"Stressing the Nigerian Army beyond limit—NAOSRE President "

The death of farmers in Borno State over the weekend at a time the country is grappling with the humongous challenges in food sufficiency, to say the least, is rather unfortunate.

Crown Premium Pasta signs Nollywood Actress, Chioma Akpotha, As Brand Ambassador

 

Leading Nigerian pasta brand, Crown Premium Pasta, has unveiled top Nollywood actress and movie producer, Chioma Akpotha, as its brand ambassador. The actress, who has won notable awards including the African Movie Academy Award, was unveiled by Crown Flour Mill Limited, the makers of Crown Premium Pasta, at a contract signing event held on Sunday, November 15, 2020, in Lekki, Lagos. 

Stanbic IBTC Bank Commits to Economic Growth, Supports Africa-China Trade Relations

 

• Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has reiterated its commitment to the nation’s economic development by fostering international trade. This was disclosed at the recent Africa China Agent Proposition (ACAP) webinar, themed “Advancing Africa-China Trade Opportunities.”

During the session, panellists discussed the challenges which confronted Nigeria-China trade relations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the impact of recent regulatory pronouncements on trade between both countries.

In his welcome address, Dr Demola Sogunle, Chief Executive, Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, said that the organisation remained committed to facilitating trade activities for clients, even in the face of prevailing challenges.

Speaking on the launch of ACAP, Dr Sogunle said: “Stanbic IBTC launched ACAP in May 2019 to boost trade transactions between Africa and Asia, especially China, and helped customers consummate the best business deals without having to travel to China. These were made possible through our parent company, Standard Bank Group, in collaboration with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC).”

Asides growing the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Sogunle stressed that the Africa-China trade has potentials to create more jobs and reduce poverty. He urged participants to take advantage of ACAP, which will give them the exclusive access to an array of exporters in China through an accredited agent, Zhejiang International Trading Supply Chain Co Ltd, also known as Guamao.

Guamao is a China-based agent appointed by ICBC and Standard Bank to assist African importers execute trade seamlessly with China. Presently, Guamao has about 35,000 linked suppliers.

Ralph Deng, General Manager, Guamao, described the firm as an expert in procuring all kinds of products, raw materials and goods, with no restrictions in terms of size or volume of imports.

To free up cash-flows and help customers get more products with a reduced down payment to suppliers, Deng noted that a structured payment could be agreed on before an initial upfront payment is made.

He said that full responsibility will be taken to rectify any default on behalf of the client, and that assistance can be given in  providing a Chinese government invitation letter and help with logistics arrangements if the customer intends to travel to China to see suppliers.

Luthando Vuba, Head, Africa-China Trade, Standard Bank Group, highlighted the benefits of ACAP as easy sourcing of suppliers and goods, seamless negotiations, guaranteed quality and logistics convenience, amongst others.

Speaking on the ease of making payments, Sunny Gao, Head, Strategic Corporation China, Standard Bank Group, expressed availability of Letter of Credit (LCs), Bills or Telegraphic transfers, depending on the importer’s preference.

He said: “We issue Renminbi Letter of Credit (RMB LCs) to make payments for goods procured under ACAP which eradicates the need to source foreign currency, thereby resulting in faster transactional turnaround time.”

Other panellists at the session were Gbolahan Taiwo, Regional Economist, Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC and Alastair McDougall, Chief Executive Officer, Avery Nigeria Limited.

In his closing remarks, Wole Adeniyi, Chief Executive, Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, said that the Bank  gives its customers a competitive edge over other players and grow their business volumes.

He said: “Our goal is to become the  ‘go-to’ Bank as far as global trade is concerned, with emphasis on Africa-China trade. This proposition is of immense value to our clients and will help us achieve our fundamental purpose, which is to drive Africa’s growth.”

Wole Famurewa, the presenter of CNBC Africa’s daily markets programme, ‘Closing Bell West Africa’, moderated the session.

For further information, send an email to AfricaChinaBankingCentre@Stanbicibtc.com or +234 1 422 0006.

Imo Bye-Election : Extolling the Qualities Of PDP Candidate, Chief Emmanuel Okewulonu

 

In five days time, the long awaited bye-elections in Imo North will be taking place, alongside every other bye-elections in the country.

2023: Primate Ayodele Gives Strong Message To APC On Governor Sanwoolu

Although 2023 is still a long way to go from now but the Lord who sees the future before it comes to reality speaks to his prophets beforehand. This best describes the message of popular Prophet, Primate Ayodele to the All Progressive Congress in Lagos about Governor Babajide Sanwoolu.

Borno Killings: ‘Army Not Well Funded, Burdened With Policing Duties’ – HURIWA

 

Following the ugly slaughter of about 43 farmers in Borno yesterday, A frontline Civil Rights Advocacy group HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has outrighty condemned the act, while blaming the government for not funding the Nigerian army enough to battle insecurity in Nigeria. 

