By Chinyere Nwokeoma, NAN First Bank of Nigeria Limited has offered to give financial support to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Education Sector to cushion the effects of the COVID -19 pandemic. Mr. Bankole Adediran, Head, Transaction Banking Products, FirstBank, made this known at the Bank’s SMEConnect webinar with …

Following allegations of corruption and financial recklessness at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), a group, Niger Delta Renaissance Coalition, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to dissolve the Interim Management Committee and inauguarate the board of the commission. A statement by the Director of Information, Strategy and Programs, Comrade Ebi …

Calculations for the 2023 Presidency, particularly regarding the significance of a northern Christian candidate, may have largely influenced the decision of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, to return to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Sources said the permutations uppermost on the minds of the …

THE 2020/21 Premier League season will begin on September 12, the league has announced. The 20 top-flight clubs gathered for their final shareholders’ meeting yesterday, with the final round of games taking place tomorrow A statement from the Premier League read: “Premier League shareholders today agreed to start the 2020-21 …

LIVERPOOL captain Henderson  LIVERPOOL captain honoured by the Football Writers’ Association after beating Kevin De Bruyne and Marcus Rashford due to their Premier League title success and his leadership during the coronavirus pandemic The England midfielder steered Liverpool to their first Premier League title in 30 years and the Reds …

Hon. Yakubu Dogara THE immediate past speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, is back in the All Progressives Congress (APC). The move, the ruling party says, is the first step in bringing back its members who left its fold in the run-up to the 2019 elections. Dogara …

 A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday ordered former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Maudeke, to appear before it and answer to a money laundering charge filed against her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Ruling on an ex-parte motion, Justice Ijeoma Ojkukwu ordered the issuance of summons …

The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), says the probe of the leadership of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is a plus for the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). Malami said this on NTA’s ‘One-on-One’ programme on Friday night while reacting to questions from …

  The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has asked the National Broadcasting Commission to halt the transmission of TV reality show, Big Brother Naija. The minister said the need to stop the reality show, which entered its fifth season on July 20, became imperative due to the coronavirus …

…Cautions Journalists Against Sacrificing Sincerity On Altar Of Sensationalism On Thursday July 23, 2020, Lagos State Commissioner for Health Prof. Akin Abayomi, addressed a press conference at which he spoke on several facets of the State’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. After the conference, he took questions. It has become …