Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Access Holdings Director Roosevelt Ogbonna Resigns From Board, Remains Access Bank MD Access Holdings Plc has made public the resignation of Mr. Roosevelt Ogbonna, a Non-Executive Director, from its Board after three and a half years of dedicated service. The announcement was made in a statement released on Tuesday and signed by the Company Secretary, Sunday Ekwochi. According to the statement, Mr. Ogbonna will continue in his role as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, the Group’s flagship banking subsidiary. The company explained that his resignation became necessary to ensure compliance with the Central Bank…

Airtel Nigeria CTO Highlights Key Network Initiatives To Benefit From Doubled Investments Airtel Nigeria has said that its recently doubled investments will directly accelerate critical network initiatives including nationwide coverage expansion, capacity augmentation through spectrum acquisition, fibre rollout, and satellite partnerships with Starlink and OneWeb. Chief Technology Officer, Harmanpreet Dhillon, announced these initiatives during an appearance on NTA International’s and NTA News24’s Economy Watch programme, where he reaffirmed Airtel’s commitment to building a more resilient and inclusive digital infrastructure for Nigeria. “Airtel’s priority is nationwide coverage, complemented by robust capacity augmentation through additional radios on 2G and 4G, alongside upgrades…

NAFDAC Warns Against Postinor-2 Pills, Original And Fake Identification NAFDAC, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, has warned Nigerians about the circulation of fake Postinor-2 emergency contraceptive pills. In a statement signed by Director-General Mojisola Adeyeye, NAFDAC revealed that the counterfeit pills were reported by the Society for Family Health (SFH), the official distributor of Postinor-2 in Nigeria, which confirmed that the suspicious batches were not imported by the company. How to Detect Fake Postinor-2 Pills According to NAFDAC, fake Postinor-2 can be identified through these packaging errors; * Smaller font size on the PIN verification…

For Educational Transformation, Otunba Gbenga Daniel Recognized with Public Service Excellence Award Senator Otunba Gbenga Daniel Senator Otunba Gbenga Daniel, former Governor of Ogun State and current representative of Ogun East Senatorial District, has been honoured with a Public Service Excellence Award for his transformative involvement in Nigeria’s educational sector and public service. The prestigious award was presented by the Association of Nigerian University Professional Administrators (ANUPA) – Eminent Personality Forum, Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) Chapter, during a ceremony held at Ijagun, Ogun State. Senator Daniel was specifically honoured for his pivotal role in upgrading the former Tai…

Akindele Gives Marital Wisdom Nuggets For Ladies Funke Akindele Let’s stop sugarcoating. You can marry beauty. You can marry brains. You can marry potential. But if she’s stubborn, difficult, and disrespectful? You didn’t marry a partner—you married a problem. Because marriage doesn’t collapse from outside enemies. It collapses when the war lives in your house. Let’s break it down: 1. Stubborn Women Don’t Grow—They Repeat Try to correct her? She digs in. Try to show her a better way? She doubles down. She’d rather sink the ship than admit she’s steering it wrong. And the worst part? Her pride becomes…

Dangote Recertifies All Truck Drivers, Installing Cameras On CNG Trucks To enforce zero tolerance for auto crashes, the Dangote Articulated Trucks Drivers Training School (DATDTS), in collaboration with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), is implementing stricter entry requirements for aspiring drivers. This development comes as Dangote Cement Plc undertakes the recertification and screening of all its truck drivers at the company’s Obajana plant in Kogi State. Speaking to newsmen at the Obajana Plant, Head of Transport, Dangote Cement Plc, Mr. Murilo Silva, said as part of efforts to promote safe driving and achieve zero road crashes, the company has…

Omolola Wins Team Nigeria’s First Gold at C’Wealth Weightlifting In India The National Sports Commission (NSC) has praised Didih Onome Omolola for shining as winner of Nigeria’s first gold medal in the women’s 53kg at the ongoing Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Ahmedabad, India on Tuesday. This follows Ruth Nyong Asuquo’s silver medal victory in the 48kg junior women category on Monday. NSC chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko, said he believed that with Onome’s golden lift, the floodgate of medals for Team Nigeria has been opened. “This championship will serve as qualifiers for the Commonwealth Games next year, meaning that it’s imperative…

NECO lists hall requirements as CBT exams commences November 2025 The National Examinations Council has confirmed it will phase out the traditional paper-pencil method. Beginning with the November/December 2025 SSCE External, all examinations will now be conducted using a full computer-based system. The Federal Government in July revealed that privately-owned CBT centres and others belonging to public institutions would be fully deployed in the conduct of the school-based SSCE by 2026. https://punchng.com/fg-to-shift-all-waec-neco-exams-to-cbt-by-2026/ In a statement shared with PUNCH Online on Wednesday, the Council said, “The National Examinations Council (NECO) has concluded arrangements to migrate from paper pencil to computer-based examination,…

African Film Press to launch Critics Prize at Lagos Surreal16 festival Tambay Obenson (Akoroko), Jennifer Ochieng (Sinema Focus), Ikeade Oriade (What Kept Me Up). Photo: African Film Press / David Wambula African Film Press, an alliance of independent film platforms across the continent, has announced the unveil of the AFP Critics Prize, a new award designed to spotlight African critical voices in film festivals. The prize, inspired by the prestigious FIPRESCI Prize, will debut at the Surreal16 Film Festival (S16) scheduled to hold in Lagos in December 2025. According to AFP, in a statement made available to PUNCH Online on…

Int’l Youth Day: Dangote Reiterates Commitment to Empowerment Youths at Dangote Cement celebration of International Youth Day at Obajana Cement plant The Dangote Cement Plc has marked the International Youth Day at its Obajana plant, Kogi State with commitment to empowerment of the youths. This was disclosed in a press release by the company. Speaking at the event, the Plant Director Nawabuddin Azad, who was represented by the General Manager, Social Performance, Ademola Adeyemi, said the company’s policy is in alignment with the United Nations’ ideals of empowering the youth to enable them to play significant roles in social and…