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Heritage Bank appoints acting MD, executive directors
Heritage Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Akinola George-Taylor as its acting Managing Director. Following the receipt of the approval of the Board of Directors of the financial institution and the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Bank is poised for its next phase of transformation. The new Ag. Managing Director will be overseeing all Heritage’s banking operations across Nigeria.…
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INEC detects several invalid registrations during clean-up of voters’ register-Okoye
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said several invalid registrations have been detected during the ongoing clean-up of the register from the recently-concluded voter registration exercise. The continuous voter registration exercise (CVR) ended on July 31, after 13 months. In a statement on Monday, Festus Okoye, INEC’s commissioner for information and voter education, said the commission would provide the public with…
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Military equipment, large amounts in different currencies found in Mamu’s house, office-DSS
The Department of State Services (DSS) says military equipment and large amounts of money in various currencies have been discovered in the home of Tukur Mamu Mamu was arrested on Wednesday that Mamu when he arrived the Kano international airport. He had earlier been arrested in Egypt on the request of the Federal Government, while on his way to Saudi…
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BREAKING: UBA reports N85.75bn PBT in H1 2022, proposes N0.20 interim dividend
United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) on Thursday announced N85.75billion profit before tax in its audited half year (H1) ended June 30, 2022, an increase of 13 per cent from N76.19billion reported in the corresponding period last year. The pan-African bank on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) declared 16 per cent increase in profit to N70.33billion in H1 2022 from…
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Sensi Solsuema Osaro remains Rivers SDP chairman
Gubernatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe has called on all members of the party to come together as one indivisible family to ensure victory in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. He also advised members against needless bickering over party positions that could lead to unnecessary friction and acrimony. Abe, in a…
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Osun airport: Pay us owed N570.2m or face us in court, contractor tells state govt
Contractors handling the Moshood Abiola International Airport, Osogbo, JM & AS Limited, have threatened to sue the Osun State government if they are not paid the N570.2 million being owed them. They stated this in a letter written to Governor Gboyega Oyetola by their counsel Mr J. J. Usman (SAN). The contractors wrote the state government after the airport project…
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We’ll resist any attempt to undermine development of football in Nigeria – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja declared that football remains the number one sport in Nigeria and a national asset, therefore his administration will resist any attempt to undermine its development.The President made the pledge while receiving the 10-year Football Development Masterplan submitted by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Chief Sunday Dare.Describing football as ”our passion and a…
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Electricity workers suspend strike for 2 weeks
A conciliation meeting between the Federal Government and the striking electricity workers this evening ended on a positive note in Abuja. At the end of the three-hour long meeting, the workers agreed to suspend the industrial action which has thrown the country into total blackout. The workers expressed optimism that government will listen to the voice of reasoning and priotise…
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Akeredolu places N50,000 rewards for information on kidnappers in Ondo
By Temitope Adedeji,Akure Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has promised to give N50,000 reward for anyone who provides information leading to the arrest of kidnappers and bandits with other criminals’ hideout in the State. He spoke through Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mrs. Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, after the weekly State Executive Council meeting held in Akure, the state capital. He explained…
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5,300 to attend, as LASG holds Y2022 Education Summit to enhance system development
Lagos State government has disclosed plans to hold the Y2022 Education Summit to convene stakeholders across the sector to discuss matters relating to developing quality assurance in education in the State and Nigeria. The summit which would accommodate about 5,300 participants, the state government believes was important to engage stakeholders towards co-creating new ideas and solutions for the development of…
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