The designer of Nigeria’s national flag, Taiwo Akinkunmi, has died. He was 87 years old. Akinkunmi’s death was announced on Wednesday August 30, 2023 by his son Samuel Akinkunmi via a post on his Facebook page. Samuel in the post wrote “Life is indeed transient; I can say boldly you lived a life with a…
The Board of Directors of Zenith Bank Plc has appointed Dr. Juliet Ehimuan as a Non-Executive Director of the bank effective August 29, 2023. The appointment, which was announced in a statement to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, has also be confirmed by the Central Bank of Nigeria. Dr Juliet…
Chicago State University, United States has put its X page on private after some Nigerians allegedly stormed the page to inquire whether or not President Bola Tinubu truly graduated from the institution. This is in the wake of a petition filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, in a United…
Access Pensions Limited, a subsidiary of Access Corporation, has achieved an astonishing feat, surpassing the N1 trillion mark in assets under management (AUM). In an impressive trajectory, the Company – which emerged from the business combination of Sigma Pensions and First Guarantee Pension in December 2022 – has scaled up its assets under management to…
Emeka, a promising investment banker, died at the weekend in New York, United States. Until his death, Emeka was a reputable and valued member of Blackstone, one of the largest financial institutions in the world. The young Oduoza was renowned for his excellence, dedication, and impact within the financial landscape in the States. Emeka’s career…
PICTORIAL: Mosque renamed to ‘Mary, Mother of Jesus’ in Dubai Mary, Mother of Jesus Mosque. The Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Mosque in Al Mushrif, a district in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, has been renamed to ‘Mariam, Umm Eisa’ which translates from Arabic to English as ‘Mary Mother of Jesus’. The renaming of the mosque…
The housing allowances for the newly appointed ministers may cost the country about N343.25m yearly, according to findings . With that annual allocation, in four years, the Federal Government will spend N1.37bn on the 45 ministers-designate’s accommodation. The allowances are based on data collated from a document obtained from the website of the Revenue Mobilisation…
President, National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN), Idorenyen ‘Idy’ Enang and Producer, of the renowned Laffmattaz Comedy and Music Show, Gbenga Adeyinka the 1st (GCON), are set to speak at the ‘The Dotun Adesua Symposium’ themed “Nurturing Creative Talents for Nation-Building”. This highly anticipated inaugural symposium aims to explore the power of creative minds…
By Victoria Ojeme General Abdourahamane Tchiani, leader of the Niger junta, has promised to hand over to a civilian government within the next three years. He stated this in a televised broadcast on Saturday night. Tchiani spoke after meeting with a delegation of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) led by the former…
Nigerian singer Ayodeji Balogun popularly known as Wizkid has lost his mother. Wizkid’s mum, Mrs Jane Dolapo Balogun, died at around 1.30 am, Friday. Confirming the incident to The PUNCH, Sunday Aare, Wizkid’s longtime manager said Mrs Balogun died in the early hours of Friday. Yes, she died this morning, at about 1.30 am,” Aare…
