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ABEOKUTA – The Ogun State government has shown commitment to empowering women of the state through vocational skill acquisition in oder for them to be independent and in turn be employer of labour. According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l & online – www.startrendinternational.com by Damilare …

LAGOS – Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTB) has obtained an approval-in-principle from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to operate as a financial holding company. The GTB Board made this known in a press release sent to the Nigerian Stock Exchange. The statement reads, “Guaranty Trust Bank plc (GTBank or …

By Raymomd Osho ABEOKUTA – The Ogun State House of Assembly has sent a stern warning to inciters of mayhem in the state, especially at motor parks to desist from the act or face the fury of the law. The Assembly sounded the note of warning through its Committee on …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga IBADAN – Former Nigeria President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed that former Oyo State Governor, Rashidi Ladoja was ungreatful to the duo of his late political leader, Chief Lamidi Adedibu and Chief Yekinni Adeojo for not accommodating them after his emergence as the governor of Oyo State. Obasanjo …

By Raymond Osho ABEOKUTA – In its bid to expunge fake journalists amongst its rank and file, members of the Federated Chapel, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ogun State Council has set up a three-man Membership Screening Committee to assess the incoming members and also validate membership of the existing …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga IBADAN – Youths in tertiary institutions in Oyo state under the agies of the Oyo State Leading Patriot, on Tuesday, November 3 2020, visited some selected markets where their goods were looted during recent #Endsars protest in the state. Asiwaju Nurudeen Akinade, the founder, of the group …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga IBADAN – NIiyi Alebiosu, the Chairman, Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Oyo State Chapter has been appointed into the Media and Publicity Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). According to the comprehensive list of the Committees and Appointees released on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, it …

ABEOKUTA – The Permanent Secretary, Teaching Service Commission ( TESCOM) Mr. Johnson Odeyemi has charged the Zonal Secretaries to execute their job effectively, as ambassadors of the commission to the schools under the local Govt they are administering. Odeyemi stated this while addressing zonal secretaries from various Local Government in …

LAGOS – Fidelity Bank Plc has continued to sustain its impressive run of financial performance with the strong 3rd quarter results for the year, released on Monday, November 2, 2020, at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). Details of the results show improvements in key indices though Gross Earnings dropped marginally …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga IBADAN – A concerned group campaigning against the consumption of pesticides in Nigeria, League Against Pesticide Consumption, on Monday, November 2, 2020 kicked against the use of dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate, commonly abbreviated as an DDVP (and referred to as pesticides) for the preservation of raw foodstuff and …