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….
N80.2bn fraud: Yahaya Bello loses bid to transfer case to Kogi
The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, lost his bid to transfer his N80.2 billion fraud case from Abuja to his state. This followed the ruling of Justice John Tsoho, the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court,…
World Bank appoints Ndiame Diop as Country Director for Nigeria
A Senegalese national, Dr. Ndiamé Diop has officially taken up his new role as the World Bank’s Country Director for Nigeria, succeeding Shubham Chaudhuri, who recently completed his term. This appointment was announced by the World Bank in a statement…
Official: Michael Olise joins Bayern Munich from Crystal Palace
Michael Olise has joined Bundesliga side Bayern Munich from Crystal Palace. The French right winger was one of the most sought-after names in the transfer window, and he has elected to sign for Vincent Kompany’s Bayern, who fended off interest…
President Tinubu Re-Elected As ECOWAS Chairman
The Nigerian leader was re-elected during the 65th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. President Bola Tinubu has been re-elected as the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), about one…
Huawei honours TD Africa with multiple awards in SA
The multiple award winning, Africa’s number one distributor of cutting – edge technology solutions, TD Africa Limited, once again took the centre stage as it was decorated with multiple awards at the just concluded Huawei Connect 2024 which took place…
BREAKING: President Tinubu steps down as ECOWAS Chairman
President Bola Tinubu’s tenure as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government comes to an end on Sunday, July 7, 2024. According to Persecondnews, Tinubu will hand over the reins to a new leader at the…