Author: Lilian Azuh

Natasha The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, resumed her legislative duties on Tuesday shortly after regaining access to her office at the National Assembly. Her return followed the unsealing of her office, located in Suite 2.05 of the Senate Wing, by the Deputy Director of the National Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms, Alabi Adedeji. Upon resumption, Senator Natasha, who has been on suspension, remained resolute, insisting that she has “no apology to tender.” She said, “In retrospect, it is actually amazing how much we have had to pay in the past six months, from the unjust suspension to the recall. But we…

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Oscar Olorogun Oscar Ibru, billionaire industrialist and chairman of the Ibru Organisation, has died at the age of 67. His family revealed that he passed away after a brief illness. No further details were provided regarding the circumstances of his death. A central figure in Nigeria’s corporate landscape, Ibru was the most prominent heirs of the Ibru dynasty. He played a pivotal role in sustaining and expanding the vast family conglomerate established by his late father, Olorogun Michael Ibru, with key interests spanning shipping, oil and gas, real estate, and commerce. Regarded as both a visionary businessman and custodian of…

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(L-R) Anne-Marie Palmer-Ikuku, Manager, Corporate Communications & Public Affairs; Dr. Sophia Horsfall, GM, External Relations & Sustainable Development; Prof. Barth Nnaji, Chairman, Advisory Board, The Nigerian Prize for Science; Prof Yusuf Abubakar; and Dr. Nike Akande, Board Members at the press conference on the 2025 science prize outcome…in Lagos on Wednesday. The Advisory Board of The Nigeria Prize for Science has announced that there will be no winnerfor the 2025 edition, following the judges’ dissatisfaction with the overall quality of entries received. Speaking at a press briefing in Lagos, the Chairman of the Advisory Board, Professor Barth Nnaji, explained that…

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FirstBank, the premier West African bank and a leading financial inclusion service provider, is set to introduce tailored financial services for blind, partially sighted, and physically challenged customers across its operations. This initiative is part of FirstBank’s broader continuous commitment to promoting Financial Inclusion and Diversity, which is shown in its policies, partnerships and initiatives such as its employees’ ratio of female to male (about 41%:59%; and 37% women in management roles) as well as the FirstBank Women Network, an initiative that seeks to address the gender gap and increase the participation of women at all levels within the organisation. …

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