UBA Wins Best Bank of the Year, International Bank of the Year at BAFI Awards

 

 

Pan-African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, carted two highly coveted laurels at the BusinessDay’s Bank and other Financial Institutions Awards (BAFI) winning the Bank of the Year and the International Bank of the Year at the glamorous event held over the weekend.

Borno Killings: ‘Army Not Well Funded, Burdened With Policing Duties’ – HURIWA

 

Following the ugly slaughter of about 43 farmers in Borno yesterday, A frontline Civil Rights Advocacy group HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has outrighty condemned the act, while blaming the government for not funding the Nigerian army enough to battle insecurity in Nigeria. 

Oyo CP Issues Strong Warnings To Okada Riders, Tricylists Against Acts Of Arson In The State

 

The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, CP Joe Nwachukwu Enwonwu, psc, having observed and evaluated futuristic trend of the dastardly acts evident in the killing, burning and vandalisation of Police men and facilities respectively during the EndSARS protests, called a meeting with the leaders of various Motorcycle and Tricycle Riders Association in the state on Wednesday November 25, 2020. 

Foundation for Civilian Peace in Nigeria Aligns With Buhari's Peace Building Advocacy

 

The Foundation for Civilian Peace in Nigeria (FCPN) has keyed into Peace building and crisis prevention strategy of President Muhammadu Buhari administration towards tackling insecurity in the country.

Saidi Balogun Hits Location For First Comedy Movie As His Children Get Role

 

Accomplished role interpreter, Saidi Balogun  is set  for location for his first ever comedy movie.

HOW I WAS CAUGHT WITH HUMAN BODY PARTS

 CONFESSION OF A SUSPECT:

 51-year-old Yesiru Salisu who was caught with severed human parts from a Christian cemetery in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun state after he had sworn an oath to never partake in the act of exhuming body parts

COVID-19: FIRSTBANK LAUNCHES NEXT-GENERATION ATM, SPEARHEADS INNOVATION IN ELECTRONIC BANKING IN NIGERIA

 

 

In the light of COVID-19, FirstBank has launched the FastTrack ATM, a Next Generation ATM and first of its kind in Africa, designed to promote financial activities on the ATM devoid of any form of physical interaction with the machine. The introduction of the FastTrack ATM which is done in partnership with Inlaks enables customers carry out cash withdrawals without having to touch the interface of the ATM.

LAGOS POLITICIAN SURPRISES WIFE WITH A HOUSE IN LEKKI AND CAR ON HER BIRTHDAY

Lagos politician and business man, Otunba Kehinde Oloyede Almaroof early this morning surprised his wife whose birthday is today by giving her a magnificent house in Lekki area of the state and a venza car.  

NAOSRE Congratulates Airforce Spokesman On Promotion

The National Association of Online Security Reporters, NAOSRE, an association made up of the finest hands in Nigeria’s security reportage, heartily congratulates Ibikunle Daramola, Nigerian Air Force, NAF Spokesperson, on his well deserved promotion from the rank of Commodore to Air Vice Marshall.

FBNHOLDINGS GROUP WINS BIG AT THE 2020 GREAT PLACE TO WORK AWARDS

 L-R: Tunde Lawanson, Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, FBN Holdings Plc, Ugochi Onuekwusi, Human Resources Officer, Rev. Oluwayomi Uteh, General Manager, Operations TREM, Oyinade Kuku, Head, Human Resources, FBN Holdings Plc and Douglas Elisha, Technical Assistant to the GMD, FBN Holdings Plc at The Great Place To Work Awards held at Marina, Lagos on Friday which had FBNHoldings winning the Best Place to Work for Millennials and Women, Best in Leadership Practice, and 2^nd Best Place to Work. The financial holdings group also received Platinum certification as a Great Place to Work.

 

 

 

 

FBNHoldings Group has won big at the 2020 Great Place To Work Award ceremony held last week Friday in Lagos. The Holdings Company along with its subsidiary companies; First Bank of Nigeria Ltd,  FBNQuest Merchant Bank and FBNQuest Capital won various awards at the prestigious event.

Bollywood Honors Lancelot Imasuen As The Most Impactful Filmmaker In Africa

Nollywood industry has gotten another boost internationally with the Award For Excellence In Cinema, to one of African greatest movie maker, Ambassador Lancelot Oduwarene Imasuen by the Marwah Studios International New Delhi India. 

