L-R: UBA XMAS LIGHTING 3: l-r: CEO, UBA America, Sola Yomi Ajayi; Executive Director, Alex Alozie; Group Deputy Managing Director, Chukwuma Nweke; GMD/CEO, Oliver Alawuba; CEO, UBA Africa, Abiola Bawuah; Executive Director, Ugo Nwaghodoh; and Regional Director, East Bank, Chioma Mang, during the Christmas Light Up, to herald yuletide at the UBA Foundation Garden in Marina on…
Kemi Badenoch British Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, who has been in the eye of the storm over controversial statements about Nigeria, once sought the help of people from the West African country to secure her parliamentary seat. Badenoch (nee Adegoke) had in 2010 sought the support of the Nigerian community in the United Kingdom…
Remanded leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Simon Ekpa, is being held at the Kylmäkoski vankila (Kylmäkoski prison), one of the world’s toughest prisons, findings by Saturday PUNCH have shown. The high security prison is in Vanhamaantie, Akaa, Finland. The Finnish government had announced the arrest of Ekpa alongside four others on suspicion of terror-related activities,…
Tobi Adegboyega New details have emerged on why the United Kingdom immigration upper tribunal approved the deportation of Pastor Tobi Adegboyega, founder of Salvation Proclaimers Anointed Church, commonly known as SPAC Nation. The 44-year-old pastor, who arrived in the UK on a visitor’s visa in 2005 but did not leave when it expired, had sought…
Zenith Bank Plc has emerged as ‘Bank of the Year, Nigeria’ in The Banker’s Bank of the Year Awards 2024. The award, which was announced by The Banker Magazine, Financial Times Group, United Kingdom, during the awards ceremony held in London on December 4, 2024, is in recognition of the bank’s strong management, sound business…
Nigeria, the land of green pastures and abundant promises, finds itself yet again at a critical juncture. The resistance of Northern lawmakers to the Tax Reform Bill proposed by the present administration has sparked heated debates across the country. At its heart lies a broader question: is the North holding Nigeria back, or is it…
P’Harcourt refinery: Controversy surrounds NNPCL claim on operation Port Harcourt Refinery The operational capacity of the newly rehabilitated Port Harcourt Refining Company came under intense scrutiny on Thursday. This was following claims that petroleum products loaded from the facility on Tuesday were not newly refined but products stored in the storage tank of the facility…
NOVA Bank has achieved a major milestone in its commitment to safeguarding customer data and digital operations by attaining the globally recognized ISO 27032 Cybersecurity Standard certification. This significant achievement positions NOVA Bank among the elite financial institutions in Nigeria with such a distinction. The ISO 27032 certification focuses on fortifying cybersecurity measures, ensuring robust…
President Bola Tinubu The National Assembly, on Monday, questioned President Bola Tinubu’s request for loan requests as some revenue-generating agencies of the Federal Government disclosed that they had already surpassed their budgetary revenue target for 2024. The Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Zacch Adedeji, said the Federal Government generated N1.5tn in education tax,…
The Honourable Minister of Arts, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, Esq., welcomed Dr. Abisoye Fagade, the newly appointed Director General of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), to her office in Abuja. This meeting reflected the Ministry’s commitment to strengthening collaboration with its parastatal to advance tourism development and drive…
