Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has relaunched the UBA Alumni Network Program, aimed at fostering stronger connections and providing exclusive benefits to its esteemed former employees. Improving upon the services it promised when it was first launched two years ago, the revamped UBA Alumni Network will now offer a wide array…
Nigeria’s most innovative financial institution, Wema Bank Plc, held its 2022 Annual General Meeting yesterday May 31st, 2023 amidst encomiums over the sterling performance of the bank and the huge dividend payout. Specifically, shareholders of the bank commended the board and management for delivering a good result in the financial year. A shareholder, Mr. Badmos…
The new Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Tayib Mohammed Odunowo, has said he will bring the wealth of his experience in the aviation industry to reinvigorate the agency, while commending his predecessor, Lawrence Pwajok for the efficient way he managed NAMA to ensure improvement of air safety in the country. Reports…
By Ayomide Otitoju The highly anticipated Lagos Leather Fair (LLF) returns with a bigger and better 2023 edition. The event, which is the largest gathering of leather enthusiasts in Africa, is set to take place between Saturday, 17th and Sunday, 18th of June 2023 at the Balmoral Convention Center, Victoria Island, Lagos. The Lagos Leather…
By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos- All is now set for the second edition of Adire Lagos Experience being hosted by Ecobank Nigeria. The Bank said it is impressed and motivated by the phenomenal success of the maiden edition held last year. The three days exhibition themed Adire Lagos Experience will take place at the ultra-modern Ecobank…
Nigeria’s President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu was sworn into office Monday, against the backdrop of a fractured nation, an ailing economy and spiraling insecurity. The ceremony took place amid tight security at the 5,000-capacity Eagle Square venue in the capital, Abuja. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Nigeria ruling party speaks during…
By Ayomide Otitoju In the first-ever report of its kind, the WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All has outlined a bold new path to reorient economies to deliver what matters – health for all. The Council, created by WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in November 2020 in response to the COVID-19…
By Ayomide Otitoju WHO and partners are launching a global network to help protect people from infectious disease threats through the power of pathogen genomics. The International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN) will provide a platform to connect countries and regions, improving systems for collecting and analyzing samples, using these data to drive public health decision-making,…
By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has mourned the passage of the founder of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Otunba Subomi Balogun. Otunba Balogun, the Olori Omoba of Ijebuland and the Asiwaju of Ijebu Christians passed on at the age of 89 in London, England on Friday. Governor Sanwo-Olu described the late…
