Lekan Sote

Lekan Sote, Journalist, Broadcaster, Accountant, and Public Relations practitioner, has a career that spans business, media, government, accounting, and public relations. He writes a weekly column for The Punch, Nigeria’s most widely read newspaper and The Point Newspaper. He hosts 4th Estate of The Realm, a talk show on UNILAG Radio 103.1FM, Nigeria’s premier university radio. He is also a regular guest on television talk shows. He is the Managing Director of Publica Limited, a public relations, advertising, production, and management consultancy firm. Lekan has a BSc in print journalism, MSc in broadcast journalism, and MBA with specialization in Accounting and Marketing.

Zenith Bank Lights up Ajose Adeogun Street For yuletide Season

In a splendid display, Zenith Bank heralded the Christmas and Yuletide seasons with the Light-Up of Ajose Adeogun Street and Roundabout, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Saturday, 25 November 2023. The Light-Up ceremony was performed by the Group Managing Director/CEO of Zenith Bank Plc, Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu. This year’s Light Up Ceremony, the 17th of its kind, is a Corporate Social Responsibility initiative by Zenith…

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Zenith Bank rewards 2023 Zecathon Winners with massive Cash Prizes

The Third Edition of the Zenith Bank Tech Fair, themed “Future Forward 3.0”, which was held on November 23-24, 2023, at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos has concluded. From the over 500 contestants that participated in the Zenith Hackathon (Zecathon), Sync, a team collaboration and workflow management platform that provides synergy, enables project management,…

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The Road to Local Automobiles

Nigerians must be encouraged by the rollout of the 2000th car off the assembly plant of Chinese automobile manufacturers, GAC Motors, by the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, some weeks ago. But President Bola Tinubu needs to start talking with local talents like a former Director General of National Automotive Design and Development Council, Dr…

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Senators Who Earn Multiple Salaries

Anyone with a good conscience will be thrown into wonderment at the truth after reading the appeal by human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and other senators who are allegedly receiving their “pension” as ex-state governors, even as they legitimately receive their salaries as serving senators. In addition to the…

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It’s Time to Move Nigeria On

Clearly, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, and former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, respectively the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party and Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, won’t congratulate President Bola Tinubu that the Supreme Court has affirmed won the February 23, 2023 presidential election. Doubts about the Supreme Court ruling are…

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Students Fighting the Wrong War

Despite the seeming lull in the agitation by students of public tertiary institutions in Nigeria over the hike in tuition fees, after the removal of fuel subsidy and unification of the foreign exchange rates, it’s still necessary to interrogate the matter. After viewing the film footage of the wailing University of Lagos female student who…

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Zenith Bank Sustains Astounding Performance with Remarkable Triple-digit Growth in Topline and Bottom Line in Q3 2023

Zenith Bank Plc has announced its unaudited results for the third quarter ended 30 September 2023, recording a remarkable triple-digit growth of 114% from N620.6 billion reported in Q3 2022 to N1.33 trillion in Q3 2023. This performance demonstrates the Group’s resilience and strong market share despite a very challenging macroeconomic environment. According to the…

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The King’s Mother Is a Witch

If the following is jumbled, it’s because the protagonists and Nigeria’s mainstream media aren’t doing enough to unravel the political smorgasbord. As the social media is muddling up the story, the protagonists are throwing potshots at each other. As former Vice President Atiku Abubakar takes his doubt about the veracity of the Chicago State University…

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Need for Development Plans

It’s a good thing that the Minister of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, has announced a strategic blueprint stating how his ministry intends to meet its “digital economy” obligations to Nigerians. One can only hope it fits into the overall economic strategy of President Bola Tinubu, speaking of which leads to a…

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