Senate Passes Whistleblower Protection Bill

By Bliss Okperan The early morning fire that gutted a part of the Supreme Court complex in Abuja has been blamed on an electrical malfunction. The Director of Information of the apex court, Mr Festus Akande, said this on Monday morning when he appeared on Arise Television’s breakfast programme, The Morning Show. According to him, preliminary investigation showed that the fire was triggered by an electrical fault, playing down rumours that the Supreme Court was attacked by arsonists. Attention is on the apex court over the outcome of the presidential election held on Saturday, February 15, 2023. The Appeal Court

By Adedapo Adesanya The Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mr Mele Kyari, is not heading to the exit door despite speculations amid continued organisational changes to the management of the state oil company. In a statement on Monday night, it was stated that in “addition to the recent exit of three Executive Vice Presidents, other Management Staff with less than 15 months to statutory retirement will be exiting the company effective 19th September 2023.” What this means is that the exit is happening downward since three Executive Vice Presidents were changed over the

By Precious Olisa The Zamfara State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Sokoto State has upheld the election of Mr Dauda Lawal as the governor of the state. Mr Lawal emerged victorious in the election after contesting to govern the state on March 18, 2023, under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He defeated the immediate past Governor of the state and current Minister of State for Defence, Mr Bello Matawalle, with an impressive margin of 65,750 votes. The returning officer for the poll had announced that Mr Matawalle, the candidate of the All-Progressives Congress (APC), secured a total

By Aduragbemi Omiyale The Vice President, Mr Kashim Shettima, has charged the National Assembly to continue to cooperate with the executive arm of government, noting that governance is a collective responsibility and not a personal endeavour. He said this at the retreat for the leadership of the 10th National Assembly last Friday at the Four Points by Sheraton, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State. Mr Shettima said the administration of President Ahmed Tinubu was committed to safeguarding Nigeria’s democracy and maintaining the fraternal bond between the two arms of government. He described the composition of the federal government as well as

By Modupe Gbadeyanka One of the leading international banking groups in Africa, Standard Chartered Bank, has launched its digital bank in Côte d’Ivoire. The official launch of the digital bank was attended by top executives of the lender as well as senior government officials in Côte d’Ivoire, including the Minister of Information Technologies and Communication, Mr. Bruno Nabagné Kone, and sporting legend and Ivorian icon, Mr Didier Drogba. Speaking during the ceremony, the bank’s Regional CEO for Africa and Middle East, Mr Sunil Kaushal, stated that, “We are pleased to launch our first digital bank in Africa with the support

By Adedapo Adesanya President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to the Senate to confirm the nomination of Mr Ahmad Halilu as the substantive Director-General of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA). This was disclosed by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. In a letter to the Senate President, Mr Ahmad Lawan, the President said he was acting in line with Section 14 (1) (2) of the NASRDA Act 2010. Mr Halilu was until his nomination is the acting Director-General of the agency after being the Director

By Dipo Olowookere Shareholders of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) have approved the issue of close to $400 million in convertible bonds proposed by the board of the leading African lender. This was done last Friday during the 29th Annual General Meeting and Extraordinary General Meeting, of the firm in Lomé, Togo, its headquarters. Proceeds of the exercise, the company said, would be used to strengthen its capital position and also create a Resolution Vehicle to manage Ecobank’s legacy loan portfolio and to optimise the maturities of the Group’s debt portfolio. “We are delighted with the strength of the support shown

By Dipo Olowookere If quality and affordability is what you are looking for, look no further. East, West, North or South; Peak Wazobia Milk is the brand that provides quality nutrition to all classes of people at a pocket friendly price. Milk is a highly essential and nutritious dairy product fortified with essential nutrients to enhance the performance of the body and mind. This dairy product forms a key part of most homes breakfast table and can be taken with cereals, pap, custard, tea and so many more. East or west, north or south there is no demographic barrier to

By Adedapo Adesanya Opera has announced the launch of its dedicated chat service, Hype, built into the Opera Mini mobile web browser, in Nigeria. With the introduction of Hype, Opera is redefining the concept of mobile browsers, providing users with a personalized, engaging browsing experience that enables seamless chatting, surfing and sharing – without compromising speed or driving increased data consumption. Hype is the first African-inspired chat service built into a mobile browser, allowing users to easily set up an account and start chatting with secure end-to-end encryption right away. This means users can now browse the web, chat with

By Dipo Olowookere A ground-breaking product, ‘CashToken’, a new age of hyper consumer centricity in Nigeria, has been launched by the nation’s fastest growing financial institution, Keystone Bank Limited. The product was unveiled in Lagos on Thursday, April 19, 2018, in partnership with a ‘Cash Reward as-a-Service firm, CeLD Innovations Limited. During the launch at a conference tagged ‘500 Top CEOs Conference – Unleashing the Age of Hyper Consumer Centricity,’ the lender explained that ‘CashToken’ is an electronic reward and celebratory gift commodity which costs only N30. The initiative, according to CeLD, creates an avenue for every customer in Nigeria

By Dipo Olowookere Steps are already being taken by the Federal Government to put an end to the incessant clashes between farmers and herdsmen across the country. At the end of a security meeting in Benue State recently, which was attended by Inspector-General of Police, the Director-General, Department of State Security and the Commandant-General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Minister of Interior, Mr Abdulrahman Dambazau, said the move followed the spate of attacks nationwide between both parties. During the meeting with the Governors of Benue, Niger, Kaduna, Adamawa, Taraba and Nasarawa states, as well as the Minister of

By Investors Hub The major U.S. index futures are pointing to a higher opening on Monday, with stocks likely to regain ground following the pullback seen last week. The upward momentum on Wall Street comes as optimism about the economic outlook has overshadowed concerns about global trade tensions. Trading activity may be somewhat subdued, however, as traders look ahead to the release of key economic data in the coming days. Stocks fluctuated over the course of the trading session on Friday before ending the day modestly lower. With the drop on the day, the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 extended