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Month: February 2022

Lagos Court Freezes Estate Developer, Others’ Bank Accounts

The Lagos State High Court in Osborne Foreshore Estate, Ikoyi, has ordered the freezing of bank accounts linked to an estate developer, Clement Mokedi, and four others over the sale of property belonging to one Kehinde Bolodeoku. The attorney of Bolodeoku, Ravins Brook Deliveries, in an ex-parte application filed by their counsel, Gbenga Ajala, in […]

Airtel is Fastest Network Provider in Nigeria – SpeedChecker

Leading Telecommunications service provider, Airtel Nigeria, has been rated the fastest network provider in Nigeria according to Crowdsourcing firm, SpeedChecker. In its 2021 report for Africa’s Mobile Network Champions, SpeedChecker said Airtel Nigeria recorded an average country mobile download speed of 11.55Mbit/s. The report, which was released over the weekend ranked countries and mobile network […]

World’s Largest Plane Destroyed By Russian Strikes in Ukraine

The largest plane in the world Ukraine’s Antonov-225 cargo plane, was destroyed by Russian strikes outside Kyiv on the fourth day of Moscow’s invasion, Ukraine’s state-owned Ukroboronprom group said Sunday. “Russian invaders destroyed the flagship of the Ukrainian aviation, the AN-225” at the Antonov airport in Gostomel near Kyiv, the group said in a statement. […]

EU Escalates Sanctions on Russia: Closes Airspace, Bans Media

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L) and European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell give a joint press statement on further measures to respond to the Russian invasion of Ukraine at the European Commission in Brussels. The EU on Sunday announced swingeing new sanctions against Russia over its invasion of […]

NAFDAC Procures 73 Vehicles For Operational Efficiency

Winifred Bosa In its renewed efforts to rid the nation of falsified and counterfeit medicines, unwholesome food and cosmetic products, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC has commissioned 73 brand new HILUX utility vehicles, saloon cars and staff buses to enhance operational efficiency. The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola […]

Strike: We Are Tired Of Govt’s Promises Without Action – ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) maintains that it will not back down on the current industrial action, accusing the Federal Government of not keeping to its promises. President of the union, Emmanuel Osodeke said this on Monday, more than two weeks after ASUU declared a one-month warning strike over the Federal Government’s inability […]

5G Spectrum Licence : MTN, Mafab Pay $273.6m Each

MTN Nigeria and Mafab Communications Limited have made their full payment of $273.6 million each for the 5G Spectrum licence, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) disclosed. In December, the NCC said they won the bid for the 5G licence.  According to a statement issued by the NCC Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, the […]

MARKETING EDGE Admits Akin Ogunbiyi Into Hall Of Fame

Dr. Akin ogunbiyi, Group Managing director of Mutual benefits Assurance has been admitted into the MARKETING EDGE Hall of Fame. The industrialist turned politician was one of the select few that were inducted at the maiden edition of MARKETING EDGE Hall of Fame held in Lagos recently. In his opening remarks at the ceremony, Mr. […]

NDLEA Arrests Drug Kingpin, 6 Others , Recovers 5,862Kg Drugs

Winifred Bosa A major drug kingpin operating the notorious Patey Lagos Island drug haven, in Lagos state, Mrs. Sherifat Kehinde Lawal has been arrested along with six other suspects by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. According to a press statement from Femi Babafemi Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA , they also […]

PRCAN President, Opayemi Tasks BJAN , Industry Players On Mind Shift

Stakeholders in the Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) space including members of the Brand Journalists Association of Nigeria (BJAN) in particular and the journalism profession in general have been tasked to have a mind shift should they want to bring about excellence in the marketing communications sector. This mind shift is expected to raise the bar […]

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