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Foremost Financial Institution, FirstBank of Nigeria Limited is unarguably the Leader in the Banking industry in Nigeria. Its Capital base, National spread, customer-friendly products and services are second to none. The Bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility efforts cut across the nook and cranny of the country. These activities which stands FirstBank include social and health intervention as well as support; small business empowerment and educational support which are all implemented to reinforce the capacity of individuals and businesses to contribute to national development. With its over 126 years of business operations in Nigeria – indeed the first Nigerian company to be…
Yesterday, the 17th of January 2021 was another groundbreaking moment for the youth of Ipokia Local Government area of Ogun West Senatorial district of the Gateway state as it heralded the birth of the most virile, youthful driven and youth-led national organisation, Youths for New Nigeria popularly known as YNN. It was a rare moment in the porous border area of the state as it is an area that has absolutely no provision for the youth population in the area. The discussion and inauguration which took place at Ihunbo area which is barely 30 minutes drive into the border line…
A file photo of members of the NGF at a meeting in Abuja in January 2020. The Nigerian Governors Forum on Monday said it will meet on Wednesday to chart a way out of the second wave of the pandemic as schools reopen across the country. In a statement signed by its spokesman Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, the Governors forum said it was alarmed by the intensity of the second wave of the global pandemic and the country’s “tardy commencement of inoculation”. Nigeria’s number of new cases has skyrocketed in recent weeks, seeing the nation cross the 100,000-mark for total infections. On…
US law enforcement agencies are screening National Guard members to make sure they do not pose a security risk during President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, a four-star general said in comments broadcast Sunday. Following the January 6 riots at the Capitol building in support of outgoing President Donald Trump, it emerged that some of those involved had current or former ties to the military. General Daniel Hokanson, who heads the National Guard Bureau, was asked by CBS News on Sunday if troops were being checked as they arrived in Washington. “In coordination with the Secret Service and the FBI, they’re screening…
A political astute, commentator and analyst, Honourable Segun Sowunmi has mourn the demise of Ex-Minister Chief Jubri Martins Kuye. Sowunmi in a release said: “Men like Kuye are rare. Very intelligent, highly read, easy to talk to, firm at the negotiating table, deep connect across the spectrum of the social class”. “He had a way of making everyone feel special. Incredible soul who could quote Shakespeare within an extempore speech, highly observant, a leader of leaders. Ogun, nay Nigeria, lost an inspirational leader”. “It hits you when you look around, especially in Ogun, to try to find leaders that can…
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the family, friends and associates of a former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Sen. Jubril Martins-Kuye, praying God to comfort them. The president, in a statement issued by his Spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina in Abuja on Sunday, condoled with the Ago-Iwoye community as well as the government and people of Ogun over the passing of the Third Republic senator. He noted that Martins-Kuye also served in the Fourth Republic as Minister of State for Finance and Minister of Commerce and Industry, bringing with him many years of experience from the banking sector.According to him,…
An agro-entrepreneur and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Hon. Adekunle Akinlade (Triple A) has described as a great loss the death of Chief. Martins Kuye, a third republic senator, a former minister of commerce and industry, an illustrious son of Ogun state and nation at large. Akinlade in a press release signed by Alao Azeez Adelani,Media Aide to Hon. TRIPLE A, he stated: “It is with deep sense of shock and immense sadness that I learnt of the death of our revered leader, Chief Jubril Martins Kuye from our midst at a time his wealth of experience is being…
The Chairman, Ladi Adebutu Development Organisation, Hon (Dr) Oladipupo Adebutu, has joined other eminent Nigerians to mourn the transition of a notable personality in Ogun State, national political leader and two-time Minister, Alhaji Jubril Martins-Kuye, OFR , which occurred on Sunday, 17th January, 2021, at the age of 80. In a condolence message signed by the Media Consultant, Afolabi Orekoya, Adebutu described the death of the foremost political leader, mentor and administrator par excellence as an irreparable loss to the people of Ogun State and the entire nation. He said further that the former Minister of State for Finance was…
By Adewolu Morenike A. One of the serious problems facing developing countries today is how to match food production levels, particularly proteinous foods, with increasing demand by a growing population. The magnitude of this problem is shown in the prevalence of kwashiorkor and other diseases associated with protein deficiencies. In Nigeria, the average protein intake is low; it is estimated as 45.4g per day. This is below the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)\World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendation of 70g per day with half coming from plant sources and the remaining half from animal protein sources. This article highlights the importance…
Former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Alhaji Jubril Martins-Kuye, is dead at the age of 78, on Sunday morning. The Ago-Iwoye born politician was appointed as Minister of Commerce and Industry on April 6, 2010, when Acting President Goodluck Jonathan, announced his cabinet. The late Martins-Kuye was born on August 1942 in Ago Iwoye, Ijebu constituency of Ogun State. He studied sociology at the University of Ibadan (1965-1968) and then Economics at the Harvard University Business School, graduating in 1983. He gained qualifications as a Chartered Accountant. Martins-Kuye was a member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). He was a…