Abuja Media Circle

A press statement has been released by the Presidency concerning a 10-day vacation President Buhari is about to undertake, to enable him to rest and also see an E.N.T (Ear. Nose. Throat) Specialist in London. The statement reads, President Muhammadu Buhari will take 10 days off and travel to London on Monday June 6th  to rest. During the holiday, he will see an E.N.T. specialist for a persistent ear infection. The President was examined by his Personal Physician and an E.N.T Specialist in Abuja and was treated. Both Nigerian doctors recommended further evaluation purely as a precaution. FEMI ADESINA Special Adviser (Media and Publicity)

Foremost African financial institution; Guaranty Trust Bank plc has once again reaffirmed its position as a leading global brand with the recent recognition of its Managing Director/CEO; SegunAgbaje as African Banker of the Year during the 2016 African Banker Awards that took place on the sidelines of the AfDB annual meeting on Wednesday, 25th May, 2016 in Lusaka, Zambia Now in its 10th 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 and celebrate the achievements of those driving economic growth in Africa. Speaking at the exclusive Gala Dinner at the Intercontinental Hotel attended by over 400 financiers, business leaders, and influential personalities and policy makers, Omar Ben Yedder, Group Publisher of African Banker magazine said “Over the years, I have been pr...

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently studying the gazette signed by late President Umaru Yar’Adua on the Niger Delta crisis as one of the possible ways of tackling the renewed violence being orchestrated by the Niger Delta Avengers in the region, Sunday Punch has learnt. The purpose of revisiting the gazette, it was further learnt, was to ensure that all the agreements contained in the document were implemented by the Federal Government. The development is coming at a time the destruction of oil facilities in the Niger Delta by the militants has crippled crude oil production and power supply. By Friday, power generation was said to have dropped to 2,832.5MW because of the attacks. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, confirmed to a Punch correspondent on Saturday that the Federal Government was doing all within its ability to restore peace to the Niger Delta. Adesina listed some of the steps being taken to include consultations and the re...