Abimbola Tiamuyu Resumes as CIIN DG

By Modupe Gbadeyanka A seasoned media, entertainment, and technology leader, Mr Alex Okosi, has been appointed as the Managing Director for Google in Africa. The appointment of Mr Okosi was announced on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, in a statement issued by the renowned search engine platform. He would be expected to lead the operations of Google on the continent, which boasts nearly two billion people. Google has been operating in Africa for over a decade and has offices in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. The company’s products and services are used by millions of people in Africa every day.

By Aduragbemi Omiyale The immediate past Director of Google West Africa, Ms Juliet Ehimuan, has been appointed to the board of directors of Zenith Bank Plc. Ms Ehimuan, who is also the founder and chief executive of Beyond Limits, will serve on the board of the tier-1 financial institution as a non-executive director. A statement from the lender on Tuesday disclosed that the appointment of Ms Ehimuan, which has been confirmed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), will take effect from August 29, 2023. In a statement to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited, Zenith Bank said the appointee has

By Adedapo Adesanya President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr Olusesan Olufunso Adebiyi as the new permanent secretary for the State House, Abuja, following the exit of Mr Tijjani Umar, who served from April 5, 2020, until his retirement on August 10, 2023. Mr Adebiyi, a native of Ekiti State, previously held the position of Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Health. Born on January 8, 1968, in Kabba, Kogi State, he started his early education at St. Andrew Primary School Kabba before proceeding to Ekiti Parapo College, Ido-Ekiti, Ekiti State, where he obtained G.C.E O/Level in 1983 and then

By Adedapo Adesanya President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mrs Bisoye Coker-Odusote as the acting Director-General/CEO of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), a role that he will later transition into full-time and serve in for the next four years. In a statement from Mr Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, on Tuesday, the President directed the current occupier of the seat, Mr Aliyu Abubakr Aziz, to embark on a 90-day pre-retirement leave, with effect from Thursday, August 24, 2023. It was revealed that this leave would lead to his eventual retirement from service on

By Modupe Gbadeyanka When Miss Chidinma Okeke, a 19-year-old student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka won Miss Anambra Beauty Pageant organised by the Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS) in 2015, little did she or anyone else know that her reign as a beauty queen would record a sad end. The 300-level student of Medical Laboratory who hails from Ogboji community in Orumba South council area of Anambra State had been enjoying the benefits of her position until October 11, 2016 when she was unceremoniously stripped of her crown by the organisers of the pageantry. The star prize, a car given to

By Adedapo Adesanya  The Naira continued its depreciation against the US Dollar at the Investors and Exporters (I&E) segment of the foreign exchange market when it dropped to N366.01 per Dollar on Tuesday, March 3. According to data monitored by Business Post on the FMDQ, at the previous session on Monday, the Naira had depreciated to N365.46/$1, but further fell at by 0.15 percent equivalent to 56 kobo. This was caused by a larger demand for the forex by traders as a total of $1.2 billion worth of transactions occurred during the session, higher than the previous day’s $49.53 million,

By Tolu Oyekan I was born in Nigeria in the early 1980s. Based on forecasts at the time, I should be starting the final decade of my life now. But my odds have improved quite a bit. Indeed, it is a testament to the advances over these past 40 years in healthcare and standards of living – in the overall quality of life for at least some people – that the average life expectancy for a person born today in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has increased by 10 years. In some countries, like Rwanda, which was beset by a devastating civil

By Modupe Gbadeyanka “Security will be a major consideration in the 2021 budget of the state,” Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, has declared. However, he emphasised that this “is to be left for the Governor to decide,” noting that “as representatives of our people, we will look for that in the budget and ensure something good enough is considered for security in the coming year.” Mr Obasa was speaking at a 4-day retreat on Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and budget process for the staff of the state House of Assembly. He noted that though revenue

By Dipo Olowookere For the first time after its listing on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday, May 16, 2019, shares of MTN Nigeria depreciated by 6.04 percent or N9 on Friday, May 24, 2019. Since its much-awaited listing on the nation’s stock exchange, the telco stock had been on a bull run, pushing the market into the green territory for seven straight sessions. The company closed as the heaviest price loser last Friday at the stock market, settling at N140 per share as against N149 it traded the previous day. Business Post reports that the volume of the

By Adedapo Adesanya The Nigerian currency appreciated by N1 against its American counterpart at the parallel market on Thursday, October 8 to close at N457/$1 in contrast to N458/$1 it quoted on Wednesday. At the same segment, the domestic currency gained N2 against the Pound Sterling to settle at N595/£1 versus the previous day’s rate of N597/£1 and on the Euro, it grew stronger by N3 to close at N537/€1 as against the preceding session’s N540/€1. At another window of the foreign exchange market yesterday, the Investors & Exporters’ (I&E), the value of the Naira became stronger than the US

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Global premier mobile phone brand, Tecno Mobile, has launched a new dawn into the smartphone ecosystem with the release of a new camera-centric smartphone series, SPARK 3 and SPARK 3 Pro, so as to “light up” users’ photos. The new series were upgraded by AI technology to furthermore advanced the camera features. The SPARK 3 is the third instalment from the SPARK series, and as expected, the device embodies the impeccability of the smartphone brand while offering a sweet price but delivers optimum value. Stephen HA, Managing Director and GM of Tecno Mobile said, “We are proud

By Dipo Olowookere The popular Amu Timber Market in the Mushin area of Lagos State has been gutted by fire and this unfortunate incident has left owners of shops at the market to wail in anger. The inferno occurred in the wee hours of Saturday, destroying properties worth millions of Naira. Over five hours after the fire started, it was still burning woods being sold at the market. It was gathered that officials of the Lagos State Fire Service, who rushed to the scene to bring the situation under control, soon ran out of water as the inferno expanded, fuelled