Captions: Victoria Uwadoka, Corporate Communications, Public Affairs and Sustainability Lead at Nestlé Nigeria,(left); Patricia Ekaba, Head of Corporate Communications, Public Affairs and Sustainability for Central and West Africa,(middle); Mrs Folashade Bada Ambrose-Medebem, Honourable Commissioner, Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and Investment, Lagos State; Wassim Elhusseini, Managing Director and CEO of Nestlé Nigeria PLC, at the Nestle for Good Summit held in Lagos, recently Nestlé Nigeria has convened government representatives, healthcare professionals, development partners, academia, industry leaders, civil society organisations, and the media at the Nestlé for Good Summit 2026, a stakeholder platform focused on advancing practical, collaborative solutions…
Author: Oluwatoyin Mathnuel
There is a particular genre of financial commentary that mistakes legal process for a factual verdict. A court delivers a first-instance ruling, procedural questions are raised, and before the ink is dry on the appeal filing, the narrative has already hardened: the regulator overreached, investor confidence is shattered, and Nigeria’s financial governance is on trial before the world. Much of the commentary currently circulating about Union Bank of Nigeria belongs to that genre. It is not without merit on certain procedural questions. But it is, at its core, incomplete — and incompleteness in financial journalism carries costs that…
The All Progressive Congress primary election that is currently ongoing has brought about surprises in some states, especially the Senate primary that was held yesterday. The election, so far, can be described as one that has fallen even the mighty ones. We have seen grown men wailing and lamenting because they couldn’t accept the fact that they lost their bid to return to the national assembly despite their support for the government. For some people who have been in the party for years, newcomers dislodged them during the election, and they have been crying foul, threatening to start…
The DSS, Nigerian military, police and every security formation in Nigeria have failed the citizens in carrying out their duties. We keep on hearing of kidnap attacks and the death of kidnap victims, yet there has been nothing tangible to curb their influx. In most cases, these attacks happen because there is little or no information before the attacks, but in this case, our security operatives had enough information made available by Nigerian prophet, Primate Elijah Ayodele, which they chose to ignore. The reason Primate Ayodele is always vocal about these attacks and ensures he shares them beforehand is…
The Delta State Police Command has recorded another breakthrough in the fight against kidnapping and other violent crimes across the State, following the death of a suspected kidnapper and the recovery of one AK-47 rifle loaded with five rounds of live ammunition during a coordinated operation by operatives of the State Anti-Kidnapping Unit (SAKU), in collaboration with some security volunteers. Acting on intelligence gathered during ongoing investigations into recent kidnapping incidents within the State, operatives of SAKU, in the early hours of 18 May 2026, trailed suspected members of a kidnapping syndicate to their hideout in the Ubulu-Okiti…
The Lagos Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has officially commenced “Operation GDUMA,” a special enforcement operation aimed at combating the illegal use of fake diplomatic number plates and tackling the persistent violation of overloading across Lagos State. The operation, which is being conducted simultaneously across eleven states of the Federation, commenced on Monday, 18th May, 2026, and will run through Friday, 22nd May, 2026. The exercise was flagged off on behalf of the Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed mni, FCTA, CPFA, by the Assistant Corps Marshal in charge of Motor Vehicle Administration, ACM Adetunji Oki. Speaking…
L-R: Team Lead, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Fidelity Bank Plc, Victoria Abuka; Personal Assistant to the President on Constituency Affairs, Hon. Khadijat Kareem Omotayo; Branch Leader, Adeola Odeku Branch, Fidelity Bank Plc, Ifeyinwa Asomugha; Surulere Local Government Executive, Anthonia Adenike Adjivon; and First Vice Chairman, Community Development Committee (CDC), Surulere Local Government, Adebayo Odukoya; during the Fidelity Food Bank outreach in Surulere, Lagos recently. Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has reinforced its commitment to community welfare and sustainable development with the distribution of food packs to over 1,500 residents in Surulere, Lagos state. The outreach, executed under the Bank’s…
As the deadline of May 20, 2026, fast approaches, Wema Bank has announced the last call for submissions for children and teens interested in participating in becoming MD/CEO of Wema Bank for one day. Launched in May 2025 as part of Wema Bank’s 80th anniversary celebration, the One-Day MD/CEO initiative was introduced by Wema Bank to commemorate Children’s Day in a uniquely unprecedented manner. Inspired by the Bank’s 80th anniversary theme “80 Years of Impact, A Future of Possibilities”, the Wema Bank One-Day MD/CEO initiative served as a bridge between past and future, giving children across Nigeria the…
In Agege, the political ground is shifting. Across Wards, a coalition of stakeholders has publicly rejected former Agege Local Government Chairman Ganiu Egunjobi’s bid for the Lagos State House of Assembly seat representing Agege ConstituencyII. The message is blunt and unified: “We can’t endure this again.” For many in the community, the rejection is less about one election and more about closing a chapter they say was marked by marginalization and stifled participation. The core grievance is simple: broken trust. Stakeholders allege that during his eight-year tenure as Agege LG Chairman, Egunjobi sidelined party members and community…
At least 100 deaths have been reported in an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with more than 390 cases suspected, the head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has told the BBC. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the outbreak an international emergency. The current strain of Ebola is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, for which there are no approved drugs or vaccines. There are also two confirmed cases and one death in Uganda, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This unfortunate incident is coming after…