Obasanjo, Okorocha, Peller, others to speak at Jet Age Africa conference in Lagos
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Senator Rochas Okorocha, Honourable Shana Peller are among prominent Africans that have confirmed their attendance and listed to speak in the forthcoming Jet Age Nation Builders Conference in Lagos Nigeria. Other speakers listed include; Dr. Tamara Alqolaghassi and Nana Kwame Bediako. The event slated for 5th to 7th of December in […]
Fighting terrorism futile without addressing root causes – ECOWAS
The Vice President of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Ms. Finda Koroma says the only successful way to fight terrorism within the region is to attack its root causes. Koroma said this at the inauguration of the Early Warning Study on the Spillover of Violent Extremism to ECOWAS Coastal Member States, in Abuja on […]
FMN, Honeywell to combine operations in N80bn shares deal
*FMN takes over FBN Holdings equity in Honeywell *Honeywell shares up 9.735%, FMN unchanged By Peter Egwuatu and Nkiruka Nnorom Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN) Plc has reached an agreement with Honeywell Group to acquire its 71.69 percent majority shareholding interest in Honeywell Flour Mills Plc. (HFMP) at N80 billion. In addition, FMN has also entered […]
Babangida, Abubakar confident in army’s effort in tackling insecurity
Two former Heads of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida and Gen. Abdulsami Abubakar, have expressed confidence in the Nigerian Army’s effort in tackling the insecurity confronting the nation. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu in a statement, said the former leaders stated this when the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, visited […]
Nigeria targets $1.2bn export capacity for every state
The National Action Committee, African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) has emphasised the need to cascade down its activities to the subnational level with state governments playing a major role. Secretary of the committee, Mr Francis Anatogu, said this on Monday during a joint news conference with the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), in Abuja, on […]
Why we introduced N100bn IBTC infrastructure fund — CEO
Dr Demola Sogunle, Chief Executive Officer of Stanbic IBTC Holding Plc, has said that the bank established a N100 billion fund to help close the infrastructure gap in Nigeria. Sogunle said this at a Hybrid event organised by the Rotary Club of Ikeja, District 9110 with the topic, “Solving Infrastructure Deficit in Nigeria”, on Monday […]
