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Keystone Bank, a leading financial institution, recently empowered about 30 youths in Port Harcourt with digital skills, specifically on web development and digital marketing. The intensive training, which spanned several weeks, ended with a graduation ceremony on March 5, 2024. According to the bank, the programme aimed to bridge the …

To commemorate World Water Day 2024 with the theme “Water for Peace,” Nestlé Nigeria, the Ogun State Government and the Ogun-Osun Water Basin Authority organised an event to raise awareness about the importance of water conservation and responsible water management practices. The event which took place in Abeokuta, highlighted the …

Crude oil prices, on Monday, increased to a five-month high. Brent crude increased by 0.56 percent to $87.54 a barrel while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 0.79 percent, to $83.83 percent, at 20.00 WAT. Consequently, the development puts both crude benchmarks on track for their highest closes since …

Zenith Bank Plc has emerged as the Best Bank in Nigeria in the Global Finance Best Banks Awards 2024, winning the award for the fourth time since 2019. The Bank was among other banks from 36 countries in Africa recognised as the prestigious Global Finance announced its 31st Annual Best …

The impact of currency weakness on the Nigerian private sector was evident again in March. Purchase costs rose at the sharpest rate on record, meaning companies increased their own selling prices at an unprecedented pace. The rate of expansion in business activity ticked higher, but steep price rises acted to …

The National Commission for Persons With Disabilities (NCPWD) has invited the Nigerian management of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), an international fast food restaurant chain, to an investigative panel of inquiry.  This follows a recent case of discriminatory practice at a KFC outlet at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, …

File: Nigeria Governors’ Forum The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has given the Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani; the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and other 35 state governors one-week ultimatum to provide the loan agreements and spending details of the loans “obtained by their states and …

Telecommunications firm Globacom has congratulated Christians in Nigeria as they join other Christians worldwide to celebrate this year’s Easter. In a goodwill message released in Lagos, Globacom urged Christians and Nigerians in general to imbibe the tenets of love, peace and good neighbourliness which typify the life and teachings of …

The Managing Director of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) Plc, Dr, Tinuade Sanda, has reeled out her outstanding achievements as she clocks two years in her position on March 30, 2024. Put between conflicting interests of Shareholders, THEWILL recalls the recent controversy surrounding Sanda’s position as MD at Eko Disco. …

Popular eatery, KFC Nigeria, has reacted to the allegation of discrimination raised against it by Debola Daniel, the son of a former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel.   The reaction of the eatery came after the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria slammed it with a closure sanction. Daniel …