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Ahead of 2023 general elections, an ‘awoist’ and a two-time governorship candidate in Ogun State, who has contested under the Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN and the Social Democratic Party, SDP in 2015 and 2019 respectively, Otunba Rotimi Paseda has passively directed all members of his structure across the 36 states in Nigeria to join the All Progressive Congress, APC. Making waves in APC at national level, LeadNewsNg gathers on Tuesday from a source closed to Rotimi Paseda that; Paseda, through the National Secretary of UPN, Alhaji Abubarka Abdulahi Sokoto has instructed all UPN members and structures in all the…

A growing number of countries are fully or partially suspending the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, as the World Health Organization (WHO) is reviewing the available vaccine data. “This does not necessarily mean these events are linked to COVID-19 vaccination, but it’s routine practice to investigate them, and it shows that the surveillance system works and that effective controls are in place,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday. The WHO’s Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety is reviewing the available data and is scheduled to meet on Tuesday for further discussion. Tedros said the WHO was aware multiple countries had…

{Lagos, Nigeria. 15.03.2021}- Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS) today announced the launch of the NQR payment solution; an innovative payment platform implemented on behalf of all financial service providers. The New Quick Response code solution offers a robust platform that delivers instant value for P2B and P2P transactions by simply scanning to pay. It is a solution that will unify the available closed QR Code schemes in the country for consistent user experience and accelerated digital adoption. This Payment Solution designed to be “low cost” for merchants would see shoppers scan a QR code generated by a seller to…

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced the launch of First Global Transfer (FGT) to promote international transfer of funds across its subsidiaries in sub-Saharan Africa. The Bank’s subsidiaries in Africa include FBNBank DRC, FBNBank Ghana, FBNBank Gambia, FBNBank Guinea, FBNBank Sierra-Leone, FBNBank Senegal. The First Global Transfer (FGT) initiative is specifically designed to ensure safe, timely and improved efficiency in the transfer of funds across the network of FirstBank subsidiaries in Africa. The FGT is not restricted to FirstBank and FBNBank Customers alone but it is also open to every individual resident…

The Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN) has appointed a new director to take on the affairs of the association. The new director, Kemi Fabusoro, resumed as the head of the AAAN secretariat on Monday, March 8, 2021. According to President of the Association, Mr. Steve Babaeko, the appointment of Mrs. Kemi Fabusoro is a milestone for the Association as she is the first female director since the inception of the association. He further noted that her appointment is transformational for the association as it puts into perspective the association’s effort in advancing gender balance in the leadership of…

The Nigerian Protein Deficiency Report 2020, the result of a survey carried out in 2020 to assess the malignant issues of protein deficiency in Nigeria, will be formally presented to the public at a special Protein Challenge webinar session on Thursday, March 18, 2021. To register to attend the webinar, please click here. ProteinChallenge is the tag name of the Nigeria Protein Deficiency Awareness Campaign. The goal of the campaign is to create nationwide awareness of the prevalence, challenges and impact of protein deficiency in Nigeria and to work with relevant stakeholders to explore options of mitigating it so that Nigerians of…

DStv and GOtv customers can look forward to live football action on SuperSport from the 2020-21 Premier League with matches scheduled for 14-15 March 2021. The pick of matches from this weekend’s Premier League action sees Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur meet for the latest edition of the North London derby at 5:30pm on Sunday, 14th March on SuperSport Premier League (DStv Channel 203). More than local bragging rights will be at stake in this clash, with both teams scrambling to secure qualification for European football next season. The Gunners have put together some solid form of late and manager Mikel Arteta feels that his side is gradually…

Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo sitting at a Federal High Court in Lagos, on Thursday, ruled that the court will proceed with contempt proceedings against Alta Semper Capital, Chidi Okoro and their other local collaborators in the dispute between the founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Bukola George, and Alta Semper, the other shareholder of HealthPlus Limited, a leading retail pharmaceutical company in Nigeria. HealthPlus has been embroiled in a crisis since Alta Semper, a UK private equity firm breached its agreement to invest USD 18million in HealthPlus in two tranches. The PE firm invested the first tranche of about USD 9.5million…

As part of measures to fast-track the elimination of malaria in the State, the Ogun State Government has inaugurated the Insecticide Treated Nets Campaign Coordination Network (ICCN) to facilitate effective distribution of the nets across the State. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, during the inauguration of the ICCN in Abeokuta, disclosed that the distribution of the insecticide-treated nets would commence in July across all the 20 Local Government Areas, adding that the ICCN is saddled with ensuring that the nets are well- distributed and appropriately utilized. Coker noted that malaria remains one of the diseases that contribute to…

The African property firm, Adron Homes and Properties has partnered with Remo Secondary School, Sagamu to host 2021 Ionic Festival in Ogun State. The festival will be entertaining all secondary schools both public and primary in the state. IONIAN brotherhood was coined from the names of the four schools that constituted it. They were Abeokuta Grammar School, Ijebu-Ode Grammar School, Ibadan Grammar School and Ondo Boys’ High School. Apart from cooperation in the academic arena, they engaged in sports, vocational education, cultural cooperation, and made input into the educational policies and joint admission policies for members. They also ensured the…