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Access Bank Plc has splashed over N50 million on no fewer than 1,044 customers in its DiamondXtravaganza Season 11 reward promo aimed at enhancing savings culture. Mr Robert Giles, the bank’s Head, Retail Products, said at the reward ceremony on Wednesday in Lagos that the initiative was introduced in 2008 to boost savings culture and financial inclusion. Giles said that the Diamondxtra initiative which had been running for 11 years had constantly grown with the number of prizes given out every year. He stated that over N50 million was given out in the form of cash to winners across the…
Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has approved the appointment of his former Senior Special Assistant on Media and Public Affairs, Malam Abdullahi Danko, and three others as permanent secretaries in the state. Tambuwal’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Mr Muhammad Bello, said this in a statement in Sokoto on Wednesday. Bello said others appointed as permanent secretaries include Hajiya Amina Jekada, Alhaji Shehu Bandi and Hussaini Gobir. He said the four newly appointed officials were recommended for the appointments as a result of the existence of vacancies within the state establishments which needed to be filled for effective…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued a Certificate of Return to Sen. Hope Uzodinma as winner of March 19, 2019 governorship election in Imo, in compliance with the Supreme Court ruling. Speaking to newsmen shortly after the ceremony at INEC headquarters in Abuja, Uzodinma dedicated his victory to God and “functional judiciary” of the country. “We thank God that at the end of the day through His Mercy, His will and the mandate of our people of Imo, who came out to vote for APC and me, that at the end of the day their wishes and mandate…
In commemoration of the Armed Forces Remembrance Day, Mouka, foremost manufacturer of mattresses and other bedding products has made a presentation to the country’s Armed Forces. The company made the presentation at the Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre (NAFRC), Oshodi, Lagos, in honour of members of the Armed Forces being reintegrated into civil life. Representing the organization at the event was its Chief Executive Officer, Raymond Murphy, accompanied by some members of the Leadership team to meet with the country’s Minister of Defence, Maj.Gen. Bashir Salihi Magashi who presided over the occasion and the Commandant of NAFRC, Air Vice Marshal…
By Amosu Adeboye USL Championship club FC Tulsa has announced the signing of Nigerian duo Mfon Udoh and Solomon Kwambe to its 2020 roster, pending league and federation approval. The duo joins Raphael Ayagwa as the only three active players in the USL Championship with Nigerian national team experience. Udoh, 27, brings an impressive goalscoring pedigree from the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL). The forward is the only player in league history to score more than 20 goals in a season and his single-season record of 23, set in 2014, still stands. In 2019, Udoh became the only player to…
Fury: I’m Going To Knock Wilder Out In Two Rounds Tyson Fury predicted he would knock Deontay Wilder out in the second round of their rematch next month. Fury and Wilder will finally face off again at MGM Grand on February 22 in their highly anticipated rematch, having drawn their first fight in December 2018. Unsurprisingly, the Brit (29-0-1) believes he will be successful, predicting a second-round KO of Wilder. “Deontay knows he was rocked three or four times in the last fight and I didn’t have the gas to finish him. This time I can turn that screwdriver until he is…
The Chairman of Media and Publicity Sub-Committee of the Local Organising Committee for the National Sports Festival, tagged Edo 2020, Mr. Tony Akiotu has given a pass mark to the facilities put in place by the host of the 20th edition of the festival which will be hosted in Benin City in March. Speaking in Benin after the tour of the festival venues, Akiotu said Edo was ready to host the festival, stressing “I am satisfied with what I have seen here today. The main bowl is lush green, the media centre is near completion and a state of the…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing into law the 2019 Finance Bill. The National Assembly had passed the Finance Bill and forwarded the same to the president for his assent. The President submitted the Finance Bill, 2019 on the 14th of October 2019 to accompany the 2020 Executive Budget Proposals and 2020 Appropriation Bill, which proposes to introduce tax reforms that will help Government achieve its revenue projections for 2020 Budget (N8.155trillion). Recall that Buhari, while presenting the 2020 Appropriation Bill to the National…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declared Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the Imo state 2019 governorship poll and nullifying the election of Emeka Ihedioha. Recall that Action Alliance’s governorship candidate in the March 9, 2019 governorship election in Imo State, Mr Uche Nwosu had earlier today withdrawn the appeal he filed against the election of Governor Emeka Ihedioha. The seven-man panel of the Supreme Court in a unanimous decision held that Ihedioha did not win the majority of votes cast at the March 9 governorship election. In the Judgment delivered by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, the…
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has congratulated Senator Hope Uzodinma on his victory at the Supreme Court which on Tuesday declared him the winner of the March 19, 2019 Imo State governorship election. Lawan also congratulated the All Progressives Party (APC) in the state for peacefully retrieving its mandate through the constitutionally stipulated judicial process. The Senate President said the unanimous decision of the seven-member panel of the highest court in the land has cleared any doubt on the victory of the APC in the election. “This is a victory for democracy, the rule of law, the All Progressives…