By Ayomide otitoju In a related development, Ojulari also reaffirmed his dedication to forging collaborative partnerships as a key strategy to meet the presidential mandate for NNPC Ltd. During a courtesy visit to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, on Wednesday, the GCEO emphasized the importance of synergy with critical…
By Ayomide Otitoju Newly appointed Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), Mr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, has pledged to transform the state-owned energy giant into a globally competitive, transparent, and proudly Nigerian enterprise. Speaking during his first townhall meeting with staff at the NNPC Towers in Abuja on Thursday,…
A U.S. federal judge on Thursday issued a ruling limiting access to Americans’ personal Social Security data by Elon Musk’s controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), following a legal challenge brought by unions over privacy and oversight concerns. District Judge Ellen Hollander barred DOGE personnel from obtaining data that could personally identify individuals—such as Social…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Ports Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has announced it generated a total of ₦189.5 billion in revenue between November 2024 and mid-April 2025, leveraging its newly adopted Unified Customs Management System, popularly known as B’Odogwu. The command disclosed this in a statement issued Wednesday by its…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Mr. Bayo Ojulari, has reiterated his commitment to building robust partnerships with key stakeholders to successfully execute the strategic directives entrusted to him by President Bola Tinubu. Ojulari made the pledge on Wednesday during a courtesy visit to…
By Ayomide Otitoju Fidelity Bank Plc has been named “Nigeria’s Best Private Bank” at the prestigious 2025 Euromoney Awards for Excellence, further solidifying its reputation as a leading force in Nigeria’s financial services sector. The award was presented at a ceremony held recently at The Savoy in London, where top financial institutions from across the…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has donated thousands of bags of rice to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, and Kogi State as part of its ₦16 billion Annual National Food Intervention Programme aimed at easing the economic burden on vulnerable Nigerians. At the official flag-off ceremony in Abuja on Tuesday, Senior…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reaffirmed its earlier warnings against Ponzi schemes following the reported collapse of CryptoBank Exchange (CBEX), a digital investment platform allegedly responsible for defrauding Nigerian investors of over ₦1.3 trillion. CBEX reportedly crashed on Monday, leaving thousands of Nigerians unable to access their funds. Social…
By Ayomide Otitoju Access Holdings Plc, Nigeria’s largest financial institution by assets, incurred regulatory penalties totaling over N1.21 billion in 2024 for multiple infractions involving the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and other supervisory bodies. This was disclosed in the company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December…
