Interviews

Dr. Ayoola Oduntan has practiced as a veterinarian since 1990 and has become an authority the younger veterinarians can look up to due to his immense experience. In this interview granted after a clinical seminar organised by the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association, Lagos State chapter to mark the World Veterinary day 2019, Oduntan expressed worry about quackery in the profession. …

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Recently, Mrs. Patience Maseli retired from the Directorate of Petroleum Resources (DPR) as a Deputy Director after 35 years of meritorious service. The first child and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Akpokene, Maseli holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Botany from the University of Benin and a Master of Science degree in Petroleum Geology from the University of Port …

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Recently, members of the Christian Press Association of Nigeria (CPAN) engaged the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina. He was the group’s guest at the maiden edition of its Breakfast meeting series. Adesina took the opportunity to iron out issues  about his faith, person, office  and President Buhari, stating that the President means …

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The Head, Consumer Liability Products, Diamond Bank, Mr. Osita Ede, in this interview says the bank’s ongoing business combination deal with Access Bank Plc will bring about a stronger institution that will be beneficial to customers. Read excerpts below: Diamond Bank has a lot of retail products and the Diamondxtra is one of them. With the business combination deal with Access Bank, …

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Just like the Biblical Deborah who served as a Judge in Israel, Evangelist Deborah Modupe Itopa is a courageous woman prepared to take on the mantle of leadership. Born and bred in Plateau State, she is contesting for a Senatorial seat at the Federal Capital Territory on the platform of Justice Must Prevail Party (JMPP). With a track record of …

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The Federal Government is harmonizing the various frameworks/plans for humanitarian and development assistance to the Northeast region into a costed Multi-Year Humanitarian Development Nexus Plan (2019-2021), which implementation is expected to commence in 2019. This was disclosed in Abuja on Tuesday by the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, at a breakfast meeting organized to appreciate …

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What are some the initiatives the SEC is implementing to boost investors’ confidence? We are doing a lot to boost investors’ confidence in our market. But I want to say that both local and foreign investors are very good for the market. For instance the foreign investors, because they trade their shares all of the time it leads to price …

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The Nigerian Capital Market Committee (CMC) held its second quarterly meeting for the year 2018 on Thursday, August 9, 2018. The meeting is a periodic gathering of stakeholders in the Nigerian capital market to discuss capital market related matters. Ag. Director General, Ms Mary Uduk spoke with journalists on the outcome of the meeting. The CMC recently held in Lagos. …

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Former Vice President and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential hopeful, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has stressed the need to drastically reduce the growing rate of unemployment in the country by creating jobs for the teeming youth in order to forestall its devastating backlash. Atiku stated this Enugu on Thursday, August 16,2018 during continuation of his nationwide visit ahead the party’s presidential …

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Surveyor Efik is the National Coordinator, Climate Change Network Nigeria (CCN-Nigeria), the organization with a bias for dialogues and media training on Climate Change in Nigeria. Efik spoke to journalists after a media training the CCN-Nigeria organized in collaboration with Climate Action Network in Lagos recently. According to him, Climate Change issue should be on the front burner every time …

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