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Admin I Wednesday, Dec.02.25 LAGOS, Nigeria- Every November, the world turns its attention to the health and wellbeing of men, an important but often neglected conversation. This year, Access Holdings embraced the moment with renewed purpose, rolling out a comprehensive, groupwide campaign across the African subsidiaries of its Banking Group to promote awareness, early detection, mental resilience, and community support for men. Staff wore blue ribbons every Thursday, creating a visual rhythm throughout the month, and the subsidiary incorporated posters, digital visuals, and targeted communication to ensure that both employees and the public received clear information about men’s…
Admin I Wednesday, Dec.02.2025 LAGOS, Nigeria – Stanbic IBTC Capital, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings, has been honoured with four significant awards at the 2025 Association of Issuing Houses of Nigeria (AIHN) Investment Banking Awards. This recognition reinforces its position as a leader in Nigeria’s financial sector. The recent award ceremony, held in Lagos, highlighted remarkable contributions to the nation’s capital markets under the theme “Inspiring Excellence, Shaping the Future.” This year’s AIHN awards provided a platform to celebrate outstanding achievements within the investment banking and capital markets landscape; uniting leading issuing houses, corporate entities, regulators, and other…
Paulos Legesse, Emirates Nigeria Country Manager welcoming the Paulos Legesse, Emirates Nigeria Country Manager, welcoming the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Abuja, H.E. Salem Saeed Musabbeh Al Mahyoubi Al Shamsi. Admin I Wednesday, Dec.02.2025 LAGOS – As Nigeria rolls out its first ever “Culture Meter Index”, Emirates has been honoured with the Travel Gold Award of Excellence for Connecting Africa to the World and in recognition of its outstanding contribution to African tourism, trade, and cultural exchange. The Award was presented at the Africa Tourism & Creative Economy Expo (AFTCREE), in partnership with Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture…
Admin I Wednesday, Dec.02.2025 PORT HARCOURT – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will confer the Distinguished Award for Excellence in Infrastructure Delivery and Sustainable Regional Growth on the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, on December 7, 2025. A letter signed by the Permanent Secretary (General Services Office) for the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mohammed Sanusi Danjuma, stated that Ogbuku would be honoured at the forthcoming Nigeria Excellence Awards in Public Service (NEAPS) organized by The Best Strategic (TBS) Media in collaboration with the Office of the Secretary to the Government…
By SCM SPORT REPORTER MOORE LANE – The Peninsula Stadium, home of the ‘Class of 92’ dreamers, is usually a place of hope and compact, intimate atmosphere. But last night, the floodlights shaped like the Salford City badge bore witness to a humiliation of epic, brutal proportions as Rotherham United ripped the heart out of the Ammies with a jaw-dropping 7-2 demolition job. Moor Lane—the old ground’s affectionate name—felt less like a tight, modern theatre of football and more like a training ground as the Millers went on a rampage that left the League Two side reeling. For a…
By SCM Football Writer VALE PARK -The hallowed, if chilly, turf of Vale Park was transformed into a footballing torture chamber last night as Port Vale delivered a brutal, five-star demolition job on hapless Barnsley. The 5-0 hammering in the EFL Trophy not only secured the Valiants a place in the last 16 but sent a thunderous message across the leagues: when this place is rocking, anything is possible. For years, Vale Park, nestled snugly in Burslem, has been waiting for a night like this. It’s a ground steeped in history, where the ghosts of legends like Roy Sproson…
By SCM Sports Writer DONCASTER — It was a night when the famous Eco-Power Stadium truly lived up to its name in the English Football League, EFL with Doncaster Rovers going home with a sweet victory. A sensational surge of attacking football, powered by a Billy Sharp hat-trick, saw Doncaster Rovers fire an electrifying 5-1 warning shot to the rest of the EFL Trophy. The atmosphere crackled under the floodlights of their modern home ground as Rovers utterly dismantled rivals Chesterfield, sealing their spot in the last 16 with a five-star performance that will be talked about on…
By SCM Sports Correspondent LUTON, BEDFORDSHIRE — It might be the grandest stage in English football now, but the old ground still has a few secrets left in its back pocket. Kenilworth Road, the venerable home of Premier League side Luton Town, may have traded its Championship status for the glitz of the top flight, but on Tuesday night, it was the raw, unadulterated passion of the EFL Trophy that lit up its famous, tight confines. And what a show it was! The Hatters’ second-string ran riot, delivering a stunning 4-0 thrashing to Exeter City to book their place…
By SCM Staff Writer CARDIFF CITY STADIUM – It was meant to be a showcase for the future, a night for the Bluebirds’ bright young things to shine under the powerful lights of the Cardiff City Stadium. Instead, this stunning 33,000-seat arena became the stage for a spectacular, five-goal mugging as AFC Wimbledon ripped the Welsh side to shreds in a frankly embarrassing 1-5 EFL Trophy defeat. In a ground built for Premier League thunder, the atmosphere was more library than football fortress. A paltry 2,107 souls turned up, leaving the vast, silent blue seats as stark witnesses to…
By SCM SPORTS REPORTER BOLTON – The Toughsheet Community Stadium was rocking last night as Bolton Wanderers secured a comfortable 3-0 victory over Bradford City, marching into the last 16 of the English Football League, EFL Trophy. But while the three points were a welcome bonus, the real winner was the spectacle itself, housed within the dramatic architecture of the Trotters’ grand home. Under the iconic gabled roof of their fortress—once the Reebok, then the Macron, then the University of Bolton Stadium, and now bearing the name of a local hero—Steven Schumacher’s side treated the modest but vocal 2,500…
