Senator Bala Mohammed, Governor Bauchi State (2nd left); Ifie Sekibo, MD/CEO of Heritage Bank Plc (3rd left); Commissioner for Agriculture, Samaila Burga and Commissioner for Finance, Nura Manu Soro, during the bank’s business call to the Bauchi State Governor on developmental project partnership with the bank, yesterday. L-R: Senator Bala …

The Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed the arrest of Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT). A statement in Abuja by its Public Relations Officer (PRO), Peter Afunaya, and made available to The Witness on Wednesday said the secret police in a combined operation …

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has said that the provision of qualitative education is a major priority of his administration. On Tuesday, at The Platform, an annual forum organised by the Christian Covenant Centre, Iganmu, Lagos, Sanwo-Olu said the state is retraining teachers to improve on the quality of …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday said President Muhammadu Buhari’s Independence Day broadcast further confirmed that the country is in the wrong hands. It accused the President of failing to “forcefully” address the key issues of freedom, social justice, constitutional order, separation of powers, rule of law, human rights, …

The Presidency has addressed what it called “internet based gossip” and “un-informed media commentary” about President Muhammadu Buhari pursuing a third term ambition, assuring that the president intends to serve his full second elected term in office, ending 2023 and will not go beyond that. The Presidency which stated this …

Fifteen years after the administration of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo scrapped toll gates across the country, the federal government is making plans to reintroduce them. Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, disclosed this while briefing state house correspondents at the end of the federal executive council meeting. Fashola, who was …

As part of efforts aimed at expressing appreciation to its loyal customers whilst engendering a good savings culture in the country, Keystone Bank Limited has launched a new savings promo tagged ‘Keystone Growbiz Account Save and Win Promo.’ The promo which is open to both new and existing customers of …

MD/CEO, Heritage Bank, Mr Ifie Sekibo , has stressed the need for the federal government to work towards creating a credible and strong identity management towards expanding access to credit in the country. Sekibo noting that while the Bank Verification Number (BVN) has been able to create a form of …

Honourable Minister of Communications, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami FNCS FBCS MCPN In line with the directives of the Honourable Minister of Communications, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami FNCS FBCS MCPN, the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has ensured that all improperly registered SIM card numbers have been blocked. This was …

A plot to disrupt the services of Fidelity Bank Plc has been uncovered and those accused of planning this are some of the outsourced staff who were recently recalled by their employers. According to a statement from the financial institution, these set of people are making underground plans to launch …