GOtv Boxing Night 21: Babyface Emerges Best Boxer, Wins N1m

L-R; President of the Nigerian Boxing Board of Control (NBB of C), Mr. Rafiu Ladipo; Best Boxer GOtv Boxing Night 21, Rilwan "Babyface" Babatunde; Public Relations Manager, GOtv, Jennifer Ukoh and Director-General, Lagos State Sports Commission, Mr. Gafaar Oluwatoyin Bolowotan, presenting the best boxer award at the GOtv Boxing Night 21 on Friday

Rilwan “Babyface” Babatunde, on Friday, emerged the best boxer at GOtv Boxing Night 21,

which held at the Rowe Park Sports Centre in Lagos. The West African Boxing Union welterweight champion went home with the Mojisola Ogunsanya Memorial Trophy and the N1 million cash prize attached to the prize.

Man City vs Burnley, Valencia vs Atletico Madrid, Others On GOtv

 

 

Football fans can look forward to watching their favourite sport live on GOtv, as SuperSport promises live action from the 2020/21 Premier League, La Liga and Serie A seasons with matches scheduled for 28-30 November 2020

Sagir Musa, Army Spokesman per excellence, promoted Brigadier General

The  Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant Tukur Buratai has congratulated newly promoted Nigerian Army Spokesman, Sagir Musa, who was among the officers promoted from Colonel to Brigadier General on Wednesday.

2023: Primate Ayodele Gives Strong Message To APC On Governor Sanwoolu

 

Although 2023 is still a long way to go from now but the Lord who sees the future before it comes to reality speaks to his prophets beforehand. This best describes the message of popular Prophet, Primate Ayodele to the All Progressive Congress in Lagos about Governor Babajide Sanwoolu.

NIGERIAN ARMY PROMOTES SENIOR OFFICERS

The Army Council has on Wednesday the 25th of November 2020, approved the  promotion of senior officers to the next ranks of Major General and Brigadier General respectively. A total of 39 Brigadier Generals are lucky to be meritoriously promoted to Major General, while 97 Colonels have also been  elevated to Brigadier General accordingly.

US SUPREME COURT DECISION CONFIRMS TB JOSHUA PROPHECY

 

The decision of the US Supreme Court to block further coronavirus restrictions in New York State places of worship – established after a deciding vote by new Supreme Court Judge, Amy Coney Barrett – correlates with Nigerian Prophet TB Joshua’s viral prophecy on the American elections. 

Ned Nwoko Becomes NAOSRE Grand Patron

Prince Chinedu Munir Nwoko, mostly known in the business, entertainment and political circles as Ned Nwoko, has become Grand Patron to the National Association of Online Security Reporters, NAOSRE, , an association made up of the finest hands in Nigeria’s security reportage. 

Olobatoke Micheal Olaiya: Vibrant and Youthful Leadership Beacons

*By Obafemi Babajide

At a time the nation became stuck in the frailties of leadership, especially vibrant, youthful and purposeful one's; the yearnings for a Moses, who despite human shortcomings, will lead Kogi and Nigeria out of the dangerous moat, is audible to the deaf and clearer to the blind. 

Lagos East Senate Elections: Lagosians Challenge BOG To Publish Original Certificates

 

Ahead of the forthcoming Lagos-East Senatorial election on Saturday, December 5, 2020, Lagosians and well-meaning observers are raising salient concerns that seem to question the integrity and reliability of the candidate presented by the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Babatunde Olalere Gbadamosi as he goes shoulder to shoulder with the All Progressive Congress, APC’s candidate, Tokunbo Abiru.

Nigeria Needs Fresh Laws To Protect Women Against Violence - Frequencie

Afro Rockstar and Social Justice Crusader, Ayokanmi Oluwasegun Eyanro professionally known as Frequencie has called for introduction of fresh laws and strict implementation of existing ones to protect women and girl child against violence in Nigeria.

Army professionalism has curbed Nigeria’s multiple Security Challenges, Buratai Commends Officers and Soldiers

 

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai has given a thumbs up to officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army fighting in various theatres of Operation and other security threats for admirably rising up to the challenges and successfully bringing the situations under control.

POLICE ARREST LADY FOR SETTING EX-LOVER'S HOUSE, GIRLFRIEND ABLAZE IN LAGOS.

 

The Lagos State Police  has arrested one Jemila Ibrahim,f, 19 year old, and her friend, Fatima Mohammed, f, 21 years, of Monkey Village, Festac Area, Lagos, for setting ablaze the house of one Mohammed Yusuf, m, of Monkey Village, Lagos State, and his girlfriend, Rabi, f, on 18th November,  2020 at 5.30pm.

Federal Government Takes Measures With Strategic Stakeholders Against Petroleum Tanker Crashes

 

Following the resolutions reached at the EARLIER meeting of the Major Oil Marketers of Nigeria (MOMAN) and the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) renewal workshop held on 24 September, 2020 at IBETO Hotel Abuja in the face of frequent cases of road traffic crashes involving petroleum tankers and trucks leading to wanton destruction of lives and property in the country,

No Attack On Zulum’s Convoy Or Security Aides, Media Aide Clarifies

A Sunday report by an online media, claiming there was another attack by Boko Haram on the convoy of Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, is false. There was neither an attack on the governor directly nor on any component of his convoy. 

