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Despite the efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari in the fight against corruption, statistics have shown that he has made little progress in over five years. Hence, the need to bring onboard a young and exceptional go-getter, Abdulrasheed Bawa as Chairman of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Just recently, Nigeria dropped to 149 on Transparency International’s 2020 Corruption Perception Index, as against 146th it stood in 2019, the worst ranking received by Africa’s largest the country in recent time. This means that Nigeria is two steps worse off than she was in 2018 when she scored 27 points to place…

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State has described the announced defection of former governor, Gbenga Daniel to the All Progressives Congress (APC) as defection within the same partyand not from PDP The State Chairman of the party, Dr.Sikirulah Ogundele in a statement on Wednesday in Abeokuta, the state capital, says the defection is not a news but confirmation of the PDP position that Daniel joined APC since the 2019 when he openly supported Governor Dapo Abiodun to win the governorship poll. The statement quoted Daniel in his personal letter to associates on Tuesday as saying,”Dear Friends & Colleagues, pardon…

The correspondents chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ in Sokoto state has directed its members to boycott all state government activities, The directive was contained in a statement issued, after an extraordinary congress held on the heels of alleged harassment of journalists by security personnel at Government House Sokoto. The blackout on state government activities also includes the use of press releases issued from the Government. The statement also said Individuals, groups and organisations desirous of media coverage should officially invite media houses in advance. The Correspondents’ chapel also called on Security Agencies in the State to sensitize…

Otuna Gbenga Daniel, a former governor of Ogun State has defected to the All Progressive Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He was a two-time Governor of Ogun state, Southwest Nigeria between 2003 and 2011. Daniel who was the campaign manager for Atiku Abubakar, the PDP presidential candidate in 2019, has now dumped the opposition party. Daniel in a statement he released to confirm his defection to APC wrote: “Dear friends & colleagues, pardon my short notice in informing you of my route to the APC which as you might have suspected started with my supporting Governor Dapo…

The leadership tussle rocking the Ebonyi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, may not be resolved soon despite a Federal High Court judgment last Thursday that sacked the Fred Udogu-led Caretaker Committee and affirmed the State Executive Working Committee headed by Onyekachi Nwebonyi as the authentic leadership of the party in the state. The Udogu camp has vowed to challenge the judgment at the Appeal Court, describing it as full of flaws. The political battle for who controls the PDP leadership in Ebonyi State is believed to have started on November 17, 2020, when the National Working Committee,…

The Executives of Ogun State Chapter of Atikunation held its maiden physical meeting towards actualisation of Alhaji Atiku Abubarka’s presidential aspiration in 2023 in Abeokuta over the weekend Mr. Dele Adebayo-Oyetoro who is the State Director welcomed members of AtikuNation Ogun State Executive and gave a briefing on the goals of the group which is the sensitization and mobilization of the grassroots towards and Alhaji Abubakar Atiku Presidential bid in 2023. Mrs Afusat Adekanmbi who is the State Women leader charged all members of the state Executive of Atikunation to be proactive and cooperate in working together towards actualisation of…

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a global management consultancy firm, has proposed the promotion of financial inclusion, equitable distribution of resources, infrastructural development and formulation of requisite fiscal policies as initiatives that will drive Nigerias post-Covid economic recovery. The measures were highlighted in a recent BCG report titled “How to Forge an Inclusive Post-Covid Recovery in Nigeria authored by Tolu Oyekan, a Partner at the firm’s Lagos office. The report stated that the initiatives, which form part of Nigerias sustainability plan, are critical in staving off the Covid-19 induced economic contraction which could further compound the poverty situation in the…

(Lagos, Nigeria. February 15, 2020) Interswitch Group, Africa’s leading technology-driven company focused on the digitization of payments in Africa, has announced the launch of Quickteller Business, a new comprehensive corporate solution focused on empowering businesses of all sizes, facilitate payments and manage transactions from anywhere in the world – through one, simple integrated platform. Complementing Interswitch’s existing Quickteller platform, Quickteller Business will broaden its payment management capabilities to businesses and merchants of all sizes, allowing them to access a wide range of integrated payment offerings, ranging from disbursements to value financing. The addition of Quickteller Business to the existing consumer…

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