Mobolaji Lawal is New MD of Ecobank Nigeria as Akinwuntan Retires

Ecobank Group today, Monday 6th December 2021, announced the appointment of Mr. Jubril Mobolaji Lawal as Regional Executive and Managing Director-designate of Ecobank Nigeria, ahead of the retirement of Mr. …

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The Global Crash of WhatsApp, Facebook & Instagram – Who Dunnit?

It’s been frustration for social media users worldwide since this afternoon as the services of WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram went down. The outage commenced from about 4.30pm Nigerian time but …

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Can Nigeria Enforce its Indefinite Suspension of Twitter?

The Federal Government of Nigeria’s indefinite suspension of Twitter in the country is by far the most trending news in the last 24 hours. The order did not come as …

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NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA: THE LONG ROAD TO GENEVA AND WTO DG SEAT

 From Geneva, Switzerland came the breaking news at about 3pm today, Monday, 15th February, 2021 – Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala had finally been appointed as the next Director-General of the World …

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Indeed, Jakande Was a Great Leader (LKJ: 1929 – 2021)

In September 1978, as a graduating student from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, I had the honour of being the recipient of the Chairman’s prize – Jakande’s Prize – …

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Niger Delta Oil Spill: Shell is Guilty, Says Dutch Appeals Court

The Appeals Court in The Netherlands, sitting at The Hague today ruled that Shell was responsible for oil spillage that devastated areas of the Niger Delta in Nigeria. The Dutch …

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Meet Nigeria’s New Service Chiefs

President Muhammadu Buhari today appointed new Service Chiefs, bringing to an end the long clamour by several groups and individuals for the replacement of the previous occupants of the positions …

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Heirs Holdings Expands Hugely Into Oil & Gas

Heirs Holdings, a leading pan-African investment company has significantly expanded its oil and gas portfolio, with the acquisition of 45% of Nigerian oil licence OML 17 from Shell Petroleum Development …

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HAIL TO THE CHIEF – THE 46TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IS JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR

With electoral votes of 273 to his opponent President Donald Trump’s 214, Joe Biden this evening became the 46th President of the United States of America. He needed 270 but …

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Biden vs Trump: Battle for the White House Continues

After the sleepless night some of us had following yesterday’s US Presidential election, it is still speculations galore over who has won or who will win the coveted prize and …

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