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…Rivers State Governor Hits Back At Critics PORT-HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA – Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, on Sunday, responded to critics of his administration, accusing them of being frustrated by the progress his government has made. He claimed that his administration has accomplished in one year what others failed …

ABUJA, FCT, NIGERIA – Senators have reached a unanimous decision to grant full autonomy to local governments in Nigeria’s constitution, though they remain divided on the creation of state police as a solution to the country’s security challenges. At a retreat held by the Senate Committee on Constitution Review in …

NEW YORK, USA – In an exclusive interview with Arise TV during the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York, Olusegun Alebiosu, CEO of FirstBank, emphasized the urgent need for international leaders to prioritize poverty eradication. He highlighted that alongside poverty, climate change and gender inequality also requires immediate …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 – Guaranty Trust Fund Managers Limited (“GTFML” or the “Fund Manager”), the asset management subsidiary of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc, today announced the launch of the Guaranty Trust Investment Fund 724 (“Fund 724”), an open-ended, naira-denominated Unit Trust Scheme duly authorised and registered …

EPE, EPE LG, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA – The Chairman, Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State, Ms. Surah Animashaun has admonished Nigerians and Epe indigenes to reflect more on what unite the country and the local government council rather than what divides it. Animashaun stated this at the 64th Independence …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has declared that Ogun State is emerging as the powerhouse in Nigeria through deliberate policies towards implementation of local initiatives to transform the lives of the people as well as supporting the federal government policies for national development. The Governor …

…Urges Constructive Engagement With Govt The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has disclosed that the subsidy on fuel, if not curbed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, would have cost the country a whopping N5.4 trillion by the end of 2024. Governor Abiodun noted that it would have been disastrous …

For the record: BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Oba (Dr.) Kehinde Gbadewole Olugbenle MFR, the Olu of Ilaro and Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, has sent a touching congratulatory message to his wife, Olori Omotayo Adeola Olugbenle, on the occasion of her 50th birthday on Sunday, September 29, …

EPE, EPE LG, LAGOS, NIGERIA – The Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State, Chairman, Surah Animashaun, has performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Museum and E-Library Centre in the local government council.  Animashaun said that the state-of-the-art Museum and library would serve as a repository of the …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED NEW YORK, USA, – Aliko Dangote, Founder and President/Chief Executive of the Dangote Group, attended the “Africa at an Inflection Point” event hosted by Invest Africa. The event, organized by the Milken Institute, took place at the Rockefeller Centre in New York during the United Nations General …