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The Police Special Fraud Unit, PSFU, Ikoyi, Lagos State, Nigeria, has arraigned a medical drugs supplier, Makinde Olufemi Abiodun, before a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, over alleged N35 million Local Purchase Order (LPO) fraud. Besides, Makinde was also charged by the Police for the issuance of dud cheques. …

Hassan Usman, the managing director of Jaiz Bank Plc and other top officials of the Islamic bank may soon be invited for questioning by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over their alleged roles in the N109 billion allegedly stolen by Ahmed Idris, the disgraced former Accountant General of the …

    The Bank’s Firstmonie Agents play a critical role in promoting financial inclusion in the country   The Bank currently has over 180,000 Firstmonie Agents spread across 772 Local Government Areas in Nigeria Since 2020, FirstBank has economically empowered thousands of its Firstmonie Agents with over 100 billion naira credit …

In line with promoting Nigeria’s retail sector through technology, founders of tech startups, stakeholders and enthusiasts converged for several panel discussions, exhibitions, learning and networking at the Lagos Startup Week (LSW). The six-day event which was held from July 25 to 30 in Victoria-Island, is the sixth edition and witnessed …

Nigerien President Honours Dangote with National Award over Health Interventions …As Dangote, Bill Gates Foundations sign MOU on immunization of Nigeriens President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote has been conferred with the Commander of the Order of Merit of Niger award by the President of the Republic of Niger, …

O Setigo – MAGGI’s cooking competition – returns with 12 contestants competing for 2-Million-Naira grand prize this season. Other prizes include 1- Million-Naira for the first runner-up, 500,000 Naira for the second runner-up and other cash and consolation prizes. The exciting journey will kick off as the show premiers on …

Glo’s 19 Years of Innovation and disruption On August 29th 2022, Globacom, the proudly Nigerian telecommunications which took the industry by storm in 2003, will turn 19. As the countdown begins, we go down memory lane to relive some of the moments and milestones that have defined Globacom’s disruptive entrance, …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – August 3, 2022 The attention of Management of WEMA BANK PLC has been drawn to the trending news in the media to the effect that a Magistrate’s Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, had issued a warrant for the arrest of our Managing Director, MR. …

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) is set to launch its Whistle-Blower initiative, a state-wide project, introduced to provide a platform for employees, stakeholders and the general public to report any observed violation, misconduct, or unethical behaviour across the state on Friday, August 5, 2022. In a public notice …

Wema Bank Plc, pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank and one of Nigeria’s most resilient banks, has posted a growth performance across all financial indices in the First-Half of its 2022 operations. This information is contained in the Financial Results for the Period Ended 30 June, 2022 released in …