Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia says plans are underway to build agro-allied industries in the 17 local government areas(LGAs) of the state. Ikpeazu said this on Wednesday when Prof Maduebibisi Iwe, the Vice-Chancellor of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike(MOUAU)…
By Kayode Tokede Following the completion of all regulatory procedures, Grobank Limited has been officially renamed Access Bank South Africa Limited. The deal was finalized after Access Bank’s acquisition of controlling shares in the former Grobank Limited, South Africa. With…
By Kayode Tokede Naira at the Investors & Exporters Foreign Exchange (I & E FX) window gained 0.12 per cent to close at N410.50 against the Dollar on Wednesday. As the Naira gained by 0.06per cent against the Euro closing…
By Kayode Tokede The management of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank)has notified the Nigerian Exchange Limited Plc (NGX) of imminent changes on its board of directors. The company secretary, GTBank, Erhi Obebeeduo in a statement to NGX on Wednesday said,…
By Kayode Tokede The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says Anambra accessed N3.5 billion under the CBN Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme (CACS) and Accelerated Agricultural Development Scheme (AADS) in the year 2020. The Branch Controller of CBN in Anambra, Mr…
Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested six suspects of illegal oil bunkering. They were arrested on Saturday, May 2, 2021 at Orije Amadi, Old Government Reservation Area ( G.R.A), Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an 80-year-old woman, Mrs Mary Adebayo, alongside her 19-year-old granddaughter, Funmilola Adebayo, with 192 kg of assorted drugs in Akure, Ondo state. NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, disclosed…
…Abductors spare one Fulani, two Hausa passengers — Witnesses By Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Tuesday night abducted four travellers in Olubo Village, along Abeokuta-Imala-Ayetoro Road in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The…
By Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta Ogun State police command on Monday arrested 28-yr-old man, Opeyemi Adeola Ganiyu for killing his mother-in-law, Abosede Oyewole around Atan-Ota, Ado-Odo/Ota local government area of the state. According to statement from the Spokesman of the state…
The Federal Government has approved about N6.2 billion for the award of contracts for six projects in the power sector. Mr Mamman Saleh, who is the Minister of Power, disclosed this to State House correspondents on Wednesday at the Presidential…
