By Ayomide Otitoju As Africa rises as a frontier of global digital innovation, one name is quietly shaping how its people interact with technology: Emmanuel Opeyemi Olorundare, the lead designer behind transformative platforms like ShipAfrica, AfriPay, and AfriProEdu. From humble beginnings at Keyla Technologies, where he first bridged business goals with user experience, Olorundare has…
By Ayomide Otitoju Union Bank of Nigeria Plc has announced the promotion of approximately 24 percent of its workforce, marking its highest staff promotion rate in the past ten years. The announcement followed the conclusion of the bank’s annual staff assessment and performance evaluation, a key component of its strategy to nurture talent and reinforce…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Alternative Bank has launched its first ‘Walk4ZeroPlastic’ campaign at Tejuosho Market in Lagos as part of World Environment Day efforts to combat plastic pollution. The campaign, themed “In Markets, On Streets, For the Future,” combines a community walk with plastic collection, environmental awareness, and sustainability-linked account activations. The initiative aims to…
By Ayomide Otitoju Chevron has officially closed its $55 billion acquisition of Hess Corporation, securing access to the prized Stabroek Block offshore Guyana — one of the world’s largest recent oil discoveries — after prevailing in a high-stakes legal battle with ExxonMobil. Exxon and China’s CNOOC, Hess’s partners in Guyana, had sought to block the…
By Ayomide Otitoju Access Holdings Plc, parent company of Access Bank, has reaffirmed its long-term strategy centred on three phases: scale, optimise, and sustain — as it enters a critical optimisation phase aimed at delivering stronger shareholder returns by 2027. Acting Group CEO Bolaji Agbede said the Group would now focus on synergy realisation, capital…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Labour Party caucus in the Senate has demanded an apology from Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo over comments suggesting that Peter Obi must seek security clearance before visiting the state. In a statement signed by Senators Victor Umeh, Ireti Kingibe, Okey Ezea, and Tony Nwoye, the lawmakers described the governor’s remarks…
By Ayomide Otitoju Thailand’s revered Buddhist monkhood is under fire following a sex extortion scandal involving at least 11 monks and a woman accused of secretly filming their encounters and demanding hush money. Police say the monks, who violated their vows of celibacy, paid nearly $12 million from temple donations meant to earn spiritual merit….
By Ayomide Otitoju The Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels have signed a ceasefire deal in Doha, Qatar, aiming to halt fighting in the mineral-rich but volatile eastern region. The truce, signed after three months of talks, follows a separate Washington agreement between Kinshasa and Rwanda. It commits both sides to ending hostilities, halting…
By Ayomide Otitoju Former Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola has argued that genuine local government autonomy is unrealistic under Nigeria’s current constitutional framework. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Saturday, Fashola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former federal minister, said the structure of the Constitution inherently places local governments under state oversight. “As…
