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LAGOS, NIGERIA – As part of the ongoing efforts to tackle one of Nigeria’s most pressing environmental challenges, The Alternative Bank has executed the inaugural edition of its ‘Walk4ZeroPlastic’ campaign on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Tejuosho Market, in Yaba, Lagos. The initiative, which forms part of the World Environment …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – JULY 16, 2025: Access Holdings PLC, the parent company of Access Bank, has reaffirmed its long-term strategic blueprint anchored on a deliberate and structured progression: scale, optimise, and sustain. This roadmap, which has driven the Group’s aggressive expansion across Africa and into key global markets, is now …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – A Chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and House of Representatives candidate for Epe Federal Constituency, Hon. Noheem Balogun has defected to African Democratic Congress (ADC), with over 2000 members of PDP and Labour Party (LP), in Lagos. The defection which took place at FAMCO Event Centre, …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has lamented that Africa is losing a staggering $90 billion annually due to the importation of substandard and often toxic petroleum products. Many of these products, he noted, are blended below internationally accepted standards …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has described the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, as one of the top monarchs whose contributions helped in the socio-economic development of the country. Governor Zulum stated this when he led the state delegation on a …

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – Zenith Bank Plc has been named “Nigeria’s Best Bank” at the prestigious Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2025, cementing its position as the country’s top financial institution and clinching the most coveted national category. The award was presented to the bank on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at …

Aisha Buhari, widow of former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, has refuted claims that she and the late president were separated before his death. She emphasized that their marriage remained intact until his final moments. The clarification follows reports by Farooq Kperogi, a U.S.-based Nigerian professor, who alleged that Aisha had …

At 95, Sulaiman Al Rajhi, once ranked among the richest men in the world, is no longer a billionaire – and that’s entirely by his own decision. The Saudi banking titan astonished the world by donating nearly $16 billion of his wealth, marking one of the largest individual charitable acts …

Opinion: BY EMAKOJI AYIKOYE Across the globe, the lines between law and power are often blurred by political realities. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, despite facing serious criminal charges – from fraud to bribery – has been shielded from legal accountability due to his strategic importance in the ongoing …

…Acknowledges Awujale’s Role In 2023 Election Victory BY ABU-SATAR HAMED IJEBU-ODE, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has paid glowing tribute to the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, highlighting the monarch’s significant contributions to his success in the 2023 presidential election. The President made this …