By Ayomide Otitoju The Federal Government has declared Monday and Tuesday as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Fitr celebration. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced the holiday in a statement on Wednesday, signed by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Magdalene Ajani. Tunji-Ojo congratulated Muslims across the country on the successful completion of the Ramadan fast…
By Ayomide Otitoju President Bola Tinubu, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and other notable figures on Thursday paid tribute to the late Dr. Doyin Okupe-Agbonmagbe, former Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Olusegun Obasanjo and ex-Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan. The tributes were delivered during a Service of…
By Ayomide Otitoju More than 1,500 residents of Kabuga community, Dala Local Government Area of Kano State, have benefited from a food distribution initiative organized by Fidelity Bank Plc in partnership with Misnoory Foundation. The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, known as the Fidelity Food Bank, provided essential food items to support vulnerable groups during…
By Ayomide Otitoju Bank Plc has released its audited financial results for the full year ended December 31, 2024, reporting strong double-digit growth across key performance metrics. The bank’s performance underscores its effective risk asset management, optimized treasury portfolio, and leadership in Nigeria’s banking sector. According to the financial statements filed with the Nigerian Exchange…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), has directed all Heads of Local Government Administration (HLGA) to submit comprehensive reports on their respective councils to the Ministry of Local Government Affairs. The directive, issued through an official memo dated March 24, 2025, was signed by the Permanent Secretary…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Federal Government has uncovered how Simon Ekpa, the self-styled leader of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile (BRGIE), allegedly used accounts domiciled in MoniePoint Microfinance Bank for terrorist financing. Following an investigation conducted by the Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC), which examined a list of account numbers linked to terrorism financing across…
By Ayomide Otitoju The influence of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals is extending beyond Africa and the Middle East, with the United States importing over two million barrels of jet fuel from the world’s largest single-train refinery in March. According to ship-tracking service Kpler, six vessels carrying approximately 1.7 million barrels of jet fuel…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that he will ensure former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, fails in any future bid for the presidency. Wike, speaking through his media aide, Lere Olayinka, on Wednesday, stated that he has no regrets about Atiku’s decision…
By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed his condolences to the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, following the passing of his wife, Ebunoluwa Esther Ojelabi. In a heartfelt message shared on his Facebook page on Monday, Sanwo-Olu mourned the deceased and prayed for strength…
