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ZENITH BANK APPOINTS DR. JULIET EHIMUAN AS NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Board of Directors of Zenith Bank Plc has appointed Dr. Juliet Ehimuan as a Non-Executive Director of the bank effective August 29, 2023. The appointment, which was announced in a statement to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited on Tuesday, August ...

Access Pensions Surpasses N1 Trillion AUM Milestone Access Pensions Limited, a subsidiary of Access Corporation, has achieved an astonishing feat, surpassing the N1 trillion mark in assets under management (AUM).   In an impressive trajectory, the Company – which emerged from the business combination of Sigma Pensions and First Guarantee ...

Niger Junta: Algeria Wants Six-Month Transition Period The Algerian Foreign Minister, Ahmed Attaf, on Tuesday, said the country is proposing an initiative to resolve the political crisis in neighbouring Republic of Niger with a six-month transition period led by a civilian. Attaf, who recently toured West African states, said, “Most ...

FG Rakes in N1.36tn on Product Taxes in Six Months – NBS Taxes on products in the country rose to N1.36tn in the first six months of 2023 despite worsening hardship across the board according to the NBS. This is a 113.29 per cent increase from the N636.19bn it was ...

Fuel Queues Hit Lagos, Ogun and others as Thieves Vandalise Pipelines Long queues for Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, are beginning to resurface at filling stations in Lagos and Ogun states, and in few other locations in South-Western states. Queues were sighted at many stations, particularly those on the ...

Rejected Nominees: We Can’t Be Intimidated, Lagos Assembly Declares…there are plans to attack Speaker Obasa, lawmakers – says no rift between Governor and Speaker The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday revealed that there are plans by some people to attack Speaker Mudashiru Obasa and other lawmakers over the ...

How Way and Life Concepts Limited is Setting the Standard in the Real Estate Industry Way and Life Concepts Limited is one of the real estate company that has been leaving indelible mark in the industry for its more than one decade of existence. Founded by Abraham Adebayo Shodiya an ...

Just In: AIU Lift Nigerian Athlete Tobi Amusan’s Suspension after Tribunal Finds Her Not-Guilty    The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has lifted the suspension on Nigerian athlete and 100 meters hurdle world record holder Tobi Amusan after a panel of the Disciplinary Tribunal, by majority decision, has today found that ...

FG Approves N5bn and 5 Trucks of Rice for Each States and FCT as Subsidy Removal Palliatives  The National Economic Council, NEC, on Thursday said that the Federal Government has approved N5 billion grant to be given to each of the 36 states of the federation for the procurement of ...

Calabar Varsity Female Law Students Protest Sexual Harrassment by Dean The Law Faculty of the University of Calabar yesterday witnessed an uncommon protest where scores of female students thronged roads on the campus against the dean. Platforms Africa reports that the female law students are accusing Professor Cyril Ndifon, their ...