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Michael Ofuonye Now DISCOP Ambassador To Nigeria

  The Nigeria’s Film and Television industry in the past couple of years has realised tremendous improvement in the technical and other production values of Film and Television content. International Film and Media bigwigs are now turning their attention to Nigeria. This offers a great window of opportunities for young …

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Coronavirus Situation In Ogun Under Control As Italian Carrier Now Fully Recovered – Gov Abiodun

By AbuSatar Hamed ABEOKUTA: Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has said that the Coronavirus situation in the State is under control as the Italian, said to have contacted the disease, has fully recovered. According to a press release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & www.startrendinternational.com by …

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Herbert Wigwe Says, Access Bank Will Be Africa’s Gateway To The World; Discusses Expansion Plans, FinTech In Bloomberg interview

The Group Managing Director of Access Bank Plc., Mr. Herbert Wigwe during a recent interview with Bloomberg, reiterated the Bank’s plan to be Africa’s gateway to the world and expand into 22 countries over the next five years. According to a press release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l …

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Bayelsa Assembly Approves N2.9bn Car Loan For Diri

The Bayelsa State House of Assembly has approved a request from Governor Douye Diri to collect N2.9 billion loan “to buy operational vehicles for the governor, deputy governor, and other top government functionaries”. The Assembly granted the loan for Diri during a plenary on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 following a …

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Nigerians Prefer Accurate Energy Bills To Generators – Abiodun Tells IBEDC

By AbuSatar Hamed ABEOKUTA: The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has said that Nigerians prefer to pay accurate bills for effective power service to powering generators. According to a press release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & www.startrendinternational.com by S.F. Ojo, SA Media to the Governor, …

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Gov Sanwo-Olu Commissions New UBA Business Office

LAGOS: The United Bank for Africa (UBA) last weekend officially added a new branch in Afriland towers on the Lagos Island. The new business office was commissioned by the Executive Governor of Lagos state, his Excellency Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Chairman of UBA, Mr Tony O. Elumelu. Sanwo-Olu who …

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Why Atiku Says Nigeria Owes Very Much To Obasanjo

The former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said that Nigeria owes very much to Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, saying no individual has bestrode the Nigerian political space as positively and purposefully as the former President. He stated this in a tribute to the former President on his 83rd birthday, on …

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Michael Jackson’s Son, Blanket Buys $2.6m House At 18

CALIFORNIA: Prince Michael ‘Blanket’ Jackson clocked 18 on February 21, 2020, and it did not take him long to ‘fly the nest’ as he purchased his first home just days after his birthday. Blanket bought a six-bedroom house in the city of Calabasas, California, and the property reportedly cost $2.6 …

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Access Bank Committed To Supporting Creative Industry Through Improved Funding – Wigwe

LAGOS: Group Managing Director/CEO of Access Bank Plc., Herbert Wigwe has said that the Bank is committed to supporting the creative industry through improved funding and capacity building for artistes. Wigwe was of the view that lender’s support for the creative industry is part of its contribution to help the …

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2019 Full Year Audited Results: GTBank Reports ₦231.7 billion Profit Before Tax

LAGOS: Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank) has released its audited financial results for the year ended December 31, 2019, to both Nigerian and London Stock Exchange markets. A review of the results shows positive performance across all financial indices, reaffirming the Bank’s position as one of the most profitable and …

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