N43.5m Fraud: Court Jails NOGASA Chairman, Fatuyi 21 Years

N43.5m Fraud: Court Jails NOGASA Chairman, Fatuyi 21 Years

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, November 18, 2024, convicted and sentenced Fatuyi Yemi Philips, Chairman, Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria, NOGASA, to 21 years imprisonment for N43.5m fraud.The...
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FBN Holdings Appoints Otedola As Chairman

FBN Holdings Appoints Otedola As Chairman

First Bank of Nigeria Holdings Plc has appointed the 20th richest man in Africa, Femi Otedola, as its new Chairman. FBN Holdings, in a notice to the Nigerian Exchange Limited and the investing public, said the decision was made at...
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Edo Hosts BRACED Commission, Obaseki Emerges New Chairman

Edo Hosts BRACED Commission, Obaseki Emerges New Chairman

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday, played host to the Governors of the South-South States for the BRACED (Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Edo and Delta) Commission meeting. The meeting held at the Edo State Government...
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Senate Confirms Maida As NCC Executive Vice Chairman

Senate Confirms Maida As NCC Executive Vice Chairman

The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Dr. Aminu Maida as the substantive Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Maida was confirmed Thursday in Abuja by the Senate during its plenary session w...
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Ovie Edomi Emerges NUJ Chapel Chairman

Ovie Edomi Emerges NUJ Chapel Chairman

A seasoned Journalist, Dr Ovie Edomi has emerged Chairman of the Federated Maritime Media Chapel (FMMC) under the Lagos State council of Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ). Edomi is a Journalist with about three decades of journalism practice experience and...
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JAMB Registrar, Prof Oloyede To Chair 2023 GOCOP Conference

JAMB Registrar, Prof Oloyede To Chair 2023 GOCOP Conference

The Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, will serve as the Chairman of the 2023 Annual Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP). This was disclosed by the chairman of 2023 Conference Planning....
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Tinubu Appoints Adedeji FIRS Chairman

Tinubu Appoints Adedeji FIRS Chairman

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Zaccheus Adedeji, as the new Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service. This announcement coincides with the impending commencement of terminal leave for the former chairman, Muhammed ...
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Ighodalo Steps Down As NESG Chairman

Ighodalo Steps Down As NESG Chairman

As the Nigerian Economic Group (NESG) opens its 28th summit in Abuja on Monday, Chairman of the group, Mr Asue Ighodalo, has stepped down.  Ighodalo, who said that his decision was in keeping with long tradition of the group, also...
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NGX Group Appoints Umaru Kwairanga New Chairman

NGX Group Appoints Umaru Kwairanga New Chairman

The Board of the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group) has appointed Dr Umaru Kwairanga as its new Chairman.  The group, in a statement on Thursday in Lagos, said that Kwairanga’s appointment was approved at a meeting on Wednesday.  Prior to...
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Seplat Energy Appoints Basil Omiyi Non-Executive Chairman

Seplat Energy Appoints Basil Omiyi Non-Executive Chairman

Seplat Energy PLC, a leading Nigerian energy company dual listed on both the Nigerian and the London Stock Exchanges has appointed  Mr. Basil Omiyi, CON, the Company’s new Independent Non-Executive Chairman.  A statement expained that his ...
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NLNG Names Barth Nnaji Science Prize Board Chair 

NLNG Names Barth Nnaji Science Prize Board Chair 

The Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has flagged off the 2022 Cycle of the Nigeria Prize for Science with the appointment of Prof. Barth Nnaji, a renowned scientist and former Minister of Power, as the chairperson of the Advisory Board. In a statement...
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NAJA Reelects Ocheoma As Chairman

NAJA Reelects Ocheoma As Chairman

The Nigerian Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) has reelected Mike Ocheoma of Business AM Newspaper as Chairman to pilot the affairs of the association for another three years.   In the keely contested election held in Lagos on Friday, Ocheoma emerged ...
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INEC Chairman Dedicates ThisNigeria Award To INEC Staff, Youth Corps Members

INEC Chairman Dedicates ThisNigeria Award To INEC Staff, Youth Corps Members

The ThisNigeria newspaper has conferred its inaugural Gold Award in Public Service on the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, in recognition of his efforts to reposition the country’s electoral system for free...
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Orjiako Steps Down As Seplat Energy Chairman

Orjiako Steps Down As Seplat Energy Chairman

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com   —  Dr. A.B.C. Orjiako has stepped  down as Chairman and from the Board of Directors of Seplat Energy Plc.    Orjiako’s decision to step down is coming about one week after the res...
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