Former Head of State and Nigeria’s first civilian president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has come out once again to speak on the situation of the country, urging Christians to stick together or risk being devoured. Obasanjo while at the 64th annual national convention of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria held at the church’s campground in … Read more
President of the General Assembly (PGA), Amb. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, says the United Nations must continue to insist on protection of the freedom of expression and association around the world. Muhammad-Bande stated this at an interactive session with representatives of civil society organisations at the UN headquarters in New York on Monday. He noted that there … Read more
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc, Mr Roger Brown, will from August , 2020, be the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the energy firm. Seplat Petroleum stated that Mr Brown will take charge of day-to-day activities of the company upon the retirement of the present CEO, Mr Austin Avuru, … Read more
Lagos-headquartered fintech Opay has sealed $120 million in a series B financing round from a host of high-profile Chinese investors. The funding comes after the Africa-based fintech company raised $50 million earlier this year in June in the Series A investment. This new Series B capital by Asian investors include Meituan-Dianping, GaoRong, Source Code Capital, … Read more
Ecobank Nigeria has said it is partnering the All Africa Music Awards 2019 for the 6th edition of the programme in Lagos, as part of its initiatives to boost the creative sector. The bank, in a statement, described AFRIMA as an annual celebration of African talents from all regions of the continent. The Managing Director, … Read more
Air Peace Airline says it has signed a contract with Embraer for three additional E195-E2 aircraft, worth $212.6 million. The company said in a statement on Sunday in Lagos that the contract confirmed the purchase rights from the original contract signed in April. It said the new E195-E2s would be included in Embraer’s 2019 fourth-quarter … Read more
The Federal Government has approved the sum of $1.6bn for new Seaport construction in Portacourt and Warri. Ekohotblog gathered that the two new seaports is part of the Federal Government’s efforts to decongest the Lagos ports. According to the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, two ports would be built in the Pessu area of Warri, … Read more