Africa’s global bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has been named the African Champion of the Year 2023 at the just concluded Africa Financial Industry Summit, held in Lome, Togo. The Africa Financial Industry Summit (AFIS), organized by Jeune Media Group, publishers of pan-African publications, Jeune Afrique and African Report, is largely renowned for its…
…commences monitoring of safeguarding, child protection implementation By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government has reported that at least 340 husbands have been beaten by their wives in the last year. Executive Secretary, of Lagos Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), Mrs. Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, disclosed this in quarterly reports by the agency. She said the…
Rapper Oladipupo Oladimeji, popularly known as Oladips, shed more light on his travails in a new record released in October. The record saw the rapper praying against untimely death. The record titled ‘Die Young’ from his soon-to-be-released album, ‘ Superhero Adugbo (The Memoir)’, saw the rapper expressing fears of dying young and only gaining fame…
… LCCI Lauds bank’s contribution to growth of African economies Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has restated its committment towards deepening Intra-Africa trade to attain self-reliance and economic development. According to the bank, it is important for Africa to be deliberate about the economic liberation drive of the continent. UBA’s Deputy…
Chinedu Eze Saudi Arabia has cancelled the visa of all the 264 passengers airlifted by Nigeria’s major carrier, Air Peace, on arrival in Jeddah from Kano and insisted that the airline should return them back to Nigeria. It later allowed 87 passengers to remain and insisted 177 should follow the Air Peace flight back to…
President Bola Tinubu The Minister of State for Police Affairs, Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, has revealed that the police high command will execute President Bola Tinubu’s directive for the withdrawal of police personnel from VIP security duties, and developing a community policing strategy, amongst others. The minister made the development known on Monday during a two-day management…
The crème de la crème of the Nigerian top society are all geared up as Digital Solutions is set to hold her annual Classic Africa Merit Award (CAMA) 2023 on the 19th of November, 2023 at the Prestigious Lagos Airport Hotel, Iikeja, under the distinguished Chairmanship of Otunba Olanrewaju Jim-Kamal. Prodigiously hardworking governor of Lagos…
In line with its commitment to support women and youth-owned businesses in Nigeria, Access Bank Plc, has partnered with the Federal Government of Nigeria to provide N30 billion in support for four million Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, Roosevelt Ogbonna, made this known in…
*Tems, Asake, Arya Starr, Olamide grab one nomination each By Benjamin Njoku Self-acclaimed ‘ African Giant ‘ Burna Boy has made history again, having bagged four nominations for the 66th Grammy awards, billed to hold on February 4, 2024 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The Grammy Awards Recording Academy released the nomination list…
The Police in Oyo State, on Friday, paraded a 45-year-old suspected ritualist identified as Hassan Kolawole with a fresh human head in Ibadan, the state capital. Kolawole was paraded by the state Commissioner of Police, Adebola Hamzat, at the command headquarters, Eleyele alongside nine others who were arrested for various crimes at different locations within…
