GTBank wins 2016 African Bank of the Year Africa Banker Awards

Foremost African financial institution; Guaranty Trust Bank plc has been named the African Bank of the Year at this year’s African Banker Awards. The Awards was presented during a prestigious gala dinner on 23rd May Ahmedabad, India, on the sidelines of the Annual Meeting of African Development Bank.

Now in its 11th year, The African Banker Awards is internationally recognized as the landmark finance event to reward achievements, commend best practices and celebrate excellence in African banking. The award provides a platform to bring together industry leaders from across Africa, celebrate the achievements of those driving economic growth and shaping the future of Africa.

Global Link Hosts Friends at Mokland Hotel Ota

Socialite and CEO of 214 Global Link, Alhaji Ajelara Olayiwola, will be throwing party for his friends in marking one year anniversary of management of Mokland Hotel.

The gig which comes up last weekend of April, 2017, will key into the regular Thursdays karaoke and high life evening, Friday night club, Saturday family hang out and Sunday pool side party.

The management of Mokland Hotel was taken over by 214global link barely one year ago with the edifice wearing an attractive look now.  Bringing on board the expertise from 214 Global hotel, the management has turned a once dead structure to beehive of exciting activities for fun lovers weekly. The Hotel has a bubbling bar that has become the toast of fun seekers in the state.  From impeccable service of its attendants, the jockeying skills of the DJ, the variety of their drinks, the gadgets décor, space both indoor and outdoor, Mokland Hotel Ota, according to fun seekers is on top of the entertainment offerings in Ogun State.

Mr. Abiodun Olaniyi, General Manager of Mokland Hotel Ota, claimed the hotel is leaving no stone on torch to make the weeklong event a memorable one.

“Since the takeover of Mokland by 214 global link, we have become a one stop spot for fun lovers, no matter your age category and your spiritual lives, we have what satisfies every human who crave for best hospitality treatment. Our pricing is best among equal despite the high standard we maintain, what we offer in terms of edibles is second to none and we pride ourselves as professionals who knows what hospitality bisuiness is all about.  With the anniversary in view, activities to make the occasion a memorable one has been slated in our bid to get friends, well-wishers and business associates to storm Ota, the industrial hub of Ogun state for the shindig”

Sources said that the socialite is leaving no stone untouched in his bid to get friends, well-wishers and business associates to storm Ota, the industrial hub of Ogun state for the shindig.

Mokland Hotel Ota, located on Sango-Toll Gate ilo awela road, a 2min drive away from Palms Ota is a new meaning to nightclubbing in Ota, being the hottest right now.

BEST ONLINE BUSINESS IN 2017 – THE TRADE COIN CLUB

When Bitcoin Came into the lime light, it was barely nothing. I remember an article in 2013 where a man bought a burger with 10,000 Bitcoin.

If that individual still has the 10,000 Bitcoin (or BTC) in 2017, the he would be $10,344,400 (NGN 3,620,540,000) richer. I guess the man’s second and even third Generation won’t need to labour so much

To cut the long story short, if you have not invested in Bitcoins yet, you need to. In the next couple of years, Bitcoin is going to be worth up to $2000 per Bitcoin. As at the time of this post, 1BTC - $1035.Hence if you have just 1BTC, you have a whooping NGN 450,000 (using 450 as the exchange rate).

‘Buhari Should Sack All His Ministers And Economic Advisers’ -AMPON Chairman, Wole Arisekola

Publisher and Chairman of the Association of Online Media Practitioners of Nigeria (AMPON) Wole Arisekola has queried the approach of the Buhari administration to its anti-corruption crusade.

Though many see the war against corruption as timely; especially to restore the nation’s dignity, retrieve her collective wealth stolen by the few, and put the nation on the path of greatness, others see the war as lopsided, vendetta, apparently, targeted at the opposition to the government.

In his recently expressed open mind opinion, tagged ‘School of Thought’, Arisekola averred that the war against graft must be fought within known conventions, rather than on spontaneous intuition without concrete evidence.

Goje“I give you a very good example. Look at the case of Danjuma Goje, former Gombe State governor. He has no reason to be in court. He is one of the best Governors that this country has ever produced. When his state was collecting the lowest allocation in the country, he built roads, built an airport, built a university. He did so many wonderful things in that state. Can you compare Gombe State with Zamfara State now? They were created at the same time. But the difference is clear because Goje transformed the state. But every day, you read on the pages of newspapers that Danjuma Goje is being taken to court. Why? You are supposed to judge people on the basis of their performance. There is no former Governor in this country that can claim he outperformed Danjuma Goje. He is an example of good governance in this country. And you have so many people that spent about 99 per cent of their allocations on frivolities walking freely in town”, he said.

Algerian Winger, Riyad Mahrez Wins GLO-CAF African Player Of The Year 2016 …Full List of Winners

History was made on Thursday, 5 January 2017 at the International Conference Centre in Abuja with the coronation of Algerian winger Riyad Mahrez as African Player of the Year 2016 and Ugandan goalie, Denis Onyango as African Player of the Year – Based in Africa 2016.

Mahrez, 25, becomes the first Algerian and the maiden North African to win the prestigious individual honour in African football since its inception by the Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) in 1992.

Poor Performance, Lack of Market Confidence made Skye Bank Emerged Worst Performing Stocks In 2016

Sequel to change of management that recently took place with Skye bank, the financial institution has been plagued with many odds. Most recent is the poor performance of the bank in the latest Nigeria stock marketing rating.

Forte Oil Plc, Skye Bank and others have emerged the worst performing stocks in 2016 in percentage terms after statistics obtained from the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) showed their depreciation value, which dropped by 74.42 per cent and 68.35 per cent respectively.

LIST OF BUHARI’S UNDER PERFORMING MINISTERS!

When their names made President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial list, many Nigerians, acquainted of their impressive resumes, were full of high expectations about the positive contributions they would make to the administration. But not so anymore, as just a little over a year after their appointment as ministers, they are seen to have gone into hibernation. This report spotlights those ministers that Nigerians have ‘forgotten,’ either on account of what is believed to be their poor visibility or underperformance.

Dr. Kayode Fayemi

Though the name of the ministry has since been changed from the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development to the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, observers believe that not much has changed or been witnessed in this sector full of economic potentials.

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development Dr. Kayode Fayemi had on assumption of office pledged his commitment to developing the solid minerals sector, while ironically pointing at the government’s own inadequacies at identifying what is good for Nigeria and mustering the will to promote it.

He initially came across as one of the top five in Buhari’s cabinet that have the expertise and experience to see the government deliver on all its promises to the Nigerian voter.

Also, given the policy of the Buhari-administration on diversification, Nigerians expected his ministry to be in the lead in generating non-oil revenue for the nation.

He identified limited infrastructure, insufficient geological data, limited corporate federalism, illegal artisanal mining community challenges, weak institutional capacity and insufficient funding as the bane of the sector and promised to take these numerous challenges head on, and deliver on the Federal Government’s vision, of building a mining sector that Nigerians can be proud of 30 years or more from now.

However, with over a year in office, Fayemi has not recorded any visible success in addressing the challenges he identified as bedeviling the solid mineral sector.

Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau