Business

 Herbert Wigwe and Wife Chizoba   More details have emerged on the ill-fated crash of a chopper that had Herbert Wigwe, group chief executive officer (GCEO) of Access Holdings Plc, wife – Chizoba, son and three others on board. THE WITNESS learnt that Abimbola Ogunbanjo, the former group chairman of Nigerian …

 Wigwe   Herbert Wigwe, the Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, waxed philosophical about life about 21 days to his death in the ill-fated chopper crash in California, United States. Wigwe was said to be on board a chopper with his wife, son and three other passengers when the …

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Senator Tokunbo Abiru, has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria to engage the National Assembly and critical stakeholders in its proposed recapitalisation of banks in the country. Abiru said this on Saturday at the committee’s retreat with the …

Access Bank CEO Roosevelt Herbert Wigwe, his wife, son and three others have died in a helicopter crash in California. The plane crashed Friday night near Nipton, California, with six people on board, the Federal Aviation Administration said. As of Saturday morning, no survivors had been found, the San Bernardino …

FirstBank, Nigeria’s premier financial institution and financial inclusion services provider, was announced as the Best Corporate Bank at the recent prestigious Euromoney Awards for Excellence, Nigeria 2023.   The Bank clinched the coveted award based on its 130-year commitment to enabling its corporate customers achieve success through relevant and tailored …

Nigeria’s leading corporate supporter of football, Globacom, has lauded the national football team, Super Eagles, over their well-deserved victory against South Africa and qualification for the final of the 2023 African Cup of Nations. The team defeated hard fighting Bafana Bafana by 4 goals to 2 in a penalty shootout …

LAGOS.07.02.2024. RANKED, a digital news ranking report by SquirrelPR tracked 80 of Nigeria’s most influential digital news platforms from January to December 2023 and found that they attracted 1.6 billion visits within the period. RANKED by SquirrelPR was launched in Q1, 2023 to provide media relations practitioners in Nigeria with deeper insights into the …

We are in the month of love people! (sorry single pringles). Cupid has already started moving about with his bow and arrow looking for hearts to shoot down. Everywhere you turn in the month of February screams L.O.V.E. It’s in your face, ears, mouth… You can feel it, touch it, …

.SAYS ROGUES POLITICIANS CONNIVING WITH COMMISSION TO TARNISH COUNTRY’S ANTI-CORRUPTION IMAGE . INSISTS KOGI’S MONEY WORKING FOR ITS PEOPLE, NOT MISSING The Kogi State Government has raised the alarm over what it described as a desperate attempt by “criminals masquerading as politicians” to tarnish the image of the immediate past …

Governor Yemi Cardoso of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) disclosed on Monday, January 05, 2024 that a $2.4 billion scam involving false foreign exchange claims has been unearthed. Governor Cardoso, speaking in a pre-recorded interview on Arise TV, provided insights into the findings of the investigation. The scam has …