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A five-member panel of the Supreme Court, led by Justice Lawal Garba, on Friday ruled in favor of Fidelity Bank in its appeal against Sagecom Concepts Limited. Given previous rulings, this marks a significant victory for Fidelity Bank in a long-running legal dispute. The judgment brings definitive closure to a legacy case that has attracted attention across the financial sector for more than two decades. In a motion dated October 8, 2025, Fidelity Bank sought clarification from the Supreme Court, requesting a consequential order that the judgment debt be paid in Naira. The bank also asked that the interest rate be set at 19.5% per annum rather than 19.5% compounded daily. Additionally, it prayed that the exchange rate used for conversion be the rate on the date of the High Court judgment, in line with the Supreme Court’s decision in Anibaba v. Dana Airlines. Fidelity Bank further requested that the judgment debt be fixed at ₦30,197,286,603.13 and that interest on this amount be payable...

L-R: Head, Strategic Communications and Media Relations, Union Bank, Olufisayo Adelekun; Chairman, Wonder Energy, Engr. Toju Koso; Chief Brand and Marketing Officer, Union Bank, Olufunmilola Aluko, Team Lead, External Communication, Union Bank, Favour Ayeni; Executive Asst, Corporate Communication and Marketing, Union Bank, Boluwatife Lawal; Products and Partnerships Specialist, Union Bank, Oghenemaro Ebrorhie; Team Lead, Digital Marketing, Union Bank, Abisola Oluyede; and Customer Service Partner, Union Bank, Eduvie Ejakpomewhe during the Award presentation to Union Bank for Best Company in Workplace Practice at the 2025 SERAS Awards held at Lagos Oriental Hotel, Lagos recently... Union Bank of Nigeria has secured another prestigious accolade, being named Best Company in Workplace Practice at the Sustainability, Enterprise and Responsibility Awards. The ceremony took place on Saturday 29 November 2025 at the Grand Ballroom, Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. This significant achi...

The Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, has reaffirmed the Fund’s commitment to partnering with the Ogun State Government to intensify sensitization on the Federal Government’s students’ loan scheme. Mr. Sawyerr stated this on Thursday while speaking with newsmen after a courtesy visit to Governor Dapo Abiodun at his office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. He described the Nigerian Education Loan Fund as a national initiative of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu aimed at ensuring all Nigerians have access to financial support to advance their educational pursuits. Commending Ogun State for its laudable educational programmes, he noted that NELFUND recognises the governor’s proactive efforts in promoting the scheme and encouraging widespread enrolment. “Part of this meeting is to appreciate the governor for what he is doing. Going forward, we have agreed to deepen our collaboration and support for the State because it has ...

By Tayo Mabeweje In recent weeks, the political atmosphere in Ogun State has been saturated with an alarming resurgence of grandstanding. The same familiar voices that once misled the state with hollow promises and cosmetic governance have suddenly found renewed courage. They have taken to social media with unrestrained zeal, attempting to rewrite history and whitewash an era many remember as a period of retrogression. These ghost-singers of failed leadership now beat their chests, claiming phantom legacies that crumbled almost as quickly as they were announced. Ogun State has not forgotten. There was a time — not too long ago — when the reins of governance were in the hands of a single political performer whose administration glittered brightly under artificial lights but collapsed under the weight of its own superficiality. It was a reign marked by theatrics rather than thoughtful planning, self-promotion rather than service, and glitzy announcements unbacked by sustainable developme...

The Dapo Abiodun administration in Ogun State has taken measurable steps that reinforce youth empowerment as a foundation for community security, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Strategy, Hon. Kayode Akinmade, has said. Akinmade stated this in a  keynote address delivered at the NUT Secretariat, Kuto, Abeokuta, during a one-day Youth Security Summit, themed "Youth-Led Strategies for Community Security," and organised by the Ogun State Chapter of the Nigeria Youth Organization in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, on Friday. According to him, this is because the youth are not only the leaders of tomorrow but the defenders, innovators, and nation-shapers of today.  He stated that their insight, creativity, and courage are essential to the safety and progress of the state, adding that when young people embrace leadership, insecurity retreats; and that communities grow stronger when they lead with purpose. Akinmade, who highlighted the Ogun...

Ogun State Governor and Chairman of the Southern Governors' Forum, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has mourned the passing of the deputy governor of Bayelsa State, Mr Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, who died on Thursday. In a statement issued in Abeokuta on Thursday, Abiodun said he received news of the death of  Ewhrudjakpo, who died at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa, where he was rushed to the hospital after slumping on Thursday afternoon, with shock. He said the incident was particularly painful as the deceased was in his office attending to his duties when the incident happened, adding that he apparently defied illness to serve the people of Bayelsa State. While commiserating with the Bayelsa State Governor Senator Douye Diri, and the Government and people of Bayelsa State, he urged them to take solace in the life of service that the deceased lived. He said: "I received news of the demise of the deputy governor of Bayelsa State, His Excellency, Mr Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, with deep sor...