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By Aduragbemi Omiyale Members of the Finance Houses Association of Nigeria (FHAN) have elected the founder of DLM Capital Group, Dr Sonnie Babatunde Ayere, as their president. FHAN is the umbrella and self-regulatory body of all finance companies licenced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to operate in the country. The group was formed on April 11, 1989, as a professional trade group to advance the business interests of its members, currently at 102, institute sound and ethical corporate governance practices, maintain a standard of conduct for operators, and ensure members’ compliance with statutory regulatory requirements. At the election

By Modupe Gbadeyanka A popular talk show host, Mrs Morayo Afolabi-Brown, has been appointed as the Managing Director of TVC Entertainment (TVCe). The channel is the entertainment subsidiary of the Lagos-based broadcast media platform, TVC Communications. Mrs Afolabi-Brown is the co-anchor of the famous morning show on TVC, Your View, which has won several awards. Confirming her appointment on Thursday, she said, “I am excitingly pleased to announce my recent appointment as the Managing Director of TVCe, the Entertainment Channel of TVC Communications. “This is a new chapter in my career. I am exceedingly grateful to the board for entrusting

By Precious Olisa The federal government has threatened to stop paying salaries of unidentified workers on its payroll, saying it was determined the loopholes in the civil service. The Head of Civil Service, Mrs Folashade Yemi Esan, confirmed this development, noting that it was to tackle the prevalence of ghost workers on the government’s payroll. She said the unverified employees of the government would be fished out with the implementation of the Human Resources (HR) software designed to capture accurate data of workers. According to her, the software will be implemented by the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPS) in

By Aduragbemi Omiyale Two new independent non-executive directors have been appointed to the board of a sector-agnostic proprietary investment company, VFD Group Plc. The firm, which publicly trades its stocks on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited, confirmed this development in a statement. The appointees joining the board comprising highly respected professionals are Ms Rashida Saleh and Ms Nneka Okekearu. The statement disclosed that the appointments became effective on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, though subject to shareholder approval at the next Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the organisation. VFD Group, which said the addition of the duo underscores its commitment to

By Adedapo Adesanya The Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) has promised to restore electricity to the Agbarho community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. This was disclosed by the Head of the Community Relations of BEDC, Mr Simple Ugherakpoteri, at a meeting between the company and leaders of the community. He explained that the prolonged power outage in the community was caused by a heavy downpour that destroyed electric poles. He stated that BEDC’s men were already working and power will be restored immediately they are through. Mr Ugherakpoteri also promised to look into the issue of

By Modupe Gbadeyanka To serve the banking and pension needs of its current and prospective clients in the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ), Ibeju-Lekki axis of Lagos State, Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc has opened a new branch there. This new branch, according to the chief executive of Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, Mr Demola Sogunle, will provide quality financial services to industries, corporates and individuals in the LFTZ region. “As a forward-thinking financial institution, we have opened a branch to make our services available to individuals in the Ibeju-Lekki axis because we expect economic activities to increase within the area. “We

By Ashemiriogwa Emmanuel Oppo, one of the world’s leading smart device manufacturers and innovators in China, recently launched its new smartphone named Reno6 Series. The latest Oppo smartphone, which debuted in China in May, is offered in three models – Oppo Reno 6 5G, Oppo Reno 6 Pro 5G, and Oppo Reno 6 Pro+ 5G  – but only the first two models have now been launched in Nigeria. Reno6 Pro 5G and  Reno6 5G come as the newest innovation of the many products which the brand brings to its audience in more than 40 countries every year. According to specifications

By Omoshola Deji One of the primary responsibilities of government is to provide, or regulate the provision of, efficient service to the populace. Successive Nigerian government has failed in this regard. It has become a convention to get inefficient service, despite paying high. Both private and public institutions are culpable, but the latter errs more. Public officials are more of exploiters than service providers. The uniformed ones are worse. You are bound to pay extra before being attended to. Such is the case of the Nigerian Immigration Service. This piece brings you a first-hand account of the anomalies and corruption

By Dipo Olowookere The election of President Muhammadu Buhari at the February 16, 2019 presidential election has been upheld by the tribunal constituted to hear disputes from the exercise. Delivery the judgement on Wednesday in Abuja, the five-judge of the Presidential Elections Petitions Tribunal unanimously agreed that Mr Buhari was duly elected to become President of Nigeria at the poll earlier this year. The judges dismissed the prayers of the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the election, Mr Atiku Abubakar, which sought to upturn the victory at the tribunal. The tribunal said it

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh  Behind lofty summit declarations, several bilateral agreements and thousands of decade-old undelivered pledges, Russia has been stacked due to the  “special military operations” it began in late February in Ukraine. It has achieved little these few years after the symbolic summit held in 2019. With preparations for the next African leaders’ summit, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov plans to undertake two African tours during the first quarter of 2023. At the heat of the Russia-Ukraine crisis and within the context of the current geopolitical and economic changes, Lavrov made a snapshot trip to four African countries from July

By Adedapo Adesanya Oil settled higher on Tuesday after China posted weak but expectation-beating annual economic growth data. Brent crude futures grew by $1.46 or 1.7 per cent to $85.92 per barrel, as the US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose by 32 cents or 0.4 per cent to trade at $80.18 per barrel. China’s gross domestic product expanded by 3 per cent in 2022, missing the official target of around 5.5 per cent and marking the second-worst performance since 1976. However, the data still beat analysts’ forecasts after China rolled back its zero-COVID policy in December. Oil was

Historians, Others Gather in Lagos to Discuss Afonja Discussion on Yoruba history especially as it concerns Afonja, a onetime Aare Ona Kakanfo of the Oyo Empire, will be at the front burner at MUSON Center, Lagos this Sunday, as historians and top culture enthusiasts, including a leading Yoruba Storyteller and Cinematographer, Tunde Kelani, take a look at Yoruba history and life and times of Afonja and Alaafin of Oyo – Aole Arogangan. The roundtable talk is being organised to launch a book –Afonja: The Rise, written by Tunde Leye, a former Banker and former staff of Interswitch, whose person for