The President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Alhassan Yahaya, on Friday led National Officers as well as FCT Council executives of the union on a courtesy visit to the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris.Comrade Yahya reaffirmed the union’s commitment to working with the Federal Government in promoting professionalism and countering misinformation in the media space. During the high-level engagement, held at the Minister’s office in Abuja, Alhaji Yahaya congratulated the Minister on his appointment and expressed appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing a seasoned media professional to head the ministry. He also…
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For his outstanding performance and exemplary leadership, the Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators (CATA) has commended the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Zacch Adedeji. The global plaudit for Adedeji came during the 96th management committee meeting of CATA held at Broadway House, United Kingdom, on Thursday. A statement by Sikiru Akinola, Technical Assistant to the FIRS chair on Media, said CATA’s executive director, Dr Esther Koisin and the chair, Mr Mahmad Noor, were full of praise for the invaluable contributions and strategic insight provided by Adedeji in the administration of the body. Apart from his strategic input,…
Finceptive Limited, a leading provider of supply chain financing solutions in Nigeria, today announced the successful completion of its ₦3 billion Series 1 Commercial Paper (CP) issuance. The offer, which was open to institutional investors from May 6 to May 12, 2025, was oversubscribed, demonstrating strong market confidence in the company’s operational performance, corporate governance, long-term vision, and credit profile. The 268-day tenor CP issuance marks Finceptive’s debut in the Nigerian debt capital market. This reinforces the company’s strategic effort to diversify its funding sources and deepen its liquidity. Proceeds from the issuance will be strategically deployed to fuel Finceptive’s…
WrestleMania isn’t just an event. It’s a battleground where legacies are forged in sweat, blood, and unforgettable moments. And in WrestleMania Rewind: Unfinished Business, GOtv takes you back to one of the most intense rivalries in WWE history: The showdown between The Undertaker and Triple H. This wasn’t just a match. It was a reckoning of two icons who refused to walk away. Two warriors who had nothing left to prove but one last thing to settle. For Triple H, it was personal. For The Undertaker, it was legacy. For fans around the world, it was the kind of clash that left…
Team Ogun’s male and female cricket teams have been condemned to the bronze medal matches of the T20 cricket at the ongoing Gateway games. The two host teams lost their respective semi-finals on Friday in disappointing fashions. The male team will face Team Oyo in the bronze medal match on Saturday after losing to Team Edo in the semifinals by nine wickets. Team Oyo lost to Kaduna in their own semifinals. The host cricket teams will hope to contribute to Team Ogun’s medal overall with a double-bronze medal in the third place matches as the women’s team hope to cap…
After muted days of buy activities, Nigeria’s stock market recorded early rally on Friday as invested pounced on the stocks of Fidelity Bank Plc. As at 11am, the NGX All Share Index (ASI) was up by 0.19 percent to 109,385.94 points. Fidelity Bank was up to N18.60, after adding N1.255 (6.63 percent). After Thursday’s negative close, Vetiva analysts said in their post trading commentary that, “With market breadth weakening and key sectors under pressure, investors may stay defensive unless renewed buying interest emerges in oversold key names. Barring a strong rebound in the banks or consumer goods space, the market…
In a bid to maintain it’s high pedigree of inspiring the Centre of Excellence, organizers of Lagos-Ikeja City Award will, on its 16th edition this year, celebrate 100 outstanding personalities, men and women of integrity, dignity and unwavering passion for national development, who have all through dints of hardwork, focus and resilience, immensely contributed to the sporadic growth of the economic development of the commercial capital of Nigeria. For a whopping 16 years, Lagos-Ikeja City Award has been a fronliner in celebrating deserving individuals, governments, corporate orgnizations amongst others and the award event has gathered a massively magnificent reputation as…
Ogun State, the hosting State has clinched on another gold medal in golf by Owolabi Olajide at the on going 22nd national sports festival tagged: ogun gateway games 2024. While Rivers State came first in the stableford amateur (ladies) category championship on the table with gold medal by frank chinyere who returned with 23 points that top on the table as first position with gold medal, 2nd position goes to Ogun State with 20 points by mohammed latifat with silver medal while 3rd position goes to lagos with 18 points by Bisong Regina Dachi with a bronze medal on the…
By Babajide Obafemi Hon. SALMAN IDIRIS embodies legislative excellence, one who has consistently demonstrated unwavering dedication to the people he represents. With an unshakeable commitment to open, responsive, and responsible governance, he has established himself as an apostle of empowerment and a champion of his constituents’ interests. I have known him for a while, but I had the closest contact during the last election. I was the media head of the late Olobatoke Olaiya Michael (OMO) campaign team. He was in PDP with us, and he and OMO contested the primaries where OMO carried the day. He wasn’t satisfied with…
JMG, Nigeria’s leading supplier of power solutions, proudly marks a decade of successful collaboration with Mitsubishi Turbocharger and Engine Europe B.V., part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group, in delivering high-performance diesel and gas generators across Nigeria. Over the past 10 years, this partnership has seen the deployment of more than 20,000 kVA of Mitsubishi-branded heavy-duty generator sets, powering key infrastructure projects across sectors such as telecommunications, manufacturing, logistics, and commerce. Among the most notable projects fulfilled under this partnership are installations for MTN Nigeria, Engeepet Manufacturing, and Dangote Industries, where JMG provided diesel and gas power systems up to 4.5MW output in some…