Men of the Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN), popularly called Amotekun Corps, yesterday paraded three suspected ritualists for their alleged involvement in the killing and beheading of a septuagenarian, Mr. Adeniyi Adebisi Samuel, in Ibadan, the state capital. The suspects: Ismail Muraina, Mashud Olanrewaju and Olalekan Akande, who were paraded at the Amotekun Corps […]
Access Bank, through its W Initiative, has partnered with SME. NG to provide a one-stop-shop solution for women entrepreneurs in Nigeria, the lender announced at the weekend. In a press release, the bank stated that the W Initiative is a brand, which is dedicated to inspiring, connecting and empowering women in all categories, adding […]
Quickteller Paypoint, a service under Interswitch Financial Inclusion Services (IFIS), has recruited more agents at locations in Lagos – Agege, Alimosho, Ikorodu and Ajah – in a market activation drive targeted at cities across Nigeria, it announced at the weekend. According to a press release, while four locations, Agege, Alimosho, Ikorodu and Ajah, have […]
Jaiz Bank Plc, Nigeria’s premier non-interest bank, was, at the weekend, announced the Most Improved Islamic Bank 2021 in the world by the Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA). According to a press release, Chairman of GIFA, Professor Humayon Dar, congratulated Jaiz Bank for the award, saying the bank was the best out of three […]
Increasing cost of operations and competition have impacted negatively on the profit margin of International Breweries Plc., writes CHRIS UGWU As Nigeria suffers from volatility in crude prices and COVID-19 crisis, with government revenue declining and public sector workers going unpaid for months, consumers of beverages are increasingly trading down to more affordable brands […]
Since October 2019 when he was appointed as the Director- General of NCAA, Capt. Musa Nuhu has piloted the affairs of the aviation regulatory body with courage and zeal. Coming with a wealth of experience as Nigeria’s representative at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) for many years, Nuhu has shown an unwavering determination to […]
Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe was recently inaugurated as the new senator for Cross River North Senatorial District. In this interview, he speaks on his emergence as a senator after a bye-election, challenges of his people and relationship with Governor Ben Ayade, among other issues. ANAYO EZUGWU reports Take us through your story, following the death […]
As the Federal Government prepares to launch its latest development plan – the 5-year Medium- Term National Development Plan (MTNDP) – next month, analysts at CSL Research have identified “poor implementation” as the reason why the objectives of previous economic recovery plans were not met. In a report obtained by New Telegraph at the […]
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Business Coalition for Health (ABCHealth) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will host a virtual Africa Investment Summit on Health 2021 (AIS) on September 20, 2021 from 10.00 – 12.30hrs Eastern Time Zone, on the margins of the 76th United Nations General Assembly, according […]
For about a decade, their voices were heard from the rooftop. In this report, JOHNSON AYANTUNJI; STEVE UZOECHI; EMMANUEL MASHA; PAULINE ONYIBE and DOMINIC ADEWOLE examine the opulent lives of ex-agitators and their new roles Though they go by different names -activists, agitators, militants and what have you – they had a […]