By Ibukun Emiola Oyo State’s Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Olanike Adeyemo, on Wednesday in Ibadan extolled the virtues of late Prof. Samuel Agbede. Adeyemo spoke at a colloquium in honour of the late Agbede, organised by the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of VeterinaryContinue Reading
By Ifeanyi Olannye Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta has lauded the Federal Government and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) for providing relief materials to flood impacted victims and the vulnerable in the state. The governor gave the commendation at Ibusa on Wednesday at the commencement of distribution of the SpecialContinue Reading
By Okon Okon Mr Zaphaniah Jisalo, Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, says he has no excuse not to discharge his duties as assigned to him by President Bola Tinubu. Jisalo said this during his second familiarisation visit to the Management and Staff of the National Lottery Trust FundContinue Reading
Kadiri Abdulrahman The CBN on Wednesday in Abuja unveiled a new online platform for the submission licence applications by microfinance banks. Its Director, Corporate Communications, Mr Isa AbdulMumin, said the platform, known as the CBN Licensing, Approval and Other Requests Portal (CBN LARP), would be the place to process applications.Continue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Directorate of Technical Aid Corps (DTAC) said on Wednesday that 16 volunteers from Nigeria would be deployed to Liberia on Friday for knowledge exchange in furtherance of efforts to bridge the educational gap in Africa. The Director-General (DG) of DTAC, Dr Yusuf Yakub, said this atContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft under Operation Hadin Kai, on Wednesday took out a gun truck and eight terrorists at Baranga village, Marte Local Government Area of Borno. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said in a statement inContinue Reading
By Isaac Aregbesola The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, says the fight against corruption should not be left to the Federal Government and its agencies alone. Fagbemi posited that the states should be involved in the fight against corruption. He stated this at aContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman TAJBank Limited, one of Nigeria’s foremost non-interest banking services providers, has won the Global Islamic Finance Award (GIFA) 2023 for its ‘Best Sukuk Deal of the Year 2023. According to a statement from TAJBank, it’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr Hamid Joda, was also decorated with theContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has charged mid-level commanders of the Nigerian Army to lead their subordinates by example in the ongoing effort to mitigate security challenges bedeviling the country. Lagbaja gave the charge on Tuesday, while delivering a lecture titled, “CraftingContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has praised the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) for providing a formidable air power in the ongoing joint operations in defence of Nigeria. He stated this at the graduation of participants of the Air War College (AWC) Course 9/2023, on Tuesday inContinue Reading
