By JKNewsMedia FIDELITY BANK PLC has added another feather to its cap, securing the coveted title of Nigeria’s Best Private Bank at the 2025 Euromoney Awards for Excellence, held at The Savoy in London. The recognition marks a significant achievement for the tier-one lender, underscoring its exceptional service in the private banking sector. E...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter RENEWED NATIONAL effort to stabilise Nigeria’s long-troubled power sector is gaining traction, with the Federal Government pledging full-scale reforms and strategic partnerships aimed at transforming energy infrastructure across the country. Federal Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, reaffirm...
By JKNewsMedia FRESH RESOLVE to build bridges across Nigeria’s oil and gas landscape dominated talks as the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Mr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, pledged to deliver measurable progress amid long-standing bureaucratic hurdles and underwhelming crude production. ...
By JKNewsMedia RECOGNITION FILLED the air in Lagos on Thursday night as Julius Berger Nigeria PLC secured the title of Best Construction and Infrastructure Company of the Decade at the 2025 West Africa Innovation Awards. The event, dedicated to spotlighting excellence and industry-defining creativity, placed the engineering heavyweight at the...
By Joke Kujenya TO CHOKE off the importation of substandard, counterfeit, and expired medicines into Nigeria, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is tightening its regulatory net on pharmaceutical exports from China and India. The agency announced it is ramping up its Clean Report of Inspection and Analys...
By JKNewsMedia THE MUCH-anticipated premiere of Radio Voice took centre stage last Sunday at the Alliance Francaise Mike Adenuga Centre in Ikoyi, Lagos. The event, which celebrated the release of this powerful film about resilience and transformation, saw an array of Nollywood stars and high-profile guests in attendance. Starring Richard Mofe...
By Esther Olaifa, JKNewsMedia Reporter TRANSACTION CHARGES on money transfers have been scrapped by one of Nigeria’s financial institutions, Sterling Bank, marking a landmark shift in the country’s banking landscape. The no-fee policy applies exclusively to users of the bank’s digital app, OneBank, making it the first major player in th...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter BENEATH THE lights of Abuja’s Transcorp Hilton, Julius Berger Nigeria PLC orchestrated an evening of tributes, transition and forward-looking ambition as it formally bid farewell to its outgoing Board Chairman, Mutiu Sunmonu, CON, and welcomed his successor, Engr. Goni Sheikh. The company, a corners...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE SENATE Committee on Works has called for accelerated progress on the long-awaited Bodo-Bonny Road, urging contractor Julius Berger Nigeria Plc to ramp up efforts and meet the December completion deadline. During a weekend oversight visit to the 35.7-kilometre infrastructure project in Rivers Sta...
By JKNewsMedia SEVEN LOW-income communities in Abuja’s Mabushi district received food supplies under a major relief effort spearheaded by leading financial institution Fidelity Bank Plc. The intervention, part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy, was executed through the Fidelity Food Bank initiative. Officials of the bank d...
