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IJEBU ODE – The Chairman, Transition Committee, Ijebu Ode Local Government, Engr. Olugbenga Olugbile, on Thursday, September 24, 2020, named a baby delivered at the Ita Alapo Primary Health Centre, Ijebu Ode, Baby Olugbenga, just as the newly-renovated health facility is commissioned. According to a release e-signed and made available …

By Raymond Osho ABEOKUTA – Tons of local rice would be distributed to the Nigerian food market by December this year through the Ogun state rice production project, the state government has disclosed. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Adeola Odedina disclosed this on Thursday, September 24, 2020, during a …

Opinion By Babatunde Odubanwo He is a Builder, his artworks are visible in flesh and blood, they rule in their worlds, they are Celebrities! The Publicist per excellence has impacted positively on various sectors, he helps to nurture starlets into shining stars and raised eaglets into eagles as he resiliently …

Opinion By: Ademola Orunbon Nigerians mark the 60th independence anniversary of their beloved country next Thursday, few will disagree that, amidst the myriad of unnerving socio-economic and security challenges facing the nation, Nigeria remains a great country still waiting to happen. October 1, 2020, therefore signals another opportunity to ponder …

LAGOS – As part of efforts to ensure a hitch-free movement around the Victoria Island – Lekki axis, Access Bank PLC on Thursday, September 24, 2020, commissioned its Oniru road project with the Executive Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in attendance. Having moved its corporate Head Office from Danmole …

ABEOKUTA – The Ogun State government has given financial support and food palliatives to traders who lost their goods and property to the inferno which occurred earlier in the year at the Sabo Market, Sagamu, Ogun State. The State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun while making the presentation to the traders …

By AbuSatar Hamed SILICON-VALLEY US – The Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder of Silicon Valley-Nigeria Economic Development Inc. (SV-NED), Denise Ajayi Williams, has been absorbed into the Forbes Business Council, the foremost growth and networking organization for successful business owners and leaders worldwide. According to a release e-signed and made …

LAGOS – First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, today announced the appointment of Mrs. Oluwande Muoyo as a Non-Executive Director. Mrs. Muoyo joined the board of FirstBank from FBN Holdings Plc., the parent company of First Bank of Nigeria Limited. Speaking on her …

ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari has lauded the Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA), Mr Tony Elumelu, on his being named among “Time 100 Most Influential People of 2020”. According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l & online – www.startrendinternational.com by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to …

ABEOKUTA – The Ogun State Government has approved the immediate commencement of work on the 4.65 kilometers Akute-Gbenro-Ishasi road bordering Lagos State. Also to be reconstructed are the 2.3 kilometers Olusegun Osoba Twiney Street in Ifo local government area and the 2.3 kilometers six-lane Molipa Expressway road, connects Ejinrin-Folagbade at …