The business community has gained a deeper understanding of the workings of the currency swap agreement between Nigeria and China as a forum organized by Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, put into perspective the growing economic ties between the Asian giant and Africa. Stanbic IBTC …

Soldiers of the Special Strike Force deployed in Operation Lafiya Dole have protested against their posting to Marte, a Local Government Area in the Northern part of Borno State, Channels Television is reporting. The soldiers are part of those deployed in the fight against dreaded sect, Boko Haram. According to …

Fidelity Bank Plc, top Nigerian lender in strategic partnership with the Bank of Industry (BoI) has launched the Aba Finished Leather Goods Cluster Financing Programme, as part of continuous efforts to promote Made-in-Nigeria goods capable of meeting global standards for export and local consumption. N400 million in financing provided by …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has slammed the Presidency for linking some of its actions, especially the freezing of the account of the Benue State Government, to scripts written by the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki. In a statement on Sunday, the EFCC said its actions …

The dream of Senator James Manager, the four-tenure senator representing Delta South Senatorial District of Delta State at the Senate to launch a return for the fifth time has suffered some setbacks as youths in the district have vowed to scuttle his moves to that effect.   Delta South Youth …

Youths in Kogi East Senatorial District have rejected the re-election of Senator Attai Aidoko as the 2019 General Elections approach. They condemned the social media propagandists, who they said spin lies and launder the image of Aidoko for political make over for 2019. “Their propaganda reflects a depressed and despondent, …

A civil society organisation, Coalition Against Corruption and Bad Governance (CACOBAG), has dragged the former Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Lawal Daura, before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over two foreign bank accounts allegedly linked to the spy master sacked last week by Acting …

As the 2019 general election draws nearer, a group of political strategists working for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari is worried by the lingering crisis within the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-east geo-political zone of the country. In a strategic paper recently prepared for …

  Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc has cleared the air regarding a social media video featuring an assault on two people at one of the bank’s branches in Lagos. In a statement made available to THE WITNESS on Friday and signed by the Bank’s Divisional Head, Brand & Communications, …

Relief is on the way for the estimated over 7 million passengers plying Lagos roads on a daily basis, as Heritage Investment Services Limited (HIS), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tuchi Technologies Nigeria Limited to provide affordable mass transit for commuters in Lagos metropolis, which Heritage Bank …