₦airaland Forum

*Dr Sola Adeduntan, MD/CEO First Bank*

Good afternoon Sigma Chief, Old Chiefs and Loyalists. As a no of Sigmites may be aware of, I sit on the Steering Committee of the Private Sector Coalition Against Covid 19 christened CaCovid. The other members of the SC are 1. Aliko Dangote, 2. John Coumatorous, 3. Jim Ovia, 4. Tony Elumelu, 5. Abdulsamad Rabiu, 6. Segun Agbaje, 7. Herbert Wigwe and 8. Godwin Emefiele (CBN Governor). We set up the coalition to pull resources together to support the Government to combat Covid 19 pandemic. Having successfully provided health facilities, diagnostic kits and medications to all the states and Abuja, we realised that the pandemic has destroyed the economic power (whatever that was worth pre Covid) of most Nigerians. We decided to provide food to 1.7m most vulnerable families across the country and we put a substantial resources behind the initiative. The food items we intend to purchase included rice, pasta, noodles, gari, sugar and salt, etc. The challenge was how to purchase those items worth about N15bn without driving inflation. We had to contract this out to various manufacturers and that took time for them to deliver the goods to us. It was only in September and early October that we handed the goods over to the various state governments and FCT. Its therefore a fallacy that the State Governments or Dangote have hoarded those foodstuffs.

As Sigmites it is important that we interrogate information received thoroughly before we share or comment on such information. Significant amount of misinformation are trending on SM. We must be discerning and probing hence we join the fifth columnists in pushing our dear country on to the road to Kigali. I sincerely pray not

This is from Dr Sola Adeduntan, who is the MD/CEO of First Bank

Hoodlums are trying to attack Alakuko Lagos Police Station.Some Area Boys with OP MESA soldiers are trying frantically to prevent the attack.

The head office of Nation Newspapers at Matori, in the Mushin area of Lagos State, has been attacked by suspected hoodlums.

A video of the incident posted online also showed a car on the premises set ablaze by the attackers.

A reporter with the paper confirmed the incident, adding that there was no casualty.

Earlier in the day, Television Continental, aka TVC, in the Ikosi area of Ketu was also set ablaze.


The two media houses were reportedly attacked over their rumoured connection with a former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

Obaseki, how wicked you are....owing 13 months salary and they still voted for him though.

This cant be the first cross dresser in Nigeria. I remember Funmilayo Ranco in Ilesa Osun State. A woman who always dressed like a man in early 60s.

Osirobo

N300 as a fresh graduate in October 1989 at Opebi Lagos. I did the job for one Year. I was able to save to rent a one bedroom flat at Abule Egba. Furnished the apartment and bought a14 inches tv and video. Late 1990, I got a new job for N650 per month. I nearly went crazy. Too much money. Nigeria don finish.