THE Founder and Chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, Jim Ovia, CFR, thanked the shareholders for their unflinching support and commitment, which have been responsible for the bank’s stellar performance over the years. He noted that despite challenges globally in 2024, Zenith Bank was able to leverage the opportunities within the …
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Suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has visited the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. According to Premium Times, Fubara visited Wike at his Abuja home on Friday, 18 April, to beg for reconciliation. The visit came shortly after Fubara met with President Bola Tinubu in London to …
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THE Director-General (D-G) of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Omolola Oloworaran, has said that newspaper organisations in the country were owing retired journalists more than N1.3 billion unpaid pension contributions. This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, by the management of the commission. According to a statement, …
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YOBE State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, declared on Saturday he would not join the opposition coalition led by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. The Director-General, Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, stated this in a statement issued in Damaturu. A viral text message had claimed that Buni and four other …
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A chieftain of All Progressives Congress. (APC), Uche Nwosu, has said the South should be allowed to complete its eight years of presidency. Nwosu, a former Chief of Staff to Imo government, stated this in an interview with newsmen on Saturday in Abuja. According to him, the southern part of …
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THE Government of Zamfara State is set to start the administration of measles, rubella vaccine across the state by October 2025. The Zamfara State Governor’s Wife, Hajiya Huriyya Lawal, spoke while flagging off the sensitisation campaign for the vaccination drive, in Gusau on Saturday. Lawal said the new vaccine was …
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THE Young Progressives Party (YPP) in Anambra, on Friday, unveiled Mr Uzu Okagbue as the running mate to its Governorship Candidate in the November 8 Governorship Election, Mr Paul Chukwuma. The South-East Zonal Chairman of the party, Mr Mike Ejezie, told newsmen at the party Secretariat in Awka that “after …
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PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a high-powered delegation to Vatican City to attend the burial of His Holiness, Pope Francis, on Saturday, April 26. Senate President Godswill Akpabio is at the head of the five-member delegation. Other members of the delegation are the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu; …
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VICE-President Kashim Shettima and other relevant stakeholders are scheduled to attend the 2nd National Hajj Stakeholders Summit holding in Abuja on April 30. This is contained in a statement by Hajia Fatima Usara, Assistant Director, Information and Publicity, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Monday in Abuja. Usara said that the …
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THE Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) says the federal government’s decision to make the naira-for-crude policy permanent is a sustainable solution to the cost of living crisis in the country. Mr Emeka Nwankpa, Chairman of the advocacy group, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Nwankpa said this …
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