By Ayomide Otitoju The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has assured that it has sufficient Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, to meet Nigeria’s domestic demand, according to Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Industries Limited. Speaking over the weekend, Dangote revealed that the refinery currently holds over half a billion litres of petroleum products, valued…
Eighteen political parties vying for elective positions in next year’s general election, yesterday, signed an agreement for peaceful conduct before, during, and after the polls, with the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, conspicuously absent. The peace accord was put together by the National Peace Committee (NPC), co-led by former Head…
By Ayomide Otitoju Keystone Bank Limited has officially reopened its fully refurbished branch at Plot 584, Ikorodu Road, Ketu, Lagos, in a move aimed at enhancing customer experience and strengthening its presence in one of Lagos’ key commercial corridors. The reopening ceremony, held on Friday, drew a notable crowd including business owners, market leaders, community…
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have announced a major digital health collaboration to expand the Hajj health card initiative, supporting the nearly 3 million pilgrims who participate in the annual pilgrimage. This initiative, built on WHO’s Global Digital Health Certification Network (GDHCN), aims to enhance health care access and…
A member of staff at First Bank Nigeria Plc, one of Nigeria’s founding banks, is wanted for allegedly transferring $29 million (N829 billion) into personal accounts, one of which is his wife’s. Tijani Muiz Adeyinka was one of the employees escaping from the bank’s Iganmu branch. The bank is struggling to meet the recapitalization requirements…
The former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu on Monday visited Owo in Ondo State where over 30 Catholic church worshippers were killed by gunmen. Recall that armed men yet-to-be-identified had on Sunday, invaded the St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, and opened fire on worshipers. Scores of the victims who were injured in the attack…
Victor Ayeni Protesters from the Somolu Local Government Area of Lagos State on Thursday besieged the office of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to express their grievances over alleged imposition of the candidate for chairman for the local government election scheduled to hold on July 24. The people who were restrained by policemen manning the Lagos House,…
By Ayomde Otitoju First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier financial services institution, has announced a phased corporate name change of its subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and Sub-Saharan Africa. FBNBank UK, FBNBank Sierra Leone, FBNBank Gambia and FBNBank DRC are the first set of subsidiaries effecting the name alignment. They are now known and…
By Ayomide Otitoju Proceedings at the Federal High Court in Abuja grew tense on Thursday as the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), resumed with a stern reprimand from the presiding judge directed at the Federal Government over repeated delays and lack of preparedness. The judge, visibly frustrated by…
