… Warns Against Influx of Adulterated and Substandard Fuel Products into Africa BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Aliko Dangote, has urged African leaders to emulate the United States, Canada, and the European Union in protecting domestic industries from unfair external …
Read More »Oyebamiji: Purpose Over Politics?
Opinion: BY ABIODUN KOMOLAFE The pursuit of power and purpose often intersect in politics. This raises fundamental questions about leadership, governance, and the role of individuals in shaping their societies. In Nigeria’s context, marked by fluid alliances and shifting loyalties, a technocrat’s dilemma is particularly pronounced. While the intersection of purpose …
Read More »Access Bank Tanzania Honours President Samia Suluhu Hassan For Exceptional Leadership
LAGOS, NIGERIA, JULY 22, 2025 – The Board and Management of Access Bank Tanzania, led by Chairman Protase Ishengoma, paid a courtesy visit to the State House to present the Power of 100 Africa Women Award to Her Excellency, President Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania. …
Read More »Access Group Staff Donates Blood Across Africa In Life-Saving Initiative (+photos)
LAGOS, NIGERIA, JULY 24, 2025 – In commemoration of World Blood Donor Day and World Sickle Cell Day 2025, Access Holdings, one of Africa’s leading financial services groups, successfully executed a group-wide blood drive across six African countries, reinforcing its commitment to improving health outcomes and driving real impact in the …
Read More »Religion As A Tool For National Development (1)
Opinion: BY ABIODUN KOMOLAFE The primary focus of every known religion is to lead carnal-minded people to become spiritually minded. It is to enable mortals to rise from their lowest ebb to a transformative stage, where they can connect with the divine. This spiritual growth gives rise to morality and …
Read More »The Alternative Bank Drives Community-Led Effort To Tackle Plastic Pollution In Lagos
LAGOS, NIGERIA – As part of the ongoing efforts to tackle one of Nigeria’s most pressing environmental challenges, The Alternative Bank has executed the inaugural edition of its ‘Walk4ZeroPlastic’ campaign on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Tejuosho Market, in Yaba, Lagos. The initiative, which forms part of the World Environment …
Read More »Access Holdings Reaffirms Strategic Growth Plan From Expansion To Optimisation
LAGOS, NIGERIA – JULY 16, 2025: Access Holdings PLC, the parent company of Access Bank, has reaffirmed its long-term strategic blueprint anchored on a deliberate and structured progression: scale, optimise, and sustain. This roadmap, which has driven the Group’s aggressive expansion across Africa and into key global markets, is now …
Read More »Former PDP Chieftain Leads Over 2000 PDP, LP Members To ADC In Lagos
LAGOS, NIGERIA – A Chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and House of Representatives candidate for Epe Federal Constituency, Hon. Noheem Balogun has defected to African Democratic Congress (ADC), with over 2000 members of PDP and Labour Party (LP), in Lagos. The defection which took place at FAMCO Event Centre, …
Read More »Africa Losing $90 Billion Annually to Imported Substandard Fuel – Dangote Raises Alarm
BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has lamented that Africa is losing a staggering $90 billion annually due to the importation of substandard and often toxic petroleum products. Many of these products, he noted, are blended below internationally accepted standards …
Read More »Awujale: Zulum Visits Abiodun, Condoles Monarch’s Family
ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has described the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, as one of the top monarchs whose contributions helped in the socio-economic development of the country. Governor Zulum stated this when he led the state delegation on a …
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