Kunle Awosika

The gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe, Muhammad Jibrin Barde has accused the State Government of victimisation and executive high-handedness, following a recent attack and the latest demolition of his campaign office in the state capital by the Gombe State Urban Planning Development Authority (GOSUPDA).

The ‘Mighty Turnaround’ crusade held a few days ago by the famous Nigerian televangelist, Apostle Johnson Suleman, in the African city of Lusaka, Zambian capital, no doubt, pulled headlines both in the traditional media and the new media.

The management of Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has resolved to significantly reduce the importation of sugar into the country by 40 percent, thus paving the way for the employment of over 30,000 youths.

A coalition of young individuals, ‘Team TW4Sanwo’ (Thinkers and Workers for Sanwo-Olu) championing the re-election of the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Olushola Sanwoolu recently donated sundry food items to the elderly people in Ogba and its environs of Lagos.

The much awaited 3rd Journalists International Forum For Migration (JIFORM) global migration summit is set to be hosted in Toronto, Canada by the Abedorc Promotions Inc headed by a renowned event promoter, Prince Yinka Farinde.

Ethiopian Airlines has signed an agreement with the Leadership and Governance Canada Inc.(LGC) as an official carrier for the forthcoming, Canada-Nigeria Business & Investment Summit (CNISC) scheduled for October 11-15,2022 in Toronto, Canada.

In a clear demonstration of its industry leadership and consistency in providing superior financial returns, Zenith Bank Plc has announced its audited results for the half-year ended 30 June 2022, recording an astounding double-digit growth of 17% in gross earnings from N346 billion reported in H1 2021 to N405 billion in H1 2022. This is in spite of a very challenging macroeconomic environment.

In a direct response to the cries of the Nigerian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), MINCE organised a Town Hall meeting with MSMEs drawn from across many states in Nigeria having the express support of the major government regulatory bodies and business associations like the Nigerian Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), TIC, NEPC etc.

All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders in the Southwest geopolitical zone on Monday, said the zone will deliver votes for Bola Tinubu, the party’s presidential candidate, as according them, he remains the only choice.

A civil society organisation, Vanguard for Transparency and Accountability, has described the recently launched Whistle-Blower Initiative of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, as an exemplary boost to the anti-corruption crusade, as it lauded the Ayodele Subair-led LIRS management for sustaining its pace-setting records in tax management reforms in Nigeria.