Day: 11 October 2019

Appeal Court voids Melaye’s election may face electorates Nov 16

Benjamin Chukwudaalu, Political Reporter

The Independent National Electoral Commission says it will explore the possibility of using the November 16 governorship election to conduct a fresh election for the Kogi West Senatorial district. The INEC National Commissioner in charge of Kogi, Nasarawa and Kwara states, Mohammed Haruna, dropped the hint in Lokoja on Friday. Fielding questions from newsmen on the Court of Appeal judgment nullifying the election of Senator Dino Melaye, Haruna said since the governorship election was still 34 days away, there was the possibility for the election to hold the same day.…

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Access Bank, Star Lager roll out N150m talent hunt

Jide Ige

Nigeria’s largest bank, Access Bank Plc and brand leader in the brewing sector, Nigerian Breweries Plc have partnered to launch a new talent show. The talent show, which is called ‘Access the Stars’, is sponsored by Access Bank and Star Lager Beer, who said the winner of the show would be presented N150m. The Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Breweries, Mr Jordi Borrut-Bel, while speaking during a press conference in Lagos on Wednesday, stated that there was a need for the Nigerian economy to grow by various means. He noted that…

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Presidency affirms Buhari’s wedding tales as false and deceptive

Yemi Thomas, Entertainment Editor

Femi Adesina, President Buhari’s Snr. Special Adviser on Media and Publicity has affirmed as untrue the rumoured wedding plans between President Mohammadu Buhari and a cabinet minister, Sadiya Umar Farouq. According to Adesina, the rumour was false. He stressed that the rumour was a deceptive manoeuvre by those who fabricated the news. Noting that the news was far from the truth, he said that no such marriage is taking place at the Presidential Villa. President Muhammadu Buhari had on Friday observed the weekly two raka’at juma’at prayers at the Presidential…

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Fidelity Bank Canvasses Better Data Sharing In Retail Growth

Jide Ige

The Executive Director, Operations and Information, Fidelity Bank Plc, Gbolahan Joshua has advised data validation agencies and organisations to adopt appropriate policies that provide financial institutions with the required flexibility to utilise available customer data. Joshua who gave the counsel during a panel session at the 10th-anniversary celebration of Verve in Lagos recently explained that this would assist banks in the country drive new levels of customer engagements across digital channels and systems. He harped on the need for data-generating institutions in Nigeria to explore fresh ways to collaborate with one another.…

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Go nowhere! Prez. Buhari bar ministers, govt agencies heads from foreign trips

Benjamin Chukwudaalu, Political Reporter

President Muhammadu Buhari has barred his cabinet ministers and heads of government agencies from embarking on any foreign trip until after their budget defence at the National Assembly. The directive, according to a statement by the Director of Information Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, is to enable them to attend budget defence session at the National Assembly. The statement reads: “Sequel to the presentation of the 2020 Appropriation Bill by Mr President to the National Assembly, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the immediate…

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Soyinka is guest speaker as Keith Richards’ presents ‘Never Quite the Insider’

Jide Ige

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka will be a special guest to review Chief Keith Richards’ latest book, “Never Quite the Insider: a Nigerian Memoir” in Lagos on Thursday, 17 October 2019. The event, set to draw the business, media and literary/arts community, is billed to hold at Terra Kulture, on Tiamiyu Salvage Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, by 10am. The book, described by the author as ‘his love affairs with Nigeria”, is partly a memoir, a travelogue and his management practice in corporate Nigeria. The book touches on difficult and sensitive…

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FirstBank’s CEO, Adeduntan in Edinburgh for Ethical Finance Conference

Jasmin Ekua, Banking & Finance

As part of the Bank’s financial inclusion and global thought leadership drive, the Chief Executive Officer, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan participated in the 2019 Global Leaders Interactive panel session of the 2019 Ethical Finance Conference held on 8 – 9 October 2019 at RBS Conference Centre, 175 Glasgow Road, Gogarburn, Edinburgh. The event had in attendance over 500 leading finance practitioners from all over the world. The Bank’s CEO, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, with other thought leaders, policy influencers and leading finance practitioners across the world deliberated on…

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