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President Bola Tinubu President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday forwarded the names of five directors for the board of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for confirmation by the Senate. Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpiabio and read at the plenary on …

The President/Chief Executive Officer, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote and the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, alongside other associates paid a condolence visit to the parents of the late CEO, Access Holdings Plc., Herbert Wigwe, on Monday. The Ogun State governor disclosed this in a post on his Facebook account …

Glo customers have continued to throng Gloworld shops across the country to purchase or pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S24 AI smartphone.   New and old Glo customers have been going to the various sales outlets to take advantage of the new device and the huge benefits available to those who pre-order …

In a groundbreaking partnership that promises to elevate the entertainment landscape in Nigeria, Genesis Studios has announced SmartCash by Airtel as the official headline sponsor of the classic game show “The Price Is Right”, which returns to Nigerian screens this year.   The relaunch of “The Price Is Right” in …

The Nigeria Union of Practitioners of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NUPCAM, Lagos State chapter will present certificates of recognition to members of the union endorsed by Federal Ministry of Health on Tuesday, the 13th of February 2024. In a statement made available to newsman in Lagos, its chairman, Dr. Isaac …

 Herbert Wigwe and Wife Chizoba   More details have emerged on the ill-fated crash of a chopper that had Herbert Wigwe, group chief executive officer (GCEO) of Access Holdings Plc, wife – Chizoba, son and three others on board. THE WITNESS learnt that Abimbola Ogunbanjo, the former group chairman of Nigerian …

 Wigwe   Herbert Wigwe, the Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, waxed philosophical about life about 21 days to his death in the ill-fated chopper crash in California, United States. Wigwe was said to be on board a chopper with his wife, son and three other passengers when the …

A Civil Society Organisation (CSO) has called on Federal Government to account for the $3.4billion Special Drawing Rights (SDT) funds allocated to Nigeria in 2021 was utilitilised. The Acting Executive Director, Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), Leo Atakpu made the demand in Abuja on Friday at the …

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Senator Tokunbo Abiru, has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria to engage the National Assembly and critical stakeholders in its proposed recapitalisation of banks in the country. Abiru said this on Saturday at the committee’s retreat with the …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has mourned the Group Chief Executive Officer, Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, who reportedly died in a helicopter crash in California near the Nevada border, United States of America. There are reports that Wigwe, his wife …