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Top Accounting Firm, Gbenga Badejo & co Elevates Two

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4 years ago

July 20, 2021

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Gbenga Badejo and Co. (Chartered Accountants & Tax Practitioners) a Correspondent Firm of Reanda International which is an International Network of Independent Accounting and Consulting Firms with 41 Member Firms and over 250 Partners with 4,500 staff in 147 locations across the globe including Asia, Africa, Middle East and Europe has made new appointments.

In its bid to reposition the firm for current and future expansion and consolidating on our local and international network base, especially with the recent international partnership and its attendant positive impact on our business frontier with Reanda International, the company is delighted to announce the elevation of two of its key staff (Mr. Olawale Wemimo and Mr. Emmanuel Ogiaga).

A statement from the Lagos-based firm reads “We continue to focus on attracting and retaining the best people with diverse skill sets and experience. We are committed to investing in the future of our business and I am delighted to congratulate and welcome these talented staff to their new role”

MR. OLAWALE WEMIMO, ACA

Mr. Wemimo is an HND graduate of Accounting. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in November 2011 and has been with the firm for over 10years.

By dint of hardwork and superior cutting-edge professional service delivery, he rose to the capacity of Principal Manager before being promoted to act in the capacity of Chief Operating Officer (COO).

MR. EMMANUEL OGIAGA, FCA

Mr. Ogiaga qualified as an Associate Accounting Technician (AAT) in December 2006 and qualified in record time as a Chartered Accountant in December 2009. He became a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) in May 2021.

He has spent 7 qualitative years with the firm, adding immense value to audit and advisory services every step of the way.

He has been elevated from his current position as a Manager to the position of Principal Manager.

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Defence Gulps Lion Share As Tinubu Presents N58.47trn 2026 Budget to NASS

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11 hours ago

December 19, 2025

Eric

President Bola Tinubu has presented a budget of N58.47 trillion for the 2026 fiscal year to a joint session of the National Assembly, with capital recurrent (non‑debt) expenditure standing at N15.25 trillion.

Tinubu presented the budget on Friday, pegging the capital expenditure at N26.08 trillion and putting the crude oil benchmark at US$64.85 per barrel.

He said the expected total revenue is N34.33 trillion, projected total expenditure: N58.18 trillion, including N15.52 trillion for debt servicing. The budget is N23.85 trillion, representing 4.28% of GDP.

The budget was anchored on a crude oil production of 1.84 million barrels per day, and an exchange rate of N1,400 to the US Dollar for the 2026 fiscal year.

In terms of sectoral allocation, defence and security took the lion’s share with N 5.41 trillion, followed by infrastructure at N3.56 trillion.

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Mike Adenuga, Emmanuel Macron Hold High-Powered Meeting in Paris

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2 days ago

December 18, 2025

Eric

Accomplished billionaire businessman and Commander of the French Légion d’Honneur, Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr., GCON, CdrLH, has held a private meeting with the French President, Emmanuel Macron.

The two powerful citizens of the world held the meeting on Wednesday at the historic Élysée Palace in Paris.

The high-level engagement underscores the longstanding relationship between Dr. Adenuga and the French Republic, as well as his continued relevance in global business and diplomatic circles.

A respected industrialist and philanthropist, Adenuga has been widely acknowledged for his contributions to economic development, telecommunications, energy, and humanitarian causes across Africa and beyond.

The meeting adds to Dr. Adenuga’s growing profile as a bridge between African enterprise and international leadership.

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Free at Last: Burkina Faso Releases 11 Nigerian Soldiers, Aircraft

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2 days ago

December 18, 2025

Eric

Burkina Faso has released Nigerian soldiers who were detained after their aircraft made a forced landing in the Sahelian country earlier this month, Nigerian officials said.

The release followed a diplomatic intervention by President Bola Tinubu, who dispatched a high-level delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, to meet Burkina Faso’s Military Leader, Ibrahim Traoré, on Wednesday.

In a statement, Alkasim Abdulkadir, Tuggar’s spokesperson, said both sides resolved the matter amicably and secured the release of the Nigerian Air Force pilots and crew.

The soldiers had been held for nearly two weeks after the Confederation of Sahel States (AES) described the aircraft’s landing as an “unfriendly act” carried out in defiance of international law.

The Nigerian Air Force, however, said the crew encountered a technical issue that required a precautionary landing in Bobo-Dioulasso, the nearest available airfield. It said the landing complied with standard safety procedures and international aviation protocols.