Wednesday, October 30, 2019, Paris, France. Tony O. Elumelu, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Heirs Holdings opened the “Ambition Africa” conference organised by the France Invest Africa Club in Paris, France. As Elumelu delivered the opening address, he urged French …

  Following the success of the maiden edition, Nigeria’s leading financial institution, Zenith Bank Plc is set to ignite Lagos with the second edition of its highly anticipated Lifestyle Fair, “Style by Zenith 2.0”, which holds from Friday First launched in 2018, the “Style by Zenith 2.0” initiative, which was …

When a man is pushed to the wall, there is only one direction he can turn. This is the situation of the erstwhile governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode. Said to have severally ignored the invitation of the Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA), to answer to financial infractions that …

  Senate Committee on Trade and Investment on Thursday summoned the Minister of Trade and Investment, Mr. Niyi Adebayo and the Acting Managing Director of Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), Terhembe Nongo. The summon followed the alleged diversion of over N15 billion to a private company in the ministry’s …

Hammadama Bello, the 9th prosecution witness, in the ongoing trial of former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Mohammed Umar Dikko, before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday, told the court that the defendant allegedly converted the sum of N1.2 billion, belonging Nigerian Air …

The arrested editor and webmaster of NewsDigest, an Abuja-based online newspaper, Gidado Yushau and Adebowale Adekoya, have been released by the Kwara State Police Command after they were thoroughly quizzed for publishing an investigative report in May 2018. The Chairman Board of Directors of Image Merchants Promotions Limited (IMPR), Publishers …

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday said it has contacted international auctioneers to sell the $40 million (about N14.4 billion) jewellery and luxury houses recovered from former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, . The anti-graft Acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, spoke at the …

Senate Committee on Trade and Investment on Thursday summoned the Minister of Trade and Investment, Mr. Niyi Adebayo and the Acting Managing Director of Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), Terhembe Nongo. The summon followed the alleged diversion of over N15 billion to a private company in the ministry’s 2017 …

L-R: Sam Egube, Commissioner of Economic Planning and Budget, Lagos State (representing the Governor, Lagos); Chuma Ezirim, Group Executive, e-Business & Retail products,FirstBank; Gbenga Shobo, Deputy Managing Director, FirstBank; Adesola Adeduntan, Chief Executive Officer, FirstBank; Chief Joseph Sanusi, Former MD, FirstBank & Former CBN Governor; with the National Winner of …

L-R: Fidelis Anosike, Chairman Folio Group; Dike Dimiri, Regional Manager, Lagos and South West, Heritage Bank and May Ikeora, Green Girl Company Limited, during the “Raising Girls Summit “19” which held in Lagos, sponsored by Heritage Bank, as part of activities to commemorate the International day of the Girl-Child. Heritage …