The Governor of Anambra State,  Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has joined the Obi of Onitsha,  Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, in praising the tourism potentials of the Globacom-sponsored Ofala Festival of Onitsha Kingdom. The duo  during  the just-concluded 2023 edition of the festival which held at the  Ime Obi in Onitsha, Anambra State, …

  The Dangote Sugar Refinery (DSR) employs no fewer than 7,000 workers yearly in its Backward Integration Project (BIP) in Numan, Adamawa State. Speaking during a media tour of the company in Numan, the company’s Group General Manager, Operations, Bello Abdullahi Dan-Musa, said, that despite employing thousands of abled- youths …

LAGOS.12.10.23. Unity Bank customers, Nmeregini Chukwuebuka and Sharif Yusuf Mohd have emerged as winners of 500,000 and 150,000 naira respectively in the ongoing Verve National Consumer Promo. Organized by payment processor, Verve Card Services Limited, the winners emerged in the August draw where other Unity Bank customers also won prizes including fuel …

  This weekend, CNN African Voices Playmakers, a programme sponsored by Globacom, will showcase three top African cricket players. Suné Luus, the former captain of the Rwandan national cricket team, Eric Dusingizimana, the captain of the South African National Women’s Cricket Team, and Craig Ervine, the captain of the Zimbabwean …

Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, is set to commence a Fraud Awareness Week – an initiative aimed at empowering customers with knowledge and tools to protect them against fraud and financial malpractices in the banking and financial sector. As a bank renowned for its commitment to …

MediaTek, a global leader in semiconductor industry together with Airtel Nigeria, a leading telecommunications service provider, briefed the local media on Thursday on their collaborative efforts, to drive technological advancements and improve mobile connectivity across the nation. The collaboration introduces MediaTek’s T750-powered Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), a groundbreaking technology that …

President Bola Tinubu has given his approval for the exclusion of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) led by Nyesom Wike from the Treasury Single Account (TSA), thereby granting the FCTA more control to use its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) for project development. Wike disclosed this during a press conference …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu The Federal Government has stated that accountants play a critical role in achieving inclusive growth in the country. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said this during the 53rd Annual Accountants’ Conference hosted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). He said his government was determined …

ICAN President, Dr. Innocent Okwuosa The Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Mr. Bello Hassan, has called upon the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) to incorporate courses on the Deposit Insurance System (DIS) into its educational programs and modules. Hassan made the call during …

Yemi Cardoso, CBN governor The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has lifted foreign exchange, FOREX, restrictions on the importation of 43 items. In 2015, the Apex Bank put some imported goods and services on a list of items not valid for FOREX in the Nigerian foreign exchange market. The items …