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UBA Foundation would raise $1.5m over the next two years by leveraging the bank’s network of partners to support Gavi’s immunisation programmes. Following the adoption of the new global development agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), by the United Nations, many organisations and influential personalities around the world have heightened calls to critical stakeholders in the affairs of humanity to ...

This year’s Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses, focusing on how to face contemporary challenges with courage, holds in 34 different locations across Nigeria from August to December. The convention, which has as theme, “Be Courageous!” will be held almost every weekend from Friday, August 3, to Sunday, December 23. A statement signed by George Ijeh, a spokesman for Jehovah’s Witnesses, said that the convention ...

The Leicester outcast came in from the cold with two stunning goals to halt Iceland in their tracks, becoming Nigeria’s record World Cup goalscorer in the process. Now the struggling Argentines can still qualify for the next round if they beat Nigeria in their final group game next Tuesday and hope that Iceland don’t better their result against group leaders ...

“Did the Yoruba go to war when June 12 1993 Presidential Election won by their illustrious son Chief MKO Abiola was annulled on June 23rd 1993 on a sheet of paper by IBB? Did Yoruba go to war when Abiola’s wife Alhaja Kudirat Abiola was murdered in Lagos in the morning of Jun 4 1996? Did Yoruba go to war ...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday approved the renewal of the tenure of the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi. With the approval, Oyeyemi will be spending his second and final term of four years with effect from July 24, 2018. The approval was contained in a statement made available to journalists by the Permanent Secretary ...

 Henceforth, June 12th will be celebrated as Democracy Day, no longer May 29th  and  many Nigerians have expressed great excitement on the announcement of June 12 as the new Democracy day in honour of Chief Moshood Abiola. President Muhammadu Buhari, who made the announcement, noted that June 12 is a date which is more symbolic than May 29 or even October 1. He also ...

Nigerians travel-ling overseas can now heave a sigh of relief following the release of new Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) directives that make it much easier for people in this category to access foreign exchange for their travelling needs. A statement Saturday night by the apex bank’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications, Isaac Okoroafor, stated that in a bid to ensure that ...

Nollywood actress, Aisha Abimbola popularly called ‘Omoge Campus’ who passed away after a long battle with breast cancer was buried around 8.30 Nigeria time yesterday night in Canada. According to an official statement by Saidi Balogun the President of ‘The Golden Movie Ambassadors of Nigeria’ (TGMAN), ‘we wish to announce to the public that the remains of Amb.AISHA ABIMBOLA( omoge campus) TGMAN Vice President. Will ...

  The Senate on Thursday made a U-turn on its reason for insisting that the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, should appear before the upper chamber of the National Assembly. The Senate said the IG was invited particularly to address the legislature on the spate of killings across Nigeria and not the prosecution of Senator Dino Melaye. It insisted that ...

Senate President Bukola Saraki met face to face with Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) acting Chairman Ibrahim Magu in Abuja. It was at the N24billion newly completed office complex of the anti-graft agency which Saraki inspected for about 40 minutes. The handshake between the two men elicited thunderous applause from dignitaries, EFCC and construction giant Julius Berger Plc officlas ...