GTBank Rallies Support for Children with Autism… Holds 8th Annual Autism Conference July 17-18
Foremost African financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank plc, will hold the 8th edition of its Annual Autism Conference on Tuesday, July 17 and Wednesday July 18, 2018 at the MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos. Themed “Raising a Child with Autism, the Role of Family and the Community” the two-day conference is part of the Bank’s Annual Autism Program, which brings together…
MACRON EMBRACES AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
TONY ELUMELU FOUNDATION (TEF) HOSTS VIBRANT SESSION WITH NEARLY 2,000 ENTREPRENEURS French President Emmanuel Macron offered a bold and new vision of France’s relationship with Africa, speaking to Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs in Lagos today. He passionately advocated a new partnership, prioritizing the role of entrepreneurship in driving Africa’s renaissance, highlighting the importance of the private…
EXCLUSIVE: Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun skips NYSC, forges certificate
Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, did not participate in the mandatory one-year national youth service scheme. Instead, she forged an exemption certificate many years after graduation, PREMIUM TIMES can authoritatively report. The year-long service, organised by the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), is compulsory for all Nigerians who graduate from universities or equivalent institutions at…
BREAKING: Court grants Dasuki N200m bail
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday granted bail to the immediate-past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), from the custody of the Department of State Services where he had been detained for two and a half years. Delivering judgment in the suit filed by the ex-NSA in March this year, Justice Ijeoma…
FRENCH PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron TO VISIT FELA’S SHRINE
TO OPEN NEW-LOOK ALLIANCE FRANCAISE FACILITY IN LAGOS A swell moment awaits the French President, Emmanuel Macron, in Lagos, Nigeria, this week, after a brief visit to President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. He is expected to touch down in Abuja at about 2.30 pm on July 3, 2018, and move straight to the Presidential villa….
Pendulum: AN EVENING WITH TWO PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANTS IN ABUJA
Fellow Nigerians, nothing is more uppermost in the minds of Nigerians and friends of Nigeria than that of Nigeria’s general elections next year and, in particular, the Presidential race. I have had the honour of talking to a few of the Presidential aspirants in recent times, one or one or by telephone. So far, I…
Transcorp Appoints Owen Omogiafo as Executive Director:
Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp), one of Nigeria’s leading conglomerates, has appointed Mrs. Owen Omogiafo as an Executive Director with effect from July 1, 2018. She will in her new role support in driving and delivering on Transcorp’s strategic ambitions as the conglomerate continues to fulfil its special mission of lighting homes, schools, and…
Public Affairs Analyst, Segun Sowunmi Unveiled as Atiku Campaign Spokesman
Ace Public affairs analyst, Segun Showunmi has been appointed as the official Spokesperson of the Atiku Presidential Campaign Organization. Showunmi who was Special Assistant and Deputy Chief Press Secretary to the former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel had served in various political capacities including the Jonathan/Sambo Campaign in 2011 . By his appointment,…