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Fidelity Bank Distributes Food Packs to 1,500 Mokwa Residents Affected by Flood

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Photo caption: L-R: Branch Leader, Minna, Fidelity Bank Plc, Mustapha Abubakar; Her Excellency, First Lady of Niger State, Hajiya Fatima Umaru Bago; and the CEO, ABBASID (a Fidelity Food Bank partner), Hajiya Hauwa Abbas; at the Fidelity Food Bank Distribution in Mokwa, Niger State recently... In a swift response to the recent flood that tragically displaced many families in Mokwa, Niger State, Fidelity Bank Plc has donated food packs to over 1,500 affected residents through its Food Bank Initiative. The Fidelity Food Bank Initiative is a humanitarian outreach designed to help vulnerable communities across Nigeria. Through partnerships and collaboration with its branches and stakeholders, the bank delivers food packs to those in need, helping to ease hunger and provide hope during difficult times. Commenting on the donation, the Divisional Head, Brand and Communications at Fidelity Bank, Dr. Meksley Nwagboh, said: “At Fidelity Bank, we believe corporate citizenship means standing by co...
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Unveiling Hon. Akinpelu Ibrahim Johnson: The Visionary Leader Poised to Transform Alimosho Local Government

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Akinpelu Ibrahim Johnson, a seasoned politician and stalwart member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has thrown his hat into the ring as the party's candidate for Executive Chairman of Alimosho Local Government in the July 12, 2025 elections. With a proven track record of leadership and a forward-thinking vision, Hon. Johnson is set to revolutionize the local government and bring about a new era of sustainable growth, youth empowerment, and accountable governance. He is a leader with a vision and his intent to contest for the Executive Chairman position is backed by a comprehensive vision that promises to transform Alimosho Local Government. Hon. Johnson is set to focus on sustainable growth by developing infrastructure, promoting economic development, and creating opportunities for businesses to thrive. The youths are key integra of development and he is set to empower the youth through education, skills development, and job creation, ensuring they play a vital role in the ...
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Governor Adeleke Bags "Akoni Oodua" Education Award

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The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke and his two Commissioners, both in the Ministries of Commerce and Industry as well as Education, Rev. Bunmi Jenyo and Hon. Dipo Eluwole are among exceptional dignitaries who were honoured by the Oodua Heritage Leadership International Platform on Friday, 13th June, 2025. In a public lecture and award programme held at the African Centre for Excellence, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife, the Governor received the Education Governor of the year, Hon. Dipo Eluwole bagged Oodua Heritage Education Merit award while Rev. Jenyo was decorated as the life-Patron of the organization and honoured as the Oodua Education Commissioner for Commerce and Industry of the year. Represented by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education Monitoring, Hon. Ajetunmobi Akinwale Oyewale, the Governor stressed that "we have embarked on a robust reform agenda in education, rehabilitating schools across the State, equip...
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Ogun Installs World-class Aerodrome Lighting System at Gateway Airport

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The Gateway International Airport in Ogun State has been successfully built and equipped to compete with any airport of its type and category around the world, making it one of the best-equipped in Nigeria, the Ogun State Government has said. According to a statement on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to Governor Dapo Abiodun on Media and Strategy, Hon. Kayode Akinmade, the airport has convincingly met all necessary standards, as the State Government has installed state-of-the-art lighting systems ahead of the official inauguration of scheduled local and international flights. Akinmade said that part of the systems installed includes a Category I (CAT I) approach lighting system, which provides guidance to pilots during inclement weather conditions on final approach to landing; runway elevated end lights that inform the pilots of their proximity to the end of the runway; and displaced threshold lights that provide visual guidance to the displaced threshold of a runway, indicating the po...
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Adron Homes, Property Owners At ‘War’ Over Management Of Facilities

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A simmering war is brewing between Adron Homes Properties Limited and property owners at the Treasure Park & Gardens, City of David Estate, Simawa, Ogun State. The duo are at loggerheds, over who should take charge of maintaining facilities in the estate. This followed going against court order, which states that all parties must maintain status quo. Treasure Park & Gardens is a moderate estate where Adron Homes sold land to interested buyers. These buyers built their houses on the land they bought, which made them the buildings’ owners while Adron Homes said the land still belongs to it. Learnt that there has been an unfriendly relationship between Adron Homes and the property owners, mainly over the management of facilities in the estate. While the residents see themselves as co-owners of the estate, having bought their plots of land outright from the company, built their houses, and also paid for the development of amenities, the developer maintained that he didn’t sell the ...
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Tony Elumelu’s UBA Suffers System Glitch As Customers Lose N180.5m

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The United Bank for Africa (UBA Plc), chaired by Tony Elumelu, is grappling with the aftermath of a significant system malfunction that resulted in the unauthorized withdrawal of over ₦180.5 million from customer accounts. The bank has initiated legal proceedings as it attempts to recover the lost funds. This development comes on the heels of another controversy involving the bank. Just weeks ago, the Lagos State Police Command arrested four UBA officials for allegedly stealing £138,924 (over ₦270 million) from the domiciliary accounts of international airlines. According to police investigations, the suspects reportedly conspired to divert the foreign currency from corporate accounts into private accounts and then redistributed the funds to multiple beneficiaries. On the recent system glitch, UBA, in a suit filed before the Federal High Court in Lagos, is seeking a preservative court order compelling 15 financial institutions to immediately return the sum of ₦180,507,972.00, which the...
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Energy Group Knocks PETROAN, Accuses Marketers of Sabotaging Petroleum Sector Reforms

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The Centre for Oil Sector Accountability and Reform (COSAR) has dismissed claims by the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) that Dangote Refinery’s business model poses a threat to competition and employment in the downstream petroleum sector. In a detailed statement issued on Monday by Dr Raymond Osaremen Okojie, president of COSAR, the group said PETROAN’s criticisms of the refinery’s adoption of a forward integration strategy and its planned use of a private sector equalization system reflect a fundamental misunderstanding of free-market economics. “The recent statement credited to PETROAN on the impact of the introduction of a private equalization fund betrays the very ethos of running a free market,” Dr Okojie said. “What Dangote is offering is a private sector equivalent of the petroleum equalization fund that was established in 1975 by General Yakubu Gowon, amended in 1989 by General IBB, and modified into bridging allowances in 2021.” He ex...
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