9mobile appoints Abolaji Idowu as new Chief Financial Officer
The Board of Emerging Market Telecommunication Services Limited (EMTS) trading as 9mobile, has announced the appointment of Abolaji Idowu as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). This comes a few days after the company announced the appointment of a new…
President Tinubu Backs Amaju Pinnick’s Re-Election Bid Into FIFA Council
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced support for Nigeria’s bid to be reelected to the FIFA Council, the main decision-making body of the organization. Nigeria’s current representative on the council, Amaju Pinnick, who is also a two-term President of the…
Toyin Abraham faces backlash for action against trolls who cursed her over Tinubu’s support
Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham, is under fire on social media platforms after she reported trolls who cursed her for supporting President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 general election to the police for cyberbullying. Abraham, during the 2022 election campaign period,…
Africa Finance Corporation appoints Banji Fehintola as Executive Director
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), has appointed Banji Fehintola as its new Executive Director of Financial Services, effective August 1. According to a statement from the Corporation, Banji brings extensive financial expertise and leadership experience to drive AFC’s strategic initiatives to…
Nigeria risks losing $20bn in cocoa exports-FRC
The Executive Secretary and Chief Financial Officer of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, Rabiu Olowo, has said Nigeria is at risk of losing over $20bn in cocoa exports within the next three years. He said the loss is likely…
Super Eagles player, Kayode Olarenwaju seeks divorce, demands N1bn damages from UK-based pastor
Super Eagles striker, Kayode Olarenwaju, has urged a Federal Capital Territory High Court to dissolve his marriage to his estranged wife, Ezinne, because it has broken down irretrievably. The Turkey-based footballer who is also seeking custody of their children, urged…
President Tinubu creates Ministry of Livestock Development
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, created the Ministry of Livestock Development. This ministry will be tasked with overseeing issues relating to livestock management in the country. No substantive Minister has been appointed for the new ministry. Meanwhile, the existing National Livestock Committee…
UBA GMD Alawuba Appointed Chairman, CIBN Body of Banks’ CEOs
UBA GMD Alawuba has been appointed Chairman, CIBN body of Banks’ CEOs. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, United Bank for Africa, (UBA) Plc, Oliver Alawuba has been appointed as the Chairman of the Chartered Institute…
Lagos plans to increase its GDP from real estate to 20%
GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has hinted that his administration is aiming at increasing the Gross Domestic Product, GDP contribution from the real estate sector 5-6 per cent to 15-20 per cent. This is as the President of the…
‘Protectionism eroding global business’ – world trade chief
That is the admission of the director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. “We are seeing increasing protectionism, some undermining of the WTO rules, and some of this is leading to fragmentation,” she tells the BBC….