Fayemi inaugurates CoS, SSG, two others

The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, today sworn-in four new members of the State Executive Council with a charge on them to immediately swing into action and offer only the best of services to the people. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony held at the Osuntoku Pavilion, Government House, Fayemi said the new cabinet members were appointed based on their track record, expertise and experience, and as such, must immediately settle down in office and inject new ideas to reinvigorate the government machinery to the overall benefit of the…

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Dangote, Elumelu listed in world’s most charitable persons

The philanthropist gesture of the President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, and Chairman, United Bank for Africa, UBA, Tony Elumelu were recognised and highlighted by Richtopia, a United Kingdom-based digital periodical that covers business, economic and financial news on Wednesday, as two of Africa’s foremost businessmen named 6th and 11th most charitable persons in the world. Warren Buffett, Bill Gates and J.K Rowlings occupied the first three positions, while Oprah Winfrey and Elon Musk were in the fourth and fifth position, respectively. Aside from Dangote, the Chairman, United Bank…

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Dangote smashes Guinness record, innitiates ‘World Puff-Puff Day’

Africa’s foremost flour producer, Dangote Flour Mill has broken the Guinness Book of Records for the World’s Largest Puff-Puff pyramid, as the company fried two metric tonnes (40 bags of 50-kilogramme) of flour to celebrate the commencement of its initiated World Puff-Puff Day to be celebrated on 27 October every year. According to Anthony Chiejina, Group Head, Corporate Communication, Dangote Group, the company broke the record of 200kg, which equals to four bags of flour recorded to have been fried at a location. According to him, to celebrate the maiden…

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