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League One side AFC Wimbledon are reportedly considering a move to appoint Emma Hayes as their new first-team manager. Hayes, who is currently in charge of FA Women’s Super League side Chelsea, would become the first woman in history to take charge of a men’s football league side if she were to get the job. ...

China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) has announced that the Lagos-Ibadan Rail has been officially connected to the Apapa port complex. The construction company disclosed this in a tweet on Monday. “On the morning of Jan. 25, 2021, with the successful pouring of the last 25-meter monolithic track bed superstructure ...

Former British chancellor George Osborne is to become a partner at one of London’s most exclusive boutique advisory firms. Osborne is joining M&A advisory firm Robey Warshaw as the business’ first outside partner. “Robey Warshaw is the best of the best, advising great businesses on how to grow, and I’m ...

Stipulates 15 years for anyone who allows his premises as meeting place for cultists The Lagos House of Assembly late Monday passed a bill banning the activities of cultists and related illegal societies across the state into a law. The new law stipulates a 21-year imprisonment for anyone found guilty ...

The Lagos House of Assembly on Monday called on the governor of the state, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to commence very tough enforcement of the COVID-19 protocols among residents of the state. The House said its decision follows the outright disregard for the protocols against the pandemic by some residents and ...

On Saturday, January 30, came a resounding verdict of pass mark for the security dinner discourse organized by the National Association of Online Security Reporters, NAOSRE, from Babajide Kolade-Otitoju, Group Director of News, Television Continental, TVC. The NAOSRE dinner which attracted security operatives across military circle, first class traditional rulers, ...

We would all agree that the media space is never lacking stories of personal and public interest jostling for audience attention. However, one that caught the attention of this writer is a brewing fiasco in the Federal Character Commission FCC, as an agency meant to foster equity and togetherness, faces ...

Ecobank Group has recorded a revenue of over N630 billion for the year ended December 31, 2020. This represents a 7% growth when compared to N586.9 posted in the corresponding period of 2019. In its unaudited report submitted to the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday, the pan-African bank stated ...

First Bank of Nigeria Limited is supporting schools with an array of educational based products and solutions targeted at enabling the acquisition of various facilities to boost the continuous expansion and improvement of the educational sector. Parents are not left out, as the Bank has bespoke products which empowers parents ...

Fitch Ratings has assigned Ecobank Nigeria Limited (ENG) a Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of ‘B-‘ with a Stable Outlook, Viability Rating (VR) of ‘b-‘ and National Long-Term Rating of ‘BBB (nga)’. The report, released Thursday, noted that Ecobank Nigeria IDRs are driven by its standalone creditworthiness, as expressed by ...