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By Victor George  The CoV-2 Virus, known as the Delta Variant, is rapidly sweeping across the globe. This new variant appears to spread faster, cause more severe disease and is more likely to result in hospitalization. First detected in India, it has now reached 132 countries and territories. “Delta is …

    LAGOS.09-02-21. No fewer than twelve members of National Youth Service Corps, NYSC who took part in Unity Bank’s flagship business plan competition, Corpreneurship Challenge, have won cash prizes totalling N4 million. The winners emerged during the final business pitch in the fourth edition of the contest for NYSC …

The 12 detained aides and supporters of the Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, have been granted bail by Justice Obiora Egwatu of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. The bail was granted on Wednesday in a suit filed by the applicants’ lawyer, Olajengbesi Pelumi, against the Director-General of the …

Polaris Bank, established by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on September 21, 2018 to offer commercial banking services to the Nigerian public and commenced services on the same day, having purchased the assets and assumed certain liabilities of the defunct Skye Bank. The Bank which prides itself high in …

Shareholders of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC are still lauding the Group for their last dividend payout of 360 kobo per share for the financial year ended 31 December 2020, as well as the bonus shares of one for every six ordinary shares, approved at the last Annual General Meeting held …

Digital insurance companies, Heirs Insurance Limited (HIL) and Heirs Life Assurance (HLA), have confirmed that customers are now able to purchase insurance policies from their websites, www.heirsinsurance.com and www.heirslifeassurance.com, in mere minutes. The revolutionary, interactive websites—first of their kind in Nigeria—ensure that customers have access to quick insurance, completing transactions …

Keystone Bank Limited, through its ‘Pink Network’ initiative, in partnership with Hayat Holdings (Producer of MOLPED Pad) and WHAI (Whispering Hope for Africa) Nigeria, has donated menstrual period kits to over 3000 marginalized girls in IDP camps and secondary schools within the North-Eastern region of Nigeria. A statement by the …

Lagos, Nigeria; 29th July 2021: Nigeria’s leading e-tailer Jumia, is offering a thrilling shopping experience to Nigerian customers with the Naija Shopping Festival campaign, running from the 12th of July to 29th of August. The festival offers customers a unique opportunity of a good bargain on every product of their …

Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp) has released its unaudited results for the half-year ended June 2021, recording significant improvement across its major income lines. The Conglomerate with strategic investments in the Power, Hospitality, and Energy sectors, recorded a profit after tax of N6.5bn, rising by 713% up from N0.8bn recorded …

Come Sunday 1st August, 2021, (TBELA) Trust Bethnews Media Communications would be the toast of the Month as it would be celebrating 6 years of consistently informing Nigerians as well as present it’s glamorous EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS (TBELA) 2021 to the world. However, the most important and spectacular aspect of …