It’s A Temporal Trial, Be Courageous’ – Primate Ayodele Sends Message To Prophet Israel Oladele Genesis

 

The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has sent a strong message to the Shepherd-In-Charge of CCC Genesis Parish, Prophet Israel Oladele who was sent to jail some days ago on charges that has to do with fraud.

Nigerians Require Your Intellect - Obasa Tells Religious Leaders

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, on Sunday admonished religious leaders in Nigeria to play positive roles that would help advance the country.

LAWMA Sweepers Receive Community Service Awards

 

Spotlight African Network, in conjunction with Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), today organised an award event, to celebrate and reward women sweepers in Lagos State, who have shown exceptional qualities in the discharge of their duties. 

South-East APC Presidency Project 2023

 

THAT SUSPICION OF GOODLUCK JONATHAN DECAMPING TO APC TO CONTEST FOR 2023 PRESIDENCY.

Unity Bank posts N33.9b gross earnings in Q3/2020, grows assets base by 44%

Unity Bank Plc has declared gross earnings of N33.906 billion for the nine months period ended September 30, 2020 and also recorded a 44% asset growth during the period.

NPF Launches Cybercrime Reporting Portal

 

...Arrests 3 For Cyber-Related Offences, Uncovers 50,000 email accounts/passwords from a suspect 

Sterling Bank grows trading income by 265% in Q3 2020

 

Lagos, Nigeria, November 19, 2020: Sterling Bank Plc, a full service national commercial bank, has reported a trading income of N7.1 billion for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020 compared with N1.9 billion for the corresponding period of 2019, representing an increase of 264.7 percent.

Peace Hotel Boss Cries Out As AMCON Plans To Take Over His Business Illegally

The CEO Peace Global Satellite Communication, Barrister U. Oreye  has called on the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions to call AMCON to order as the said body is planning to illegally hijack his Peace Hotels Limited, located at Omole, Ikeja,Lagos from him.

ISG CFO, Tuinstra, Reveals Why Africa Must Develop A Long Term Vision To excel.

 The CFO of  International Service Group (ISG) and Partners, an international outfit that mainly funds  infrastructural projects of  Africa governments and entrepreneurs in the continent, Mr Mike Tuinstra, has silenced insinuations that Africa is a hopeless continent, just as he  stressed the need for the Africa continent to develop a long term vision to make for growth.

FIRSTBANK PROMOTES FINANCIAL INCLUSION AMONGST CHILDREN WITH KIDSFIRST AND MEFIRST ACCOUNTS

 

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider has announced its variant account products – KidsFirst and MeFirst – created to encourage the right savings culture among children from 0 – 17 years. The offerings have relevant enhancements including appropriate parental guidance and financial discipline for children as they grow into adulthood. Both accounts can be opened with zero balance and operated with a minimum balance of N100.00.

THE HEIR TO THE THRONE OF ODUDUWA IS BORN

 

This is to officially inform the general public that The Almighty Olodumare has blessed the House Oduduwa with a crown Prince as our mother Yeyeluwa, Olori Silekunola Naomi Ogunwusi gave birth to a bouncing baby boy at the early hours of this morning, Wednesday 18th November 2020.

Maureen Badejo's Days Are Numbered.

 

By Femi Oyewale

Some weeks ago, I brought to you the kind of person Maureen truly is, her life’s resume and her person as a human being, and most of all, some of her pending atrocities,

Workings Of The NPF: IGP Is In Firm Control

...Rtd Major General Garba Wahab’s Position Clearly Wrong

‘Unless We Pray, Nigeria Will Experience Bloodshed, Unrest, Confusion’ – Primate Ayodele Warns

 

 

The leader of INRI Evangelical spiritual church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has called on Nigerians to pray against bloodshed, unrest and confusion, according to what God showed him.

Lagos Security: Police Raids Black Spots, Arrest 720

...Recover Incriminating Items, Drugs

In its bid to solidify the security architecture of Lagos State, the Lagos State Police command has relaunched its Anti Crime Strategies to curb crimes and criminality across the state. 

"I'M PROUD OF YOU", OONI HAILS AIDE AWOSUNLE @ 40

The Arole Oduduwa & Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, on Sunday applauded his Special Adviser on Youth Development and Wealth Creation, Olamide Awosunle as he (Awosunle) commemorate his 40th years birthday anniversary.

Exclusive Pictures Of Primate Ayodele As A Toddler (PHOTOS)

 

Not much is known about popular prophet, Primate Elijah Ayodele’s personal life, even though many have been digging to know about his upbringing.