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By Adedapo Adesanya Global energy company, GE Vernova, has used a series of events during Compliance Week to emphasise the critical role of ethics and compliance in business growth and success. The week-long initiative, held across Nigeria with more than 100 attendees, involved employees, suppliers, legal experts, and customers, highlighting GE Vernova’s unwavering commitment to fostering a culture of integrity and transparency. Speaking on this, Mrs Ozim Ifeoma Ibeziako, Executive General Counsel for GE Vernova’s Gas Power business in Africa, said, “At GE Vernova, we believe that integrity is the cornerstone of any successful business. “Our Compliance Week is an

By Bliss Okperan The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development in Lagos State, Mr Oluyinka Olumide, has debunked claims that the ongoing demolition of illegal buildings in the metropolis was targeted at the South-Easterners by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration. It was alleged that the state government was pulling down structures belonging to residents of the state from the Igbo extraction because of their protest votes in the 2023 governorship election. Speaking as a guest on Wednesday on Channels Television’s flagship breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, Mr Olumide disclosed that, “Those buildings causing uproar are buildings rushed during the COVID period

By Modupe Gbadeyanka An initiative aimed to promote the diversity of the African continent and showcase its rich cultural heritage to the rest of the world has been launched by YouTube. The social campaign, The Voices of Africa, will be used to celebrate the continent’s unique and traditional expressions through a select group of African creators. They will create and share videos on their YouTube Channels of their unique cultural heritage stories about their local traditions and practices, conversations with friends and family, and with people in their local communities. Some of the creators who are part of the campaign

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh At least, during the past few years, including the COVID-19 pandemic period, the United Kingdom has consistently followed its planned agenda with African countries. The UK has an agenda and has decisively been implementing all aspects. It describes “Africa as a reliable partner” during its historic UK-Africa Investment Summit held in January 2020. Monitoring developments after the summit, despite the COVID-19 pandemic that has caused disruptions and lockdowns including in Africa, the United Kingdom has ultimately achieved some successes in Africa. With our broad and random research, we have noticed different priorities – all of which

By Adedapo Adesanya The two best footballers in the world, Lionel Messi of Barcelona and Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus will again meet face-to-face for the first time since 2018 in the group stage of this season’s Champion League organised by the Union of European Football Association (UEFA). The respective clubs of the two players have been put under the same group in the draws held on Thursday. The duo will be expected to give fans something to savour again after Ronaldo left Real Madrid in Spain to join his new Italian outfit. Speaking of spectators at the stadiums, UEFA has

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will join others for the third annual World Investor Week (WIW) from September 30 to October 6, 2019. The event, organized by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), is to promote investor education and protection, highlighting the various initiatives of securities regulators in these two critical areas. Given today’s digital environment, the WIW 2019 includes key messages regarding online investing, digital assets and Initial Coin Offerings, as well as re-emphasizing the basics of investing. SEC and other IOSCO members, will during week-long, global campaign, provide in their jurisdictions, a wide

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Customers of Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc have been commended for their continued patronage especially during the challenging COVID-19 period. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the nation’s capital market infrastructure, Mr Haruna Jalo-Waziri, in a message to celebrate the 2021 Customer Service Week, emphasized that the desire and need to better serve the customers is the source of ingenuity and resilience of CSCS. “We are excited about the opportunities to serve you for decades to come, especially as we leverage our strong foundation and mutual trust in creating a new service experience for

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Motorists and residents of Lagos State have been urged to further endure the traffic congestion in some areas across the city as a result of ongoing road rehabilitation and construction works. Special Adviser to the Governor on Works and Infrastructure, Engineer Aramide Adeyoye, while reviewing some road projects at the weekend, said government feels the pains being experienced by them. She said very soon, the pains will become gains, appreciating their perseverance so far. The Governor’s aide explained that government took the decision to embark on multiple projects simultaneously to avoid the delay that would result from

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The appointment of Mr Olusola Ajayi as an Executive Director of AIICO Insurance Plc has been approved by the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM). This information was confirmed by the insurer in a notice to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday. Mr Ajayi is making his entry into the board of directors of AIICO after joining the company in 2009 as head of the Business Strategy and Transformation teams. It was stated that the new director, who went through a thorough assessment, is armed with over 15 years’ leadership positions in management consulting and insurance in Nigeria

By Aduragbemi Omiyale Nigerians can now begin to enjoy quality kitchen services courtesy of Honeydrop, a premium digital kitchen brand developed to meet the need for high-quality meals for discerning individuals and corporate organizations that appreciate good and hygienically prepared meals. The company, which came into existence with the intention to disrupt the Nigerian quick digital kitchen scene, has promised its customers top-notch services that will leave them craving for more. Already, the organisation’s various channels for order placement have gone live, including the e-commerce platform (www.honeydropng.com), WhatsApp (07014007540), e-mail ([email protected] or cont[email protected]) as well as social media handles (honeydrop_ng)

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