By IkeChukwu Unegbe Esq. It would be correct to say that praying is the key means or mode through which we do communicate with our Creator and hope to secure His blessings, guidance, and protection. Of course, this implies praying in the right way! Fasting, which could mean to ‘inwardly attune oneself through abstention from […]
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Many Nigerians have continued to decry the increasing price of drugs and called for an intervention from the Federal Government. Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, said the continuous increase in the prices of drugs was no longer sustainable. NAN reports […]
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Wema Bank has extended condolences to the Board, Management, and Staff of Access Holdings PLC, owners of Access Bank, over the tragic and untimely death of their group Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Herbert Wigwe, on Friday. Wema Bank said in a statement signed by its Managing Director/CEO, Moruf Oseni, that Wigwe’s loss is not only […]
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NDLEA officer inspects Hajj pilgrims. Photo: Premium Times The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) yesterday warned intending pilgrims for this year’s Hajj against hiding prohibited items in their luggage while departing for Saudi Arabia. Assistant Commander, Narcotic Aisha Hamisu, issued the warning while addressing prospective pilgrims in Kano at the opening of the state […]
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | Image: ERIC BARADAT-AFP via Getty Images Stakeholders in the financial sector have continued to mourn the death of the Group Chief Executive Officer, Access Holdings, Dr. Herbert Wigwe, his wife, son, and former Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group, Mr Abimbola Ogunbanjo. Reacting on her X platform handle, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director […]
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Nigeria Customs Service The pang of hunger ravaging the country has been given a major boost by the spot rate adopted by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to calculate import duties. While defending the upward movement of the import rate recently, the Service insisted that it does not fix the rate but simply applies the […]
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The Super Eagles take a group photo before their AFCON 2023 semi-final game against South Africa. Photo: AFP The past three weeks have seen a resurgence of patriotism among Nigerians, even in these dire times. A great percentage of the over 200 million people inhabiting the country are striving to survive the harsh economic situation, […]
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Vice President, Kashim Shettima (centre), celebrating with Super Eagles and their officials in their dressing room after Wednesday’s semifinal victory over South Africa. • Urges national team to make Nigeria, Africa proud• Cardiac society warns Nigerians against over-excitement President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead a presidential team to cheer […]
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A chopper transporting the CEO of Access Bank and Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe, and about five others aboard has crashed in California, United States. The chopper, identified as a Eurocopter EC 130, was headed to Las Vegas when it crashed last Friday night near Nipton, between Nevada and California. The United States Federal Aviation Administration […]
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The board of Access Holdings Plc will soon announce an acting Group Chief Executive Officer to replace its late CEO, Herbert Wigwe. The company, in a statement on Sunday, confirmed Wigwe’s death alongside his wife and son in a helicopter crash in the United States on Friday. According to the statement signed by the Group […]
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