Author: Kwara Reporters

The First Bank of Nigeria Holdings has appointed Nigerian billionaire and businessman, Femi Otedola, as the new chairman of its board of directors.Otedola, who recently expressed his excitement about his return to the Forbes African Billionaires list after a seven-year hiatus, takes over from the outgoing Chairman of the board, Alhaji Ahmad Abdullahi.Sharing a picture of the announcement on his Instagram page, he wrote, “Interesting”, and added smiley and dollar emojis.”The 61-year-old entrepreneur currently sits at number 20 on the list with a net worth of $1.1bn.According to Forbes, the wealth of the 2024 list of 20 billionaires rose to…

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, says there is no going back on the relocation of the headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) from Abuja to Lagos. “We are going ahead. The directive has been given,” the minister said matter-of-factly on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday.Senator Ali Ndume from Borno South as well as chieftains of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Northern Elders Forum ( NEF) and other northern groups had kicked against the moves by FAAN and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), insinuating that it was an attempt to marginalise the…

By Alawode Abdulfatah Historically, Kwara state has been blessed with richly vocal, educated and fearless elite who have played a pivotal role in shaping the political landscape of the state, often standing as bulwarks against misgovernance and maladministration. One remembers with fond memories, the giant contributions of the likes of Lanre Kawu of the Dailytrust fame; Lanre Issa-Onilu of the Thisday fame; the razor sharp pen of Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi and how he gave sleepless night to the Sarakis of old still lingers. What about Prof. Faruq Kperogi and Prof. Adesanmi of blessed memory? What of Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo, Hon. Yinka Ajia,…

The Federal Government is set to ban single-use plastic products (SUPs) and styrofoam in ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). The Minister of State for Environment, Iziaq Salako, gave the indication in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, during a workshop and capacity building for chemicals and waste handlers, held on Tuesday.The minister, who commending the state government for the initiative, highlighted some of the measures being taken to promote circular economy which include strengthening relevant policies and institutional framework, building the capacity of manufacturers and producers to embrace the principle of cleaner production and enforcement of national policies on chemical management.The minister…

Managing Director of Mainstream, Audu Lamu, has said that hand over by the Federal Government of over the $1.3 billion Zungeru Power Plant to Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited will drastically reduce the current instability of the national grid. He stated that the addition of 700MW clean energy remained critical for Nigeria as part of measures to deal with the environmental impacts of burning fossil fuel. He spoke when the Acting Director General of BPE, Ignatius Ayewoh, presented a certificate of the handover of Zungeru Power Plant to Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited.According to him, the development would take away the challenges associated…

On a chilly Tuesday morning, Baba Ridiwan, a resident of Joromo Isin community, embarked on a journey to the FUFU community to seek treatment for his about six-month-old baby exhibiting symptoms of malaria.Accompanied by his wife, who held the baby on her back while riding pillion on a motorcycle, the couple covered several miles to reach the Primary Health Care Center in FUFU for the baby’s malaria treatment.Navigating through treacherous roads and challenging weather conditions, the couple arrived at the health center only to find themselves waiting for several minutes, as health officials attended to other patients.In their eagerness to…

Spanish police on Monday said they had busted the owners of a funeral parlour in Valencia for allegedly selling dead bodies to university research departments for 1,200 euros per corpse.The four suspects, two owners and two employees, also helped the universities dispose of the bodies after they had been studied by incinerating them or disposing of their dismembered parts in other coffins slated for cremation.Most of the bodies were of people without any family.The suspects “falsified documentation to get the bodies from hospitals and retirement homes in order to later sell them to universities for research for 1,200 ($1,300) per…

You were a senior lecturer before serving in the government of former Governor Bukola Saraki as Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of the state. Can you share your experiences during this period?To correct you, I was an associate professor when I joined the administration of Governor Bukola Saraki before the end of his glorious first term. I was equally in my late 30s then. But even as I joined his government, my scholarly passion was still there, so I continued teaching at the University of Ilorin. However, I resolved then that I would not apply for the next rank…

No fewer than four persons were reported dead when gunmen struck at the Ohii junction located on the Owerri-Orlu Road in Imo State on Monday.PUNCH Metro learnt that two of the victims were reportedly policemen on duty in the area.Our correspondent saw a video clip circulating on various social media platforms showing the lifeless bodies of the victims.A Facebook user, Anyaeri Bright, who shared a video clip of the incident, confirmed to our correspondent that two policemen and two civilians lost their lives in the attack.Our correspondent gathered that the fleeing gunmen opened fire at the junction which claimed the…

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Segun Sowunmi, has slammed the Federal Government for “running the economy on palliatives” since the removal of petrol subsidy some eight months ago.Sowunmi, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday, called on the President Bola Tinubu administration to increase workers’ salaries in earnest.With 28.92% inflation rate, 33.93% food Inflation, 18.75% interest rate, over 133 million multidimensionally poor Nigerians, 33.3% unemployment rate, Naira exchange rate at over N1400/US$ in the parallel market, price per litre of petrol at over N600, and many more, Nigerians have not had it…