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Day: May 24, 2019

Buhari Confirms Adamu Mohammed As Police IG

  President Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed the Acting Inspector General of Police, Adamu Mohammed as the new Inspector General of police. The confirmation was announced at the police council meeting presided over by the president. Mr Mohammed was appointed in the acting capacity on Jan. 15, when he took over from former IGP, Ibrahim Idris.

UNILORIN, ABU, KadPoly Bag JAMB Awards

University of Ilorin and four others have bagged the National Tertiary Admission Performance Merit Award for their outstanding performance in the 2018 admission by Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Vice President Yemi Osinbajo who handed over the awards to the recipient institutions in Abuja on Thursday said tertiary institutions played important role in the […]

Algeria, Argentina Certified Malaria -Free By WHO

Algeria and Argentina have been officially recognized by WHO as malaria-free. The certification is granted when a country proves that it has interrupted indigenous transmission of the disease for at least 3 consecutive years. Contracted through the bite of an infected mosquito, malaria remains one of the world’s leading killers, with an estimated 219 million […]

Guinness Nigeria Announces 26-Week Parental Leave Pay For Female Employees

  Guinness Nigeria employees will begin to enjoy some of the best parental leave benefits in the country, with the business announcing a new policy that offers female employees 26 weeks fully paid parental leave and male employees 4 weeks paternity leave on full rate of pay. The ambitious move is part of Guinness Nigeria’s […]

Biodun Shobanjo To Bag Brandcom Awards’ Hall Of Fame

Doyen of advertising in Nigeria and Chairman, Troyka Holdings, Biodun Shobanjo will be honoured at the maiden edition of the Brandcom Awards with a prestigious ‘Hall of Fame’ recognition, the biggest honour for the night. The event will hold at the Shell Hall, Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos on Friday May 24th, 2019 by 6pm. Brandcom […]

  Ecobank Nigeria Celebrates ‘Africa     Day’

 Ecobank Nigeria says it is joining Africans both at home and in diaspora to commemorate the Africa Day 2019. The Africa Day celebrated May 25th is a commemorative annual event celebrated as the ‘Africa Liberation Day’, marking the formulation of the organization of African Unity in 1963. Africa Day is a celebration of Africa and its […]

SEC, NSE To Streamline Listing Modalities From June 1

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday unveiled plans to make the modalities involving listing on the NSE more efficient and cost effective by streamlining the approval process between the SEC and the NSE. The streamlined process which will come into effect on June 1, 2019, is aimed […]