LAGOS – First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has been ranked the second ‘most admired financial services brand’ in Africa – for the second straight year – at the 2021 Brand Africa 100: Africa’s Best Brands Event, held on Africa day, 25th May …

IJEBU-ODE – The authority of Ijebu-Ode Local Government of Ogun State has signified its intention to construct a Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC), in Sabo Molode Community Area, to make health care services closer to the people. The Transition Committee Chairman of the council area, Engr. Olugbenga Olugbile made this known …

ABUJA – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said that the Buhari administration in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme and other private sector partners is set to launch a 20,000 yearly graduate job fellowship to be called the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme, NJFP. According to a release e-signed …

LAGOS – The management of First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank), the premier Bank in West Africa and leading financial inclusion services provider in Nigeria has said that its South East branches are fully open for business. According to a release e-signed by Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head, Marketing & Corporate …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga OGBOMOSO – The Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr. ‘Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 announced the 25 per cent reduction of the tuition fees of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH). Makinde made the promise while paying a thank you visit to the students …

LAGOS – The Lagos State Police Command on April, 23, 2021, rearrested one Oyemachi Maduabuchi, m, 34, who escaped from the Owerri Correctional Centres, Imo State, after the jail break that occurred on April, 5, 2021 at 2am. According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l & …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga ABUJA – The Member representing Oluyole Federal Constituency & Chairman House of Representative Committee on Diaspora, Hon. Tolulope K. Akande-Sadipe has appealed to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State not to lose the Ibadan Inland Dry Port to Ogun State. Akande-Sadipe who was a Special Adviser on …

ABUJA – The Senate has approved the upgrade of Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State to a University of Technology, following the third reading of “A Bill for an Act to Provide for the Establishment of Federal University of Technology, Ilaro and for other Matters Connected Therewith” sponsored by Senator Solomon …

Engr. (Pa) Oluyinka Temilola Akintomide, fondly called Baba Tommy by his numerous fans clocks 80 years in the land of the living on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. To commemorate the milestone, the duo of veteran Journalists – AbuSatar Hamed, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, StarTrend Int’l magazine and online – www.startrendinternational.com and Simeon Fakeye …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga Emmanuel Osodeke, A professor of Soil Science at the Federal University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State has emerged as the new President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The immediate past Vice-President of the Union was elected President of the union during a three-day conference, …