Founder and Chairman,Zenith Bank PlcDr. Jim Ovia, CFR, accompanied by the bank’s Group Managing Director/CEO, Dame Dr. Adaora Umeoji, OON, on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, carried out the prestigious closing gong ceremony at the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), marking a significant milestone in the bank’s continued partnership with the capital market
President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound sadness over the death of Ambassador Joy Uche Angela Ogwu, at the age of 79 years. A former Minister of Foreign Affairs and former Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations in New York, Ambassador Ogwu represented Nigeria at the United Nations from
Father of the late Bilyaminu Bello, Alhaji Ahmed Bello Isa, has publicly accepted the clemency granted to his daughter-in-law, Maryam Sanda, by President Bola Tinubu. Bello said he has long forgiven her for the death of his son. Addressing a conference on Tuesday in Abuja, the elderly Bello said he
Nigerian organisations experienced 4,388 attacks per week in the first quarter of 2025, the Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has said. Fagbemi disclosed this at the Annual Cybercrimes Awareness Campaign and the second National Consultation on the Cybercrimes Legal Framework in Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo on Tuesday assigned portfolios to 27 commissioners out of the state’s 28 ministries, calling on them to be loyal to the people of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the commissioners and their portfolios are Dr Felix Akhabue (Ministry of Works),
President Bola Tinubu has urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to designate resource theft, illegal mining and mineral smuggling as international crimes that threatens regional stability. Tinubu made the call on Tuesday in Abuja, at the 7th Annual General Assembly of the Network of Anti-Corruption Institutions in
Vice-President Kashim Shettima, says Nigeria’s energy transition journey under President Bola Tinubu’s administration is unlocking an investment opportunity of over 410 billion dollars between now and 2060. Shettima said this on Tuesday in Abuja at the inaugural Nigerian Renewable Energy Innovation Forum (NREIF) 2025. According to the Vice-President, the investment
Nigeria has secured a fresh $2 billion investment from Shell, following a Final Investment Decision (FID) on a new offshore gas project in the HI Field (OML 144).Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, announced the development in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He stated that President Bola Tinubu commended the
Fidelity Bank’s market leadership has been affirmed once again as the tier-one lender bagged double honours at the BusinessDay Bank and Other Financial Institutions’(BAFI) Awards 2025. At the awards ceremony, which was held at the Lagos Continental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos on Saturday, 11 October 2025, Fidelity Bank was presented
Mbah’s move to APC clear signal of PDP’s end in S/East– Ex-VON DG Governor Peter Mbah’s exit from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is a clear signal of the party’s end in the South-East and indication that the South-East zone has finally bid