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LAGOS – First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that it will host the Financial Markets Dealers Association’s (FMDA) quarterly meeting scheduled for 5pm on Friday, September 16, 2022, at Federal Palace Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos. According to a release e-signed by Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications …

ABUJA – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced it will open its recruitment portal next week. INEC disclosed this on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 as it announced the commencement of recruitment of election staff for the 2023 general elections. To this effect, the electoral umpire said it had …

Chelsea Football Club has sacked its head coach, Thomas Tuchel, over poor performance. This is coming barely 24 hours after the Blues suffered a shocking 1-0 defeat in Tuesday, September 6, 2022 Champions League opening match. According to a statement issued by the club on its website, the Premier League …

LAGOS – Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO), has released to the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) and London Stock Exchange (LSE) its Audited Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements for the period ended June 30, 2022. GTCO reported profit before tax of ₦103.2billion, representing an increase of 11.0% over ₦93.1billion recorded …

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has said that he talk less, think more and do more, saying he’s more of an eagle than a parrot. The former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria a d governor of Lagos State took to his …

PORT-HARCOURT – The Rivers State Police Command has rescued 15 children kidnapped from a child trafficking ring in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The state Commissioner of Police, CP Friday Eboka, disclosed this during a press briefing at the state police headquarters on Tuesday, September 6, 2022. The Command also …

LAGOS – UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced the commencement of the 2022 edition of its National Essay Competition (NEC) in Nigeria with a call for entries. The annual National Essay Competition (NEC) is part of UBA Foundation’s …

UMUAHIA – A gathering of mothers said to be members of the Methodist Church of Nigeria were seen on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, prostrated in unison at the popular OPET junction in Umuahia, Abia State praying to God for good leaders in the state. It was scooped that the women …

ENUGU – A group of heavily armed men on Monday, September 5, 2022, disrupted a Labour Party meeting, at Awgu local government in Enugu West Senatorial District of Enugu State. According to a video clip that went viral recently, the gunmen were heard saying, “we’re doing what we’re supposed to …

Opinion By Tunde Akinlade Trade Union activities in the private sector are far widely different from the public sector, no doubt. In the private sector, unions function through the provisions of labour laws, trade dispute laws and other extant labour related enactments, rules and regulations. Whereas in the public sector, …