Business

14 December

Court orders ICPC to unfreeze Pinnacle Communications’ Account

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered ICPC to unfreeze the account of Pinnacle Communications Limited and counselled anti- corruption agencies of government against taking drastic action that could prevent private enterprises from flourishing prior to concluding investigations to justify such action. Delivering his ruling in the case instituted against ICPC by Pinnacle Communications Limited for instructing Zenith ...

14 December

7 points critics have against Osibajo’s Traders Monie

OSINBAJO AND TRADERMONI The TraderMoni is a N10,000 collateral-free loan initiative for petty traders under the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programmes (GEEP), one of the Social Investment Programmes (SIPs) of the Muhammadu Buhari administration. Already a staggering N15bn has been voted for this project. Economists say irrespective of the genuine intension of the programme, it’s implementation like a few other ...

12 December

UBA holds gala nite for retired Directors in Abuja

With the Chairman, UBA Group, Tony O. Elumelu, CON and Incoming President of Transcorp Plc, Valentine Ozigbo at the Gala night and send forth held for retired UBA Directors in Abuja

10 December

Diamond bank CEO, Uzoma Dozie,lists benefits of national banking license

Chief Executive, Diamond Bank Plc, Mr. Uzoma Dozie, said: “The move to a national banking license marks a continuation of our strategy to focus on Nigeria’s significant fundamental trends, including a large underbanked population and Africa’s biggest economy. By focusing and optimising our resources towards Nigeria and the priority area of retail banking, we will be better positioned for longer term ...

10 December

Kolawole Aliu wins Wole Soyinka Award

Photojournalist,Mr Kolawole Aliu has emerged as the overall winner in the photography Category of 2018 Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting. Head of Netherlands Representation in Lagos / Deputy head of Mission Abuja,Kingdom of the Netherlands, Michel Deelen ,among a-list audience, we’re there at the impressive event , the 13th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting in Lagos,at the weekend. ...

8 December

TVC broadcaster’s husband, Kabiti Brown speaks, pin points wife mistake

You need not fret about what my wife said on TV. My wife never in any way suggested I was a child molester. She stated her trust in her husband, then said she wouldn’t allow her husband bath her daughters. Then the most negative of souls twisted her statements and ran with it. But if you notice, the enlightened ones ...

7 December

SEUN KUTI NOMINATED FOR GRAMMY’S BEST WORLD ALBUM

Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti and his Egypt 80 band, has been nominated for 61st Grammy’s best world music album for his Black Times album. The son of late Fela Anikulapo-Kuti will be contesting the category with four other nominees: Bombino – Deran, Fatoumata Diawara – Fenfo, Soweto Gospel Choir – Freedom and Yiddish Glory – The Lost Songs of World ...

7 December

TVC Broadcaster Morayo Afolabi, in tears, apologises to her husband

This is a trying moment for popular TVC presenter, Morayo Afolabi-Brown. On air, she apologised to her husband this morning, over the statement she made on Wednesday that she cannot allow her husband to bathe her daughter for fear of possible molestation. The statement has sparked so much controversy that Morayo had to clarify on Thursday that she never suggested ...

6 December

NYSC cancels Davido’s one-year service

Indications are that the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) has cancelled the compulsory one-year orientation exercise embarked on by David ‘Davido’ Adeleke. The ‘Fall’ singer said the scheme cancelled his service in a comment on Instagram. Reacting to a post made by Adesegun Adeosun, Nigerian music promoter better known as Smade who just finished his three-week NYSC orientation program, and got ...