First City Monument Bank led by Yemisi Edun is in the bad books of customers who are frustrated over its epileptic services. “This is not the first time FCMB users would complain of service downtime but the bank has refused to upgrade and it’s really sad”, said Osas a customer …

Director-General of NIMASA, Bashir Jamoh/Internet The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has given assurances that two special mission aircrafts in the deep blue project fleet of the agency will be deployed to fight oil theft and protect the nation’s economy. Speaking at …

Buba Galadima The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has suspended its Bauchi State acting chairman, Alhaji Sani Shehu, indefinitely for insulting one of its Board of Trustee members, Buba Galadima. Shehu’s suspension was contained in a letter signed by the North East Zonal Secretary of the Party, Dr. Babayo Liman. …

Court Gavel The National Industrial Court, Abuja has ordered the federal government to commence the upward review of judge’s salaries. Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osagie, gave the verdict on Friday in an application filed by a number of Senior Advocates represented by Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN. The claimant had argued that it …

Prices in Africa’s top economy have worsened with food inflation growing to 20.60 per cent in June, according to figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics. This has left Nigerians paying higher for food, diesel, transport, healthcare and education among others. The Consumer Price Index which measures inflation rose …

Funke Akindele, an award-winning actress and deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos, has boasted that her followers on social media, numbering over 20 million, will come out en masse to vote for the party in 2023. Ms Akindele was convicted and sentenced in 2020 for violating …

Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that he was offered N100 million to support the infamous third term agenda of the former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, saying his best moment as a lawmaker was when the agenda was killed. The speaker recounted the times, in a book titled ‘Mr. …

Left to Right: Mr. Olukayode Adebayo, RCH Ikeja 1 Zone, Wema Bank Plc; Mrs. Susan Onwuka, Representative of FCCPC; Mr. Dotun Ifebogun, Divisional Head, Retail and SME Business, Wema Bank Plc; and Ini Ibok, Representative of National Lottery Regulatory Commission at the Wema Bank 5for5 Promo draws which took place …

African Voices Changemakers, the magazine programme of the Cable News Network (CNN) sponsored by telecommunications company, Globacom this week celebrates one of Nigeria’s foremost traditIonal rulers, the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse 3. Also appearing on the programme  is model, actor and rights activist of Kenyan descent, Sabrina Elba. A 2006 graduate of International Studies and …

In its report highlighting the impact of women on Nigeria’s economic development, PwC Nigeria, Advisory partner and Chief Economist, Andrew Nevin, indicated that women account for 41 percent ownership of micro-businesses in Nigeria, with 23 million female entrepreneurs operating within this segment. The strong entrepreneurial spirit of women no doubt …