AUTHORITIES of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete in Moro Local Government Area, yesterday announced the closure of the institution. The closure followed protest by students of the school over Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed’s appointment of acting Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kenneth Adeyemi, for the institution. The tenure of the school’s current Vice-Chancellor, Prof. …

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has no powers to investigate the financial transactions of the Rivers State government. According to him, EFCC must first vacate the Federal High Court judgment which said it could not investigate the financial transactions of the …

The Federal High Court Abuja, on Thursday, adjourned the trial of the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission, (NBC), Ishaq Modibbo, until May 27 for continuation of trial. Mr Modibbo is standing trial alongside Lucky Omoluwa, Chairman of Pinnacle Communications Ltd, and Dipo Onifade, the Chief Operating Officer of the …

Nigeria’s premier financial services provider and Bank of first choice, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that its Firstmonie network has processed a cumulative transaction value of N1 trillion from its relaunch in January 2018. The network also achieved nationwide coverage in record time, enabling access to financial services …

(From L-R) Olatilewa Babalogbon; Deputy General Manager, Zenith Bank Plc, Oloyede Obatoyinbo; Chairman Swimming Section, Ikoyi 1938, Dennis Olisa; Executive Director, Zenith Bank Plc, Kunle Adeniji; Vice Chairman and Games Captain Swimming Section, Ikoyi 1938, Babatunde Adama; member Techincal committee Swimming Section Ikoyi 1938, at the finals of the 4th …

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the arrest of Senator Ademola Adeleke by the police. PDP in a statement by its national spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the detention of its governorship candidate in the last Osun State gubernatorial election, is a recipe for chaos. “This is highly provocative, an invitation …

NatCom Development; Investment Ltd., operators of the Ntel 4G/VoLTE Network says it has appointed Babatunde Omotoba as its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer. The Acting General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Ntel, Damian Udeh, said on Monday in Lagos that the appointment was with effect from May 7. Mr Udeh said until the …

Access Bank Plc on Monday said that over 1,000 DiamondXtra customers would be rewarded with the sum of N60 million in the first DiamondXtra quarterly draw. Victor Etuokwu, Access Bank Executive Director, Retail Banking, who stated this in Lagos, said that the bank would continue to reward loyal customers. Etuokwu …

Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, has announced a gross earnings of N58.7 billion for the first quarter of 2019 as it released its unaudited financial results for the period to the Nigerian Stock Exchange. The financial report, which was released to the Exchange on Friday …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of conspiracy, alleging that the commission has refused to assign the defence of the governorship election to any of its lawyers so that the result can be cancelled. The African Action Congress (AAC) candidate …