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Pius Ibharoga of the Chartered Institute of Directors, Nigeria presents the award for Polaris Bank to Ayo Adesanya, Group Head, Central Operations, along with Rasheed Bolarinwa, Head, Brand Management & Corporate Communication, Adekunle Arogundade, Head, Enterprise Architecture. Polaris Bank has reaffirmed its dominance in Nigeria’s digital banking space by clinching the ‘Digital Bank of the […]

This is the third in my series on the long-term strategic imperatives before the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), which should be to exit the midstream and downstream petroleum sectors in the short to medium term and concentrate on accelerating the development of Nigeria’s upstream assets to optimise the nation’s overall gains from upstream […]

Olayemi Cardoso, the Governor of the Central Bank, will lead Nigeria’s delegation to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Annual Meeting in Washington DC, which opens on Monday, October 13. Bayo Onanuga, in a statement on Sunday, said Cardoso, as the alternate Governor, replaces the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, […]

Apart from being grown for local consumption a wide variety of products are derived from maize. These include baby powder, cosmetics and golf tees. Maize, more commonly known as corn, is also used to create a form of plastic for use in items such as pens, coffee mugs and ice scrapers. Maize products also include […]

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…as W/Bank commits $700 m to strengthen URWASH programme The Oyo State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ending open defecation and strengthening water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) projects by keying into the new development version supported by the World Bank, code-named Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene (SURWASH) programme. Seun Ashamu, […]

Clinical psychologists have identified lifestyle pressures, academic stress and social media influence as key contributors to emotional instability among Nigerian university students. This was stated on Friday during Caleb University’s campus mental health awareness seminar organised in partnership with the department of Psychology to commemorate World Mental Health Day. Themed, ‘Demystifying Mental Health issues among […]

Capital Express Life Assurance Limited was thinking ahead of the insurance industry recapitalisation, announcing already achieved 53 percent increase in shareholders’ fund, from N9.22 billion in 2023 to N14.11 billion in 2024, buoyed by capital injection and improved investment income. The life specialist firm, during its 24th Annual General Meeting in Lagos, said the financial […]

Customer Service Week 2025 is celebrated globally from 6 to 10 October. In this interview, Adenike Labinjo, MD/CEO of Pinnacle Oil and Gas Limited, one of Nigeria’s foremost downstream oil and gas companies, spoke on the importance of commitment to customer service and satisfaction as well as investment and innovation. TAOFEEK OYEDOKUN brings the excerpts: […]

Four African nations, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria, have officially booked their places at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, joining the growing list of teams set to feature at football’s biggest global event. The tournament, which will be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, will feature an expanded format of 48 teams, […]