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-Outstanding Sustainable Finance – SME Finance: Wema Bank, Nigeria’s foremost innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has received three prestigious awards at the 2024 Global Sustainable Finance Awards, which was hosted by The Digital Banker.This prestigious event honors financial institutions leading in sustainable finance and responsible investment practices globally. The recognition underscores Wema Bank’s unwavering commitment to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) excellence across its operations and marks a significant milestone in the Bank’s commitment to sustainability and responsible banking.The awards include:

The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has appealed to the youths in the State and the country at large to shelve the planned mass protest nationwide and embrace peace and dialogue. Governor Abiodun, speaking during an engagement with the coalition of youth organizations in the state, appealed to them to be calm and not to cut the head to cure an headache. He called on the coalition to always engage with him by putting their burning issues across, urging them to be civil, objective, and constructive. “I want to plead with you that yet again there are calls for…

The Founder, Irede Foundation, a non-profit Organization, Hon. Hammed Adeniyi Adebolu has reiterated his desire and commitment towards the development of sports at the grassroots level. Hon. Adebolu stated this when he received executive members of the State Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) at his Oke Ilewo Office, Abeokuta. Otherwise known as Sekere of Lagos, the Irede Foundation founder who acknowledged the importance of Sports to the social economic development of any nation especially in the area of job creation for the youths in the society, promised to partner with the association in the state to…

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has strongly condemned the recent call by 180 members of the House of Representatives Minority Caucus for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a group designated as a terrorist organization by the Nigerian government. Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, National Coordinator of the CNG, described the lawmakers’ demand as “reckless” and “a betrayal of the trust reposed in them by their constituents.” He noted that the CNG had reported Kanu to the UN for his acts of terror against innocent Nigerians in 2017 and advocated for declaring…

Property and Oil mogul, Aare Bashir Fakorede has openly debunked a land-grabbing allegation levelled against him by some unscrupulous elements using some section of the media to malign his persona.Recently, this unscrupulous elements have been in the news with their recent land-grabbing fiasco with the Oni-Orisan chieftaincy family of Lagos Island and Epe after they took thugs and police to beat family members who own the landed property situated at Oju-Ota, Oko-Orisan Epe Lagos, which Aare Bashir Fakorede acquired from the family in 2016, with a family-issued receipt, official gazette from the Lagos state on the 28th of June 2007,…

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq joins family, friends, and associates to congratulate former Commissioner for Information and APC chieftain in the state Oloriewe Raheem Adedoyin on his birthday today. The Governor commends the veteran journalist and International Press Institute (IPI) executive for his support for young people, his contributions to the development of the party and the state, and his consistent support for the government. Governor AbdulRazaq prays to Allaah to grant Oloriewe many more years in good health and abundant grace of the Almighty.

The Centre for Accountability and Probity (CAP) has commended the Chairman of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, Rt. Hon. Abubakar Bichi, for his commitment to transparency and accountability. In a statement signed by Princess Ajibola Naomi, its Coordinating President, the Centre said the recent transmission of the supplementary budget has been met with thorough scrutiny and public engagement by Bichi. Naomi said that in his characteristic manner, Bichi is engaging stakeholders, conducting public hearings, and scrutinizing the executive bill to ensure that the supplementary budget serves the best interests of Nigerians. “Bichi’s innovative approach to the budgetary process has introduced a new…

The President of the Real Estate Development Association of Nigeria (REDAN), Prince Akinloye Adeoye, along with his Executive team, which consist of Dr Kunle Adeyemi, Vice President, REDAN(South/ West) and Mr Jide Ogunleye, REDAN Secretary visited the Chairman and Group Managing Director of Adron Homes and Properties, Aare Adetola Emmanuel King, at the company’s headquarters in Omole Phase 1, Lagos. During the courtesy visit, the team headed by Prince Akinloye applauded Adron Homes and Properties for its efforts in providing affordable housing schemes and praised the company for consistently bridging the gap between the masses and affordable urban development. Prince…

…Aims to Promote Better Service Delivery to Nigerians Through Global Partnerships The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, On Thursday, July 18, 2024, took a significant step in strengthening global partnerships by participating in a bilateral meeting with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Washington, D.C. The meeting focused on reviving the over-decade-old Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA) to enhance service delivery through global collaborations and data-driven decision-making to improve national security and effectively combat cross-border crimes. Adeniyi emphasised that Customs officials have been actively addressing the challenges of cross-border crimes, including drug trafficking, arms smuggling, and money…

ABEOKUTA – A grassroots politician and community leader in Ogun State, Dipo Ogunyemi popularly known as Champion, has denied allegations of cult involvement and threats against the outgoing chairman of Abeokuta North Local Government, Mr. Abdusalam Ayorinde. Ogunyemi described the accusations as “baseless and politically motivated,” aimed at tarnishing his reputation. Recalled that Hon. Ayorinde had recently accused Ogunyemi of threatening his life and also allegedly involved in many of the cult clashes recorded within the council area. Reacting in a statement released to newsmen on Thursday, Ogunyemi dismissed the allegations as a desperate attempt by the chairman to divert…