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The Lagos State House of Assembly has called on the Government to urgently address the pain of residents in relation to some roads. The lawmakers at a sitting presided over by Speaker Mojisola Lasbat Meranda particularly mentioned the abandoned Bola Ahmed Tinubu Road in Igbogbo-Baiyeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA) urging Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to direct the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure to ensure that HITECH Construction Company resumes work on it. They also urged all relevant agencies to develop a concrete plan for completing the project while ensuring adequate security measures for residents in the affected community. Contained in…

Guaranty Trust Bank Ltd has announced the removal of processing fees on all GTBank POS terminals, reinforcing its commitment to supporting businesses with cost-effective payment solutions. This initiative, which took effect Tuesday, 11 February 2025, communicates that merchants using GTBank POS terminals will no longer incur Merchant Service Charges (MSC) when receiving payments from customers. With this initiative, all qualifying SME Merchants can now receive payments at zero cost, allowing them to reduce operational expenses, whilst promoting the merchant’s enterprise, and enhancing customer experience. Speaking on the initiative, Miriam Olusanya, Managing Director, Guaranty Trust Bank Nigeria, said: “At Guaranty Trust…

The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has welcomed the former president of Liberia, George Weah to Nigeria.The former president is in Nigeria on the invitation of Primate Ayodele to grace the two-day grand finale of his annual thanksgiving programme slated for tomorrow Thursday, 13th of February, 2025 and Friday, 14th of February, 2025.The former president arrived in Nigeria a few minutes ago with his entourage containing imminent personalities from Liberia.While speaking briefly with journalists, George Weah expressed gratitude to Primate Ayodele for extending an invite to him, while noting that he feels excited coming to Nigeria…

The governors of Anambra state, Charles Soludo, Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, Senator Stella Oduah and several other prominent political figures are set to arrive Lagos for Nigerian prophet, Primate Elijah Ayodele.They have confirmed their attendance at the two-day grand finale of Primate Ayodele’s ‘21 day of thanksgiving’ which began in January and will end on Friday, 14th of February, 2025.The confirmation of attendance is in recognition of Primate Ayodele’s unwavering commitment to God’s work and the credibility of his ministry.Asides these prominent personalities, celebrity musicians are also expected at the event which is primarily to appreciate the goodness of God…

Femi Akintunde, Group Managing Director (GMD), Alpha Mead Group, has said, that the Nigerian Real Estate Sector has the capabilities to drive the Federal Governments’ $1 trillion economy ambition. Akintunde disclosed this while citing the immense contributions of the Real Estate industry to the Nigerian economy, pointing out that the sector witnessed a 46.52 percent expansion, 16.5 percent quarter-on-quarter growth rate, and 5.43 percent contribution to real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Q3 of 2024. He stated that if properly harnessed, the real estate sector will play a significant role in driving the achievement of Nigeria’s N1 trillion economy ambition…

The former president of Liberia, George Weah, the former governor of Edo state, Phillip Shuabu, United Nations representatives, and royal fathers are set to storm Lagos state to honour Nigerian prophet, Primate Elijah Ayodele on Thursday, 13th of February, 2025 at his church.These personalities and several others would be storming the prophet’s church as part of the lined-up programmes for Primate Ayodele’s 2025 annual thanksgiving programme which started in January and will be ending on Friday, 14th of February 2025.George Weah, who has confirmed his attendance will be coming with an entourage of 10 prominent personalities from Liberia to honour…

..says company purveying falsehood because it has no caseThe Ogun State Government has dismissed news reports claiming that the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal filed by it in a case against Datkems, a company associated with the senator representing Ogun East in the National Assembly, Gbenga Daniel.In a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to the governor, Hon Kayode Akinmade, on Wednesday, the Ogun State government noted that it merely withdrew one of the four appeals it filed against Datkems in the court having noticed an error in the title, adding that all the appeals…

The Ogun State Government has officially unveiled Premium Trust Bank as the lead sponsor of the highly anticipated sports fiesta, National Sports Festival tagged, Gateway Games 2024.The partnership represents the largest single sponsorship agreement for the National Sports Festival.In a grand unveiling ceremony held in Abeokuta, the Ogun State Commissioner for Sports Development, Hon. Wasiu Isiaka said the partnership underscored the significance of public-private collaboration in advancing sports development for a sustainable sports economy. Isiaka said expressed confidence in the positive impact the partnership will have on the Games and the broader sports ecosystem.The sports commissioner posited that the commitment…

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Princess Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, has committed a bill to establish the State’s research trust fund to a sub-committee of the House.Meranda also emphasised the need for tertiary institutions in the state to partake in effective research works for the benefit of the state.This was as the bill, sponsored by a member of the House, Hon. Gbolahan Yishawu, scaled second reading on the floor of the House.The proposed law is aimed at creating a ‘state research trust fund for the allocation, management and administration of the trust fund and for connected purposes’.Supporting…

…INVITES APPLICATIONS FROM YOUNG INNOVATORS ACROSS AFRICA  HabariPay’s Squad, payment fintech subsidiary of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (“GTCO” or the “Group”), today announced dates for its annual social coding competition. Building on the success of the inaugural edition, “Squad Hackathon 2.0” is set to take place from the 13th–15th of March 2025 at the state-of-the-art GTCO Training Complex, Tayo’s Plaza, Abeokuta, Ogun State.  Launched in January 2024, Take on Squad Hackathon is designed to foster creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving skills among emerging tech talents. Competing teams will leverage Squad’s advanced APIs to create scalable digital solutions that not only…