Festus Keyamo, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, on Friday said it was unrealistic for the Federal Government to borrow money to end the months-long strike embarked by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. He made the comment while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today. “Should we go and borrow …
Read More »FirstBank Branch, Head office, not Sealed
Our attention has been drawn to the news reports online with the conflicting claims that FirstBank branch or/head office has been sealed. Please be informed that the referenced story is a misrepresentation of the facts and misleading. Neither our branch nor head office was sealed. On the 4th of August, …
Read More »BREAKING: Tafa Balogun, ex-IGP is dead
Tafa Balogun Mustapha (Tafa) Balogun, a former Nigerian Inspector-General of Police (IGP), is dead. Balogun who became IGP under the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2002, died on Thursday, according to family sources. Details of his death, however, remain sketchy at the moment. The late Balogun was born on …
Read More »B-R-E-A-K-I-N-G: Top Gear As All Legs Will Lead To Genesis Global Ikeja For Unsual August Praise Sunday 7th
B-R-E-A-K-I-N-G: Top Gear As All Legs Will Lead To Genesis Global Ikeja For Unsual August Praise Sunday 7th Come Sunday 7th of August 2022 has been set aside for Genesis Global to present ‘Unusual Praise’ which will hold at Ikeja Center. According to the world famous prophet of God, Israel …
Read More »Is Polaris Bank Up For Sale? …As Panic Withdrawal Hits the Bank
Posers and panic reign and run riot in the mind of the average Polaris Bank customer and shareholder. This came about as indications emerged this week that the bank might be up for sale by the Central Bank of Nigeria. What is even more bewildering is that Auwal Lawan Abdullahi, …
Read More »‘Sterling bank account used to commit N35m LPO fraud’
The Police Special Fraud Unit, PSFU, Ikoyi, Lagos State, Nigeria, has arraigned a medical drugs supplier, Makinde Olufemi Abiodun, before a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, over alleged N35 million Local Purchase Order (LPO) fraud. Besides, Makinde was also charged by the Police for the issuance of dud cheques. …
Read More »FG confirms purchase of N1.4bn worth of vehicles for Niger Republic
Zainab Ahmed, Finance Minister The Federal Government has confirmed that it has purchased vehicles worth N1.4 billion to help Niger Republic tackle insecurity. The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed gave the confirmation on Wednesday, explaining that providing intervention to the neighboring Niger Republic is not new …
Read More »EFCC to quiz Jaiz Bank CEO, Hassan Usman, others over AGF’s alleged N109bn fraud
Hassan Usman, the managing director of Jaiz Bank Plc and other top officials of the Islamic bank may soon be invited for questioning by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over their alleged roles in the N109 billion allegedly stolen by Ahmed Idris, the disgraced former Accountant General of the …
Read More »2023: We Will Break The Jinx With Peter Obi, Says Newly Appointed Labour Party Women Leader
The newly appointed National Women Leader of the Labour Party, Mrs. Dudu Manuga, from Gombe State has vowed to break the jinx and change the narrative in Nigeria politics come 2023 general elections. Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, congratulated her for the nomination on Wednesday. Reacting on Thursday, Manuga …
Read More »We’ll do everything possible to ensure 2023 election holds – FG
Nigeria’s federal government has said it will do everything necessary to ensure that the 2023 elections hold despite the current security challenges. Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, said this on Wednesday while addressing journalists after the meeting of the federal executive council (FEC). He said despite concerns …
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