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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 Aduragbemi Omiyale An economist and public affairs analyst, Mr Tope Fasua, has been appointed by President Bola Tinubu as a Special Adviser on Economic Affairs. Mr Fasua, a former presidential candidate and consultant would work in the Office of the Vice President, he disclosed in a message on his official X platform. “So, yours truly has been appointed Special Adviser to the President on Economic Affairs in the VP’s office; just what I wanted for national impact. “We thank God Almighty and those who remembered me and insisted. For God and country,” Mr Fasua, who is also an accountant

By Adedapo Adesanya President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr Zaccheus Adedeji, his Special Adviser on Revenue, as the acting Chairman of the country’s tax collection agency, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The announcement means he will take over from Mr Mohammed Nami, who headed the position until recently and marks a new chapter in the leadership of one of the country’s most critical revenue agencies. Mr Adedeji, who hails from Oyo State, brings a wealth of experience to his new role and will be seeking to use his knowledge in driving revenue generation and financial management as Nigeria moves

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected many people around the world. Due to the restrictions brought upon because of the spread of the virus, many people globally had problems going on with their regular daily lives. Among many regions and parts of the world that suffered due to the spread of the virus was Africa. Many of the countries in the region reported increasing unemployment numbers. In such an environment, many Africans found crypto investments and trading as a way out of the hardships. Crypto allowed people in the region the opportunity to transact their money freely and within a

By Dipo Olowookere Ogun State Governor, Mr Ibikunle Amosun, has expressed optimism that the country was on the path of greatness in spite of its current challenges. “Yes, there are challenges, but in spite of these challenges, we are confident in the future of Nigeria and the ability of the current managers of the nation to steer it consistently on the path of greatness,” Governor Amosun said in his 2016 Independence Day celebration message issued in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital. According to Mr Amosun, “In spite of the current economic challenges, Nigeria and Nigerians have every reason to celebrate the

By Modupe Gbadeyanka A career guidance workshop for public secondary school students will hold today at the African Church Grammar School, Abeokuta, Ogun State. But before we reveal the details, we would suggest you to visit this site for great job opportunities as there are fun jobs that pay well. The event is organised by Promasidor Nigeria Limited, makers of Cowbell Milk, Loya Milk, Top Tea, Onga and other quality brands. The workshop, in its second edition, is tagged Harness Your Dream, and is aimed at exposing students to relevant information they require to make the right career choice. Last

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Parents in Oyo State have been urged to bring their children under the ages of 3 to 59 months for chemoprevention drugs in a bid to prevent them from being overcome by malaria. The government is administering the drug to children in the state as part of its efforts to achieve zero malaria prevalence in children under the age of five. The drugs are being given to the children under the second phase of the Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention Campaign (SMC) held in partnership with the Malaria Consortium. The programme was inaugurated in the Saki West Local Government

By Dipo Olowookere Say VIS Only Conducting Random Vehicle Checks Operators of the popular car-hailing firm, Uber, have been warned by the Lagos State government to stop using blackmail to draw public sympathy. In a statement issued on Monday, the state government said it was totally false for the operators to claim that officials of the Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) were disturbing its drivers, causing them various economic losses. According to the statement, the VIS officials are only performing their statutory duty of facilitating compliance with the road traffic laws by ensuring motorists possess the stipulated vehicle documents, such as

By Adedapo Adesanya  Brent oil rose on Thursday, withstanding pressure from concerns about economic growth, while a sharp fall in U.S. inventories boosted West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures. International benchmark Brent crude went up as high as $61 a barrel and the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) went as high as almost $57 a barrel and as at the time of this report (10 p.m. Nigerian Time), Brent was trading at $60.49 indicating a rise of 0.93 percent while WTI was trading at $56.61 indicating a 1.49 percent increase. In addition, the OPEC Basket also rose higher than $60 on

By Dipo Olowookere The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has announced its intention to launch a new integrated gas strategy and increase its oil production capacity to 4 million barrels per day (mmbpd) by the end of 2020 and 5mmbpd by 2030, following approval from the Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC), the highest governing body of the oil and gas industry in Abu Dhabi. The company also announced capital investment growth of 132.33 billion between 2019 and 2023 and new discoveries of 1 billion barrels of oil. ADNOC’s gas strategy will add potential resources that will enable the UAE to

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Foremost financial institution in Nigeria, Union Bank, is looking at raising about N50 billion from the sale of shares. To realise this, the bank has written to shareholders to get their approval to ensure this move becomes a reality. Union Bank, in a notice to shareholders last Tuesday, explained that it hopes to raise the N50 billion through a share sale to existing investors. It said this would take place next month. Union Bank further said it also expects to get the go ahead to increase its authorised share capital to 17.5 billion naira from 9.5 billion