Access Bank Plc is set to reward 14 customers with N1million each in the DiamondXtra Independence Splash to commemorate Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary. The bank’s Executive Director, Retail Banking, Mr. Victor Etuokwu in a statement on Monday said: “The DiamondXtra Independence Splash draw which is going to take place on …

Governors of the 19 states in the North have opposed the call by their southern counterparts that the Presidency should be zoned to the South in 2023. This formed part of the resolutions reached on Monday when the governors held an emergency meeting with traditional rulers in the region at …

Victor Wanyama The veteran skipper of Kenya’s national team Victor Wanyama announced on Monday he was retiring from international football. The 30-year-old former Tottenham midfielder said it had been a “really difficult decision” to leave the Harambee Stars. “From making my debut against Nigeria to captaining the team at the …

Opinion is divided on the prospects and viability of electronic voting in 2023 polls. But, some stakeholders want the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to take a cue from the Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KADSIECOM), which has successfully deployed technology twice in the local government elections. Deputy Editor EMMANUEL …

  …Cart away duo Platinum awards The MD/CEO of Heritage Bank Plc, Ifie Sekibo has called on governments to provide enabling policies that would support private sector interventions to achieve the vision of infrastructural development. He made this submission at the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria’s (FICAN) 30th-anniversary conference and …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of the National Blood Service Commission, NBSC, replacing the National Blood Transfusion Service, NBTS, which was formerly a unit under the Department of Hospital Services in the Federal Ministry of Health. The approval is contained in an official Gazette titled Act No 8, …

The official website of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) digital currency, the eNaira, has gone live, exactly one week to the planned launch of the initiative. The CBN will launch the eNaira on October 1, 2021. Let us take a closer look at the eNaira, what it means for you, and how …

The residents of Buhari Village in the Yunusari Local Government Area of Yobe State who were attacked by a fighter jet of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on September 15 have been given N10,000 each as compensation. According to a report by The Cable, Dauda Busari, the chairman of Yunusari …

Gunmen suspected to be bandits, on Sunday, attacked Madamai and Abun communities in Kaura LGA of Kaduna state, killing 34 residents. Eight people sustained injuries during the attack while about 20 houses were said to have been burnt by the bandits. Michael Magaji, a priest in the Catholic diocese of …

Roli-Nere Uduaghan Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, the immediate-past governor of Delta State, on Monday, serenaded his wife, Roli-Nere, with sweet and romantic words on the occasion of her 60th birthday anniversary. In his deep tribute titled, “For My Darling Praying Wife At 60”, the elated former governor described his wife as …