A 400-level student of Economics at the University of Ibandan, Orire Agbaje, appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a member of the presidential committee on fiscal policy and tax reforms. Newsmaxngr reports that Orire Agbaje is the president of The Tax Club, University of Ibadan, as well as the president of the Nigerian Universities Tax Club. In a readthrough ...

Taiwo Odukoya, the senior pastor and founder of The Fountain of Life Church, Ilupeju, Lagos, is dead. A statement posted on the Church’s official Facebook page on Tuesday, said that the popular clergy died on Monday, August 7, 2023 in the United States of America.   More to come.

Renowned global figures Amina Mohammed, Abubakar Suleiman, Joyce Banda, Matthias Schmale and Professor Oyebanji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka are set to take center stage as headliners at the forthcoming Africa Social Impact Summit. The summit, hosted by Sterling One Foundation and co-convened by the United Nations Nigeria, aims to address pressing developmental challenges through collaborative efforts. Themed “Global Vision, Local Action: Repositioning the ...

The SMDP is an intensive skill development programme structured to enhance core leadership and business competencies of selected senior management staff within the Bank and 20 successful participants were graduated in the recently concluded fourth edition. SMDP is one of the three core leadership programmes aimed at internally identifying and developing high-potential talents positioned to take up the mantle of ...

The International Women Society (IWS) Skills Acquisition Centre, Lekki, Lagos has honoured Polaris Bank with the prestigious ‘Providers & Enablers’ Award in recognition of the Bank’s remarkable commitment and significant contributions to women empowerment, particularly in the area of vocational, skills training and capacity building for women, as undertaken by the IWS . The award ceremony was held at a special graduation ...

Godswill Akpabio, Nigeria’s Senate President, on Wednesday, unveiled 19 more ministerial nominees submitted by President Bola Tinubu. In the new list are former Governors Gboyega Oyetola (Osun), Simon Lalong (Plateau), Bello Matawalle (Zamfara) and Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi). Earlier, the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, submitted the supplementary ministerial list to the Senate. The immediate past Speaker of ...

There is anxiety across Nigeria as diphtheria disease spreads to eight states in the country, the federal government has said. Faisal Shuaib, Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) made this known during a news briefing in Abuja on Monday. The NPHCDA noted that Nigeria has recorded 83 deaths and 836 confirmed cases of diphtheria since ...

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos State has announced a 50 per cent reduction in transportation fares charged by buses operated by Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) and a 25 per cent reduction by yellow buses across the state. This measure is aimed at cushioning the effects of the removal of fuel subsidies on Lagos commuters. Governor Sanwo-Olu made this ...

The bank also emerged as the Best Corporate Governance Bank, Nigeria, in the World Finance Corporate Governance Awards 2023, retaining the award for a second consecutive year. Zenith Bank maintained its position as the best commercial bank in Nigeria for a third consecutive year and the best corporate governance bank at the world finance 2023 awards. Newsmaxngr reports that for ...

According to The Will newspaper, investors have commended the recent reclassification of Fidelity Bank Plc stock from small price stock to medium price stock. Giving his perspective on the development, Mr Boniface Okezie, the National Co-ordinator, Progressive Shareholders Association of Nigeria, commented, “Fidelity Bank has paid its dues in the financial services sector. It has contributed immensely to the development ...