Members of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum are meeting in Bauchi State today (Monday) to discuss issues affecting the opposition party, insecurity, the current economic crisis as well as pieces of legislation at the National Assembly. The Director-General, PDPGF, C. I. D. Maduabum, made this known in a statement issued on Sunday titled, ‘PDP…
Okechukwu Nnodim, Sami Olatunji, Amarachi Orjiude, Temitayo Jaiyeola, Stephen Agwaibor, Adepeju Adenuga and Juliana Ajayi The cost of food items in Nigeria has been recording significant increases in the past one year. A survey carried out by our correspondents in markets across Lagos, Ogun and Federal Capital Territory showed that staple food commodities have witnessed…
Fidelity Bank has promoted 745 employees following its 2019 and 2020 financial years performance reviews. The promotion is to boost staff’s morale and enhance their efficiency and productivity. In a statement at the weekend, the bank stated that a total of 461 staff members benefited from the 2019 financial year exercise, while 284 staff members…
By Adekunle Jimoh, Ilorin Suspended Kwara All Progressives Congress (APC) caretaker Chairman Bashir Bolarinwa has accused the Mai Mala Buni-led national executives of paying lip service to the crisis rocking the party in the State. Bolarinwa spoke with reporters in Ilorin, the state capital on the sideline of Sallah get-together for selected party stakeholders and…
The global economy seems to be booming. This is coming, only a year after COVID-19 triggered deepest recession across the world. Almost all advanced economies will go back to their pre-pandemic per-capita income levels in 2022. In some parts of the world, clearly, the pandemic’s damage is being repaired quickly. Not so in the 74…
Stanbic IBTC Asset Management, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has organised a webinar aimed enlightening the public about safe investment. The session themed ‘Investing in uncertain times’ via Instagram, as part of the Stanbic IBTC #BlueTalks series, featured Head, Investment Management, Fadekemi Obasanya, and Fund Analyst, Ekene Nwaokoro, both of Stanbic IBTC Asset…
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji, Aje Ogungunniso 1, has sent a delegation to Cotonou, Benin Republic over the court case involving Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly called Sunday Igboho. A statement by the first-class monarch’s Director of Media and Publicity, Adeola Oloko, did not disclose the identity of members of the…
Gunmen who seized 121 students at a high school in northwestern Nigeria in early July have released another 28 teenagers, a school official said. The attackers stormed Bethel Baptist High School in northwestern Kaduna State on July 5, abducting students who were sleeping in their dorms. The kidnapping was the latest by heavily-armed gangs, known…
The 24-year-old from Coventry beat Switzerland’s Fabienne Kocher by ippon. An early scoring waza-ari gave Giles the advantage and she showed the greater composure to secure success. “It feels so special to do it in Japan. I believed I could do it, my coach has always believed I could and it showed in today’s performance,”…
