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Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing quality education and youth empowerment with the renovation of an administrative building to Community Secondary School, Enugwuabo Ufuma, in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The one-storey administrative block was comprehensively renovated as part of Fidelity Bank’s interventions to address infrastructural challenges faced by the school. The renovated facility was then formally handed over to the school community at a ceremony attended by government officials, community leaders, and other stakeholders. Speaking at the official handover ceremony, the Regional Bank Head, Fidelity Bank Plc Awka, Dr. Nosa Orumwense, said the project underscores the bank’s long-standing commitment to investing in education as a catalyst for sustainable development. “For us at Fidelity Bank, this project represents more than a building. It represents opportunity, progress, and a shared commitment t...

Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has described the 50th anniversary of the creation of Ogun State as a moment of deep reflection, gratitude, and renewed commitment to sustained development. In a statewide broadcast on Tuesday to mark the Golden Jubilee celebration, Governor Abiodun said the milestone underscored five decades of purposeful existence, built on the vision, sacrifices, and collective determination of the people of the Gateway State. He recalled that Ogun State was created on February 3, 1976, out of the old Western Region, noting that the decision gave birth to a state founded on clarity of purpose and a strong sense of destiny. According to him, the Golden Jubilee offers an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the past while preparing the state for a more prosperous future. The governor expressed gratitude to Almighty God and paid special tribute to President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for leading the nation at a historic moment when several stat...

L-R: The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako; wife of former president, Chief (Mrs) Bola Obasanjo; former President Olusegun Obasanjo; Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun; former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba; wife of the Governor, Mrs Bamidele Abiodun, and the Deputy Governor, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele, during the Inter-Faith Prayer and Thanksgiving commemorating, Ogun State's 50th anniversary held at the Arcade Ground, Governor's Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta on Monday. Activities marking the 50th anniversary of the creation of Ogun State continued on Monday with an interfaith thanksgiving and prayer session held at the Arcade Ground, Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. The event drew a distinguished audience, including former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former Governor Chief Olusegun Osoba, past military administrators, traditional rulers, and other eminent sons and daughters of the state. Addressing the g...

Those who attended the 8th day Fidau prayer of former Majority and Minority leader of the Oyo State House of Assembly and two-term Chairman of Ido Local Government, Hon. Isiaka Adesina Adeola were full of accolades for a man that they said lived a life worthy of emulation.   The field of St. Andrews School in Omi Adio was filled to capacity by guests and family members.   In his sermon, the Chief Imam of Omi Adio and its environs, Alhaji Abdul Lateef Abiola, described the late Isiaka Adeola as a great giver and a lover of peace, who did everything within his reach to satisfy his followers, adding that he believed so much in prayers.   Imam Abiola disclosed that during one of his visits to Hon. Isiaka Adeola, while he was sick, he offered him money, which he said he declined, but that the deceased insisted that he must collect the money. The Imam however, urged the people at the event to be closer to their creator because no one knows when death that is inevitable will com...

A human rights group, the Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR), has called for investigations into the killings of six traders in Owode Onirin area of Lagos State in August 2025 by suspected thugs. Addressing the media on Monday at the International Press Centre (IPC), Ogba, Lagos, on the recent protest at the gate of the Lagos State House of Assembly over the demolitions carried out in some parts of the state that led to altercation between the protesters and the security agencies, the President of CHSR, Comrade Alex Omotehinse said that the people have rights to protest. Omoteshinse said that the issue should have been handled better by the security agencies, while calling for an end to interference in lawful civic coalitions and protests. “We demand an independent investigation into the killing of the six Owode Onirin traders and killings in all other affected communities across the state. “We also want the prosecution of every individual and all accomplices involve in ...

Polaris Bank has reaffirmed its strategic commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s non-oil export ecosystem and empowering micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) at the NAHCO and NACCIMA Export Group Programme themed *Breaking Barriers: Helping SMEs Navigate Export Procedures for Agro Products and Other Commodities.” The one-day engagement brought together regulators, industry stakeholders, exporters and trade bodies to advance practical solutions for easing trade barriers, improving access to finance and building a more resilient and diversified Nigerian economy. The programme also marked the formal introduction and launch of the NACCIMA Export Group and the NAHCO Export Support Centre for MSMEs in Nigeria, creating a structured platform for exporters to access trade facilitation services, logistics support, regulatory guidance and financial solutions across the export value chain. Speaking at the programme, Polaris Bank’s Executive Director, Chris Ofikulu, underscored the nat...