Gov. Obaseki The Edo state government on Monday, announced a 24-hour curfew until further notice following the #EndSARS protests which have turned violent. A statement by the secretary to the state government, (SSG) said the curfew would take effect from 4pm on Monday, October 19, 2020. Read the full statement …

 #EndSARS protesters have set ablaze two police stations in Benin City, Edo State. The police stations, Ugbekun Divisional Police headquarters and Idogbo Divisional Police headquarters were allegedly burnt down on Monday by the angry protesters who are currently agitating for an end to police brutality in the country.

One resident reportedly died when hoodlums attacked the convoy of Osun Governor Adegboyega Oyetola after he addressed #EndSARS protesters at popular Ola-Iya junction, Osogbo on Saturday. The protesters had converged at the junction at the early hours of Saturday but were attacked by thugs with cutlasses and sticks. One of …

CORPORATE STATEMENT Our attention has been drawn to the tweet making the rounds on social media on shutting down the FirstBank website following a false tweet that the Bank prevented staff from joining the ongoing protests in the country. As the largest banking institution in Nigeria, it is not unlikely …

The Federal Government has stated that the closure of the nation’s borders have had positive impacts on its economy. BusinessLive recalls that the Federal Government had closed all it’s borders last year to promote local farmers/manufacturers. Speaking on the border closure, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab …

Lagos, 14 October 2020 – Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that its CEO, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan has been honoured with membership of Bretton Woods Committee (BWC).  FirstBank has also joined Bretton Woods Committee as an Organisational Supporter in line with …

Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice-Chairman, NCC. The Nigerian Communications Commission has said the N70bn interconnectivity indebtedness by telecom operators in the country is posing a huge challenge to infrastructure expansion. The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Umar Garba Danbatta, said this while representing …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has asked the federal government to stop pretending that it was sincere about meeting the demands of EndSARS protesters to end police brutality in the country. Governor Wike accused the federal government of paying lip service to the demands of the #EndSARS protesters by directing …

Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna on Thursday, October 15, 2020, convicted and sentenced one Nuhu Aliyu for fraud. Aliyu, a staff of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC)/Nigerian Pipeline and Storage Company Limited (NPSC) and Chairman, PENGASSAN PPMC Kaduna Depot Branch, defrauded the NNPC to the …

  Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said the nationwide candlelight procession for SARS victims calls for sober reflections. #EndSARS protesters on Friday night held a candlelight vigil in honour of all those who have been killed by operatives of the unit over the years. At the different locations across the …