Brent Mortgage Bank appoints Awojobi as new board chairman, Simon as new MD

Brent Mortgage Bank Limited, a leading Primary Mortgage Bank (PMB), has formally appointed new members into its board and management team. Mr Adeniyi Bilesanmi, the bank’s Executive Director, Business Development and Corporate Services, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday from the bank’s head office in Lagos. “Dr Oluseye Awojobi,Continue Reading

Lagos govt. demolishes illegal Banana Island structure, warns against unapproved dredging

  By Grace Alegba    The Lagos State government on Saturday demolished an illegal structure on Banana Island, constructed on an unauthorised reclaimed land that will obstruct drainage paths. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr Oluyinka Olumide, who led the exercise also ordered the demolition of illegalContinue Reading

Strengthening nutrition with Nestlé’s NIDO Milk & Soya

    By Augusta Uchediunor and Vivian Ihechu The development of human health is majorly dependent on nutrition. Good nutrition, alongside other healthy lifestyle habits, supports average growth, development, and ageing. It helps people maintain healthy body weight, boosts the immune system, makes pregnancies safer, increases mental alertness, and lowers theContinue Reading

Delta community threatens legal action over exclusion from  trust fund

By Taiye Agbaje  An oil producing community, Aja-Omaetan in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta has threatened to sue Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL)  if it is excluded from the oil giant’s planned Host Community Development Trust Fund (HCDTF). The community, therefore, urged the authorities of the Nigerian Midstream andContinue Reading

Minister seeks stakeholders’ support to curb youth migration from Africa

By Ahmed Ubandoma Dr Betta Edu, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, has sought the assistance of stakeholders towards addressing the issue of youth migration in the country. Edu made the call when she co-chaired the meeting of 48 African Countries Ministerial Representatives with the European Union (EU) toContinue Reading

UniAbuja VC reiterates need to train youths on leadership values

By Uche Bibilari The Vice Chancellor, University of Abuja (UniAbuja), Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’allah, has reiterated the need to train the youth on leadership values to achieve the ‘New Nigeria of our dreams.’ Na’Allah stated this at the third induction ceremony of 140 students from the Abuja Leadership Centre, Tetfund CentreContinue Reading

FG seeks UN-Habitat collaboration for urban renewal, new city project

By Perpetua Onuegbu The Federal Government has solicited collaboration from the UN-Habitat to facilitate its Urban Renewal, Slum Upgrading and New City Development Project. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Mr Ahmed Dangiwa made the appealed when Mr Oumar Sylla, Director, African office of UN-Habitat based in Nairobi visitedContinue Reading