The Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer of Adron Group, Aare Adetola Emmanuelking, KOF, has joined prominent Nigerians in celebrating the First Lady of Ogun State, Her Excellency, Mrs. Bamidele Abiodun, on the occasion of her 60th birthday, describing her as an exceptional leader whose life has been dedicated to service, compassion, and humanity. In…
Preparations have reached an advanced stage for the 17th Anniversary Celebration of National Impact Glitz Magazine, a landmark event commemorating nearly two decades of excellence in journalism, media training, strategic communications, and brand consultancy. The anniversary, organized by Lumen Impact Communications (BN: 2084089), publisher of National Impact Glitz Magazine, will take place at Presken Hotel…
Guaranty Trust Bank Ltd (GTBank), the flagship banking subsidiary of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO), has been named the Best Overall Performing Bank in Nigeria in The Banker magazine’s prestigious Top 1000 World Banks Rankings 2026, further cementing its leadership in Nigeria’s banking industry. The prestigious recognition highlights GTBank’s outstanding financial performance, operational excellence,…
Mitchell Elegbe, Founder and Group Managing Director/CEO of Interswitch, has urged Africans to invest massively in energy infrastructure as a critical enabler of financial inclusion and sustainable economic growth across the continent. In a keynote address delivered on his behalf at the 11th edition of the Nigeria Energy Forum (NEF) 2026 in Lagos, the company…
The Congress of Nigerian Maritime Media Practitioners (CONMMEP) has honoured the Coordinator of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, Comptroller Gambo Aliyu, with its 2026 Leadership Excellence Award for Outstanding Enforcement and Trade Facilitation. The award was presented during CONMMEP’s Annual General Meeting, Lecture and Awards Ceremony in Ikeja,…
Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) has announced the 2026 rollout of its #BeatTheDistance initiative, a nationwide corporate social responsibility programme designed to improve access to education for children in underserved communities by providing bicycles to ease their daily journeys to school. As part of the second edition of the initiative, GTCO will distribute…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, has intercepted 4,143.5 kilograms of Cannabis Indica with a street value of ₦26.57 billion, concealed inside a container of imported used vehicles at the Apapa Port in Lagos. The seizure, described as one of the largest recent drug interceptions at the nation’s busiest seaport, was made during…
Momentum is building ahead of the 10th edition of the Taiwo Afolabi Annual Maritime Conference (TAAM), as the Maritime Forum, University of Lagos (UNILAG), in partnership with SIFAX Group, prepares to host what has become West Africa’s largest student-led maritime conference. Scheduled for July 20–21, 2026, the milestone event is expected to attract more…
Non-partisan diaspora body to convene INEC, security chiefs, candidates and civil society for landmark accountability summit ahead of August governorship polls OSOGBO, NIGERIA — 8 July 2026 — The Osun Development Association (ODA) has finalised arrangements to host the Osun 2026 Democratic Governance, Peace and Electoral Integrity Summit, a high-level civic intervention designed to steer…
The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has called for an immediate and transparent investigation into an incident in Owerri, Imo State, where soldiers reportedly intercepted armed police operatives they initially believed were kidnappers, narrowly preventing what could have escalated into a deadly confrontation. In a statement issued on Monday, RULAAC’s Executive Director,…
