At the Lagos prize-presentation ceremony for the ongoing Globacom “Festival of Joy” promotion on Thursday, a  civil contractor, Ayobami Adejumobi, was given the keys to a brand-new Toyota Prado. Other Glo subscribers also took home various prizes from the event, which took place at Gloworld, Adeola Odeku, Victoria Island, including …

Professor Sunday Adebisi, occupier of the Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr. Professorial Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies, has proposed a new economic model, ‘New Enterprise Nigeria’ (NEN), to revitalize the Nigerian economy. He presented the model during the second Mike Adenuga (Jr.) Entrepreneurial Studies Annual Lecture, entitled, “Navigating the present stormy Nigerian …

    Stanbic IBTC Asset Management recently held the highly anticipated InvestBeta Game Show prize presentation ceremony at Stanbic IBTC Towers, Victoria Island  Lagos.  The event celebrated the remarkable winners of season one of the InvestBeta Game Show, and their impressive achievements in financial literacy. Beyond being a recognition ceremony, …

Zenith Bank Plc has emerged as ‘Bank of the Year, Nigeria’ in The Banker’s Bank of the Year Awards 2024. The award, which was announced by The Banker Magazine, Financial Times Group, United Kingdom, during the awards ceremony held in London on December 4, 2024, is in recognition of the …

Mr Anthony Agbas, the president of the Ex-service Men and Family Welfare Association of Nigeria, has urged the government to pay all their pension arrears and other entitlements. Agbas made the call during a peaceful rally by the ex-service men at the Federal Ministry of Finance, in Abuja on Wednesday. …

Human rights lawyer and activist, Maduabuchi Idam, has criticized the Nigerian Police Force following the arrest of fellow legal practitioner, Dele Farotimi. Farotimi was detained by officers from the Zone 2 Command in Lagos in connection with a defamation petition filed by Tony Elumelu, Chairman of the United Bank for …

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Lagos Territorial Office, has facilitated the return of 156 stranded Nigerians from Libya in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and other key stakeholders. The returnees, comprising 77 adult males, 67 adult females, seven children, and five infants, arrived at the Murtala …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) to ensure efficient cash disbursement to the general public over-the-counter and through Automated Teller Machines (ATMs). The CBN directive is coming in the midst of complaints of acute scarcity of cash by bank customers across the country. Most …

Seyi Law, the Special Assistant on Entertainment and Tourism to Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has stirred controversy with a social media comment mocking Northerners. The exchange occurred on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) after a user, @flexiblenancy, posted a derogatory remark about Yoruba people. In her tweet, …

Dr Patrick Okon, a former member of the House of Representatives and lecturer with the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Okon’s defection followed his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In …