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Shareholders Back Access Holdings' Long-Term Value Creation Strategy -Investors Confident Of Earnings Outlook

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Shareholders have expressed confidence in Access Holdings Plc’s long-term value creation strategy as Nigeria’s largest financial services group continues implementation of a deliberate plan to consolidate its pan-African and global investments into greater sustainable returns to investors. Speaking on the outcome of the group’s annual general meeting, shareholders, according to The Nation newspaper, said they were confident that Access Holdings has been well positioned for sustainable growth and high value-creation in the years ahead. They said the performance of the group in the past 15 months highlighted the fundamental strength of Access Holdings, which provides a strong reassurance on the current strategic shift from investments to value creation and shareholders’ return. With nearly one million shareholders, Access Holdings, according to The Nation newspaper, has one of the largest shareholders base across Africa. More than three-quarters of the shareholders are retail minority sh...
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Beyond the Warehouse: How Abiodun’s Health Revolution Is Transforming Ogun

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By Kayode Akinmade  L-R:The Executive Director, Global fund; Mr. Peter Sands, Ogun State Commissioner for Health; Dr. Tomi Coker and the Ogun State Governor; Prince Dapo Abiodun during the Official Commissioning ceremony of the Pharma- Grade Warehouse, Oke-Mosan Abeokuta on Thursday. When Governor Dapo Abiodun commissioned the new Pharma-Grade Warehouse of the Ogun State Drugs and Health Commodities Management Agency last week, the event represented far more than the unveiling of another public facility. It underscored the steady transformation of Ogun State’s healthcare system—one increasingly attracting recognition from independent institutions, including the World Bank and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF). At the commissioning, Governor Abiodun described the warehouse as a critical component of his administration’s strategy to strengthen healthcare delivery through efficient storage and distribution of essential medicines. He disclosed that more than 30,000 residents living wi...
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Abiodun Assures Safety As Ogun Relocates Students Over Methane Gas Pollution

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L-R: Commissioner for Education, Science & Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu; Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun; Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker and the Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Ola Oresanya, during the visit of the Governor to Our Ladies of Apostle Secondary School, Ijebu-Ode to have an on the spot assessment of the recent chemical inhalation incident that occurred in some schools in the area recently.       The Ogun State Government has temporarily relocated students of Our Lady of Apostles Girls Grammar School, Ijebu-Ode, to an alternative location as investigations into the recent chemical inhalation incident on the school premises intensify.   Governor Dapo Abiodun disclosed this during an on-the-spot assessment of the school, noting that preliminary findings have confirmed the presence of methane gas in the affected area.   The governor explained that the relocation became necessary to safeguard the health and safety of student...
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Abiodun Defends Record on Dangote Refinery, Reaffirms Commitment to Ogun Deep Sea Port

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L-R: Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Ade Akinsanya; Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tokunbo Talabi; Speaker, Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Oludaisi Elemide; Governor Dapo Abiodun; Elese of Ilese-Ijebu, Oba Oluremi Obayomi and the Obiri of Ayepe, Oba Adebisi Okunbanjo, during the commissioning of the Stadium-Luba-Tam Balogun Road in Ijebu-Ode Local Government on Friday. Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has dismissed allegations linking him to the relocation of the Dangote Refinery from Ogun State to Lagos, insisting that the decision was taken before he assumed office, while reaffirming his administration’s commitment to the proposed Deep Sea Port project in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area. The governor also disclosed that oil exploration and drilling activities have commenced in Eba, Ogun Waterside Local Government Area, as part of efforts to position Ogun as an oil-producing state. Governor Abiodun made the remarks during the commissionin...
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When Leaders THRIVE: Yetunde B. Oni’s Candid Counsel To The Lateef Jakande Leadership Acad

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Union Bank’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer sat with 30 of Nigeria’s most promising young leaders for a frank conversation on character, relationships and the discipline of growth. Out of 25,000 applicants, only 30 earned a place. That single figure tells you how rare the room was when Yetunde B. Oni, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Union Bank of Nigeria, recently sat down with a cohort of the Lateef Jakande Leadership Academy. The Academy, a Lagos State Government initiative established in honour of Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, the state’s first civilian governor, exists to raise a generation of ethical and capable young leaders. Its fellows are drawn from across professions, sectors and ethnicities, and shaped through a fellowship facilitated by the Africa Leadership Initiative, West Africa (ALI WA), whose work on values and principled leadership has become a quiet engine behind some of the country’s most thoughtful emerging talent. It was into this g...
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Abiodun Commissions Pharma Warehouse, Says 30,000 Ogun Residents Receive Free HIV Treatment

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L-R: Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker; Country Portfolio Manager, Global Fund, Dr. Jean-Thomas; Secretary to the Ogun State Government, Mr Tokunbo Talabi; Executive Director, Global fund, Mr. Peter Sands and the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, during the official commissioning ceremony of Pharma-Grade Warehouse, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta on Thursday. Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed that more than 30,000 residents living with HIV are currently receiving free antiretroviral therapy, counselling, and support services in health facilities across the state. Governor Abiodun made this known on Thursday in Abeokuta during the commissioning of the Pharma-Grade Warehouse of the Ogun State Drugs and Health Commodities Management Agency. He said his administration has recorded significant milestones in the healthcare sector by repositioning the state’s health system for optimal service delivery, urging residents to take advantage of available healthcare services...
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Fidelity Bank Partners Anambra State To Empower 1,950 Nigerians

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Mrs. Pamela Shodipo, Executive Director, South, Fidelity Bank Plc (2nd L); Mrs. Amaka Onwughalu, Chairman, Board of Directors, Fidelity Bank Plc (4th L); Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, MD/CEO, Fidelity Bank Plc (6th L); and Dr (Mrs.) Nonye Soludo, First Lady of  Anambra State (2nd R), with the beneficiaries at the Fidelity Bank Empowerment Programme organized in partnership with Healthy Living with Nonye Soludo Foundation, held in Awka, Anambra State recently. Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable social impact and economic inclusion through the empowerment of women and schoolchildren in Anambra State. The landmark intervention, held recently in Awka during the 2026 Fidelity Empowerment Programme, featured the distribution of 200 sewing and grinding machines to women entrepreneurs, N25 million in seed capital support, 1,500 food packs to vulnerable households, and 250 solar-powered school bags to schoolchildren. The initiative was i...
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