricultural products. According to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, in the spirit of anti-corruption posture, the Federal Government “shall not spare the…
NPA MD implores Dangote, Flour Mills on early reconstruction of Wharf road
The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Usman has appealed to the Managements of Dangote and Flour Mills to expedite action towards early reconstruction of Wharf road. Receiving the report on traffic decongestion of Apapa and it’s environ,…
Akeredolu pledges to work for Ondo
Ondo State Governor-elect, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) has pledged to work for the people of the State. In his acceptance speech, Akeredolu commended security agencies, President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Chairman of All Progressive Congress…
Heritage Bank unveils ‘Happy Days’ promo
Heritage Bank Plc is set to introduce a promo tagged, ‘Happy Days Promo’ to empower and reward its loyal customers. The promo which is additionally designed to encourage savings at this period of tight economic situation will see the emergence…
Customs FOU impounds N1.1B contraband, arrest 18 suspects
The reinvigorated anti-smuggling activities of the Federal Operations Unit, (FOU) Zone ‘C’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has resulted in the seizure of 29 prohibited items with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N1,074,099,739.00 and under payment recovered of…
Fidel Castro for burial December 4
(AFP) Cuba declared nine days of public mourning Saturday for its late revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, and said his ashes will be buried at a ceremony on December 4 in Santiago de Cuba. From November 26 to December 4, “public…
Investors get N29b from unclaimed dividend in one year
Ongoing campaign by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for investors to embrace e-dividend mandate has led to the payment of N29 Billion out of N90 Billion unclaimed dividend between November 2015 and this year. Briefing Journalists on the…
Peugeot 301 wins car of the year award
Peugeot 301 has emerged car of the year 2016 in Nigeria, defeating Toyota Corolla and Nissan Almera In a poll conducted by auto Journalists in Nigeria under the aegis of Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA), Peugeot 301 polled majority of…
FirstBank promotes giving back with #GivingTuesday
Employees of First Bank of Nigeria Limited have volunteered to provide relief materials and donations to persons in need as part of its Employee Giving and Volunteering Scheme. This is as hundreds of companies around the world are involved with…
Creative Industries: Ministry to present three bills to National Assembly
The Federal Ministry of Information and Culture is to present three bills to the National Assembly in its effort to re-position the Creative Industry for optimal performance through legislative and regulatory framework. The Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this in Abuja on…