Soludo Names Nollywood Actor, Bob-Manuel Udokwu, Seven Others In New Appointment

AWKA — Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has appointed popular Nollywood actor, Bob-Manuel Udokwu, as his Special Adviser on Entertainment, Leisure and Tourism, and seven other political appointees to his administration. This was announced in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Paul Nwosu, and made available to journalists on Tuesday. Other appointees are; Mr. Chukwuemeka Fred Agbata, MD/CEO of ICT Agency, Mr. Chike Anyaonu, Managing Director, Anambra State Housing...

Don’t Tamper With $418 Million London/Paris Club Loan — 36 States Warn Federal Government

ABUJA — The Attorneys-General of the 36 states of the federation have warned the federal government not to tamper with funds accruing to the states and the 774 local government councils, saying if the federal government proceeds to make any such deduction, it would be acting illegally and in contempt of their appeal pending before the Court of Appeal in Abuja. The body alleged that the federal government want to make the deduction under the...

Access Bank Transforms To Holding Company, Access Corporation On May 1

LAGOS — Access Bank Plc said it will be transforming from core banking into a full financial services holding company known as Access Corporation from 1 May. In a notice to shareholders on Saturday, the Managing director of the bank, Herbert Wigwe said the new company will be known as Access Holdings, PIc, but trading as Access Corporation. “This change will see us evolve from a bank into a large-scale ecosystem player offering a new...

Mark Zuckerberg Announces New Features For WhatsApp

Mark Zuckerberg, Metaverse CEO, has announced that there would be additional features added to the popular instant messaging platform, WhatsApp. Zuckerberg made the announcement in a lengthy Facebook post on Thursday. According to the Meta boss, one of the new features, WhatsApp Communities, will enable users to not only communicate with close friends and contacts, but also with all of the different communities in their life. The community, which will help in the management of...

Portable Bags Endorsement Deal With Sujimoto

Habeeb Okikiola, the fast-rising Nigerian singer better known as Portable, has secured an endorsement deal with Sujimoto, a leading Nigerian construction company. The budding musician, who gained traction with his hit track ‘Zazoo Zeh’ featuring Olamide, the rapper, and Poco Lee, the dancer, announced the deal via Instagram on Wednesday. Sharing a video showing the moment he signed the contract, the Zazu crooner could be seen striking his famous pose with one of the company’s...

GlaxoSmithKline Agrees to Buy Sierra Oncology for $1.9bn

British pharmaceuticals producer GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to buy late-stage biopharmaceutical company Sierra Oncology. GlaxoSmithKline said on Wednesday that it would pay 55 dollars per share of common stock in cash, representing an approximate total equity value of 1.9 billion dollars. The acquisition is to be carried out through a one-step merger in which the outstanding shares of Sierra Oncology will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive 55 dollars per share in cash....

13,000 Nigerians Are My Employees – Orji Kalu

ABUJA — The Chief Whip of Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu says he has 13,000 Nigerians under his employment across different sectors of the economy. The former governor of Abia made the disclosure in an interview with journalists in Abuja on Tuesday. Kalu, who was responding to questions on presidential aspirants, said anyone aspiring to become Nigeria’s president should be an individual with capacity to improve the economy, security and make all Nigerians happy. He reiterated...

Obi Cubana Promises 20 Secondary School Classmates N2m Each At A Reunion

Nigerian Businessman and socialite, Obi Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, has promised to give the sum of N2m each to 20 of his secondary school classmates, who are struggling financially. In a video, the socialite urged his other secondary schoolmates to set up a trust fund that will cater to the poor amongst them. Cubana said, “Life is not just about taking pictures and posting on Instagram. I mean, many people think that we...

Ghana Bans Transactions In Foreign Currencies To Protect Cedi

The Ghanaian government has banned spending and transaction of businesses in U.S dollars, Pounds, and other foreign currencies in the country. In a public statement on Thursday, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) warned citizens and companies to stop transacting business, pricing goods and services and advertising in foreign currencies. The apex bank noted that it is illegal for individuals, companies, institutions, and others to engage in foreign exchange business without an appropriate licence from the...

FG Detects 1,500 Federal Workers with Fake Appointment Letter

The Federal Government has discovered over 1,500 workers who joined the Federal Civil Service with fake appointment letters in the past year. Over 1,000 culprits were said to have been discovered in one ministry while 500 others found in other ministries, departments and agencies during a service-wide verification exercise will be delisted from the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, made this known...

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