By Ayomide Otitoju ExxonMobil has announced the appointment of Jagir Baxi as Chairman, Managing Director, and Lead Country Manager of its Nigerian affiliates, including Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited and Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria (Offshore East) Limited. He succeeds Shane Harris, who led the company’s Nigerian operations for the past two years. Baxi…
By Ayomide Otitoju The NNPC/Heirs Energies Joint Venture, through the OML 17 Host Communities Development Trust (HCDT), has unveiled the OML 17 University Scholarship Programme (USP), aimed at supporting 300 qualified first-year students from its host communities. According to a statement released on Monday, the initiative is part of the HCDT’s broader mission to promote…
By Ayomide Otitoju Zenith Bank Plc has been honoured as “Nigeria’s Best Bank” at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2025, solidifying its reputation as the country’s leading financial institution. The award, presented at a prestigious ceremony held at The Peninsula, London, marks a major milestone for Zenith Bank as it clinches the most coveted country-level…
By Ayomide Otitoju West and Central Africa’s largest airline, Air Peace Limited, has announced that its highly anticipated direct flight services from Abuja to London Heathrow and London Gatwick will commence on October 26, 2025, with tickets priced at ₦1 million. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the airline’s spokesperson, Efe Osifo-Whiskey, who…
By Ayomide Otitoju Polaris Bank Limited has reaffirmed its commitment to media development by hosting a hybrid capacity-building seminar for over 500 journalists across Nigeria and beyond. The seminar, themed “Empowering Journalists in the Digital Age: Storytelling, Tools & Transformation,” aimed to enhance the skillsets of media professionals navigating today’s evolving digital landscape. In his…
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…
