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NCOY: FirstBank powers next generation of Nigerian innovators, entrepreneurs

December 13, 2020 - by Press Release

What did (the various territories that were later to be amalgamated into)Nigeria look like in 1894? How about a hundred years later in 1994? And what could Nigeria look like in the year 2094? History provides elaborate answers to the first two questions. Answers –accurate or near-accurate answers, that is – to the third, however, will rely entirely on the ability to predict/envision the future and work to invent and create the predicted future.

CSR Masterstroke: X-ray of FirstBank’s yeoman effort to move one million children to e-learning

October 26, 2020 - by Personal Opinion

The rabbit hole of uncertainty, confusion and fear that pupils and their parents fell into in the dying days of March when the country was in lockdown was best captured in a Saturday Sun feature of May 16, titled, “COVID-19: Troubles of e-Learning.”

Features / Nigeria

Why Africa, international community must join forces to break the walls of secret corporate ownership in corruption fight- Osinbajo

July 14, 2020 - by Press Release

Address by Nigeria’s Vice President , Prof. Yemi Osinbajo at the 20th Anniversary Africa Regional Webinar of the ICPC themed Combating Corruption and Illicit Financial Flows: New Measures and Strategies

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Nations are built by men and women in business, the professions and commerce, not by politicians or their opinions – Osinbajo

January 27, 2020 - by Press Release

Remarks by Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo at the National War Museum, Umuahia, Abia State on 27th Of January, 2020.

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Travel agent Dayo Ayoade laments how he was duped of N3m

November 23, 2019November 23, 2019 - by Personal Opinion

September 30, 2019 seemed like a normal business day for Dayo Ayoade, Managing Director of Travel Deals Limited, Lagos, until he discovered that Guaranty Trust Bank Plc had placed a lien on his bank account.

Features / Nigeria

Nigeria: Nation-building comes with innovation and patience -Osinbajo

July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 - by Personal Opinion

Speech by Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on the occasion of the 70TH anniversary celebration of the Lagos Country Club, on 30th of July, 2019.

Features / Nigeria

Awakening A Greater Lagos

May 29, 2019May 29, 2019 - by Press Release

Inaugural Address by H.E. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State on Wednesday 29th May 29, 2019

Economy / Features / Nigeria

To attract required investment into Nigeria, our economy must be competitive – Fayemi

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 - by Personal Opinion

Text of the Keynote Address by Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Governor, Ekiti State at the 2nd Annual Lecture of Freedom Online titled Fixing The Economy: Less Politics, More Substance on Thursday, April 18, 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria

Features / Opinions

Boko Haram terrorism in context

March 14, 2019March 14, 2019 - by Personal Opinion

By Timothy Antigha– In the last couple of years, there have been so many commentaries about Boko Haram terrorism and insurgency in the Lake Chad basin. A lot of these efforts have focused on the causality of the conflict on the one hand and the response of the military on the other. However, proportionate attention has not been given to the context of Boko Haram terrorism and insurgency. In other words, a framework within which analyses of Boko Haram insurgency and the resultant counterinsurgency could be organized has not fully emerged.

Features / Nigeria / Politics

Osinbajo replies Atiku on restructuring debate

September 4, 2018 - by Press Release

Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has reacted to the criticism of his remarks on the Restructuring of Nigeria by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice President as reported by Premium Times.