News

Deposits in SunTrust Bank grows by 432% to N4.2bn

As a sigh of absolute confidence in the Management of the technology-driven new bank; SunTrust Bank, its customers increased deposits in the bank by a whopping 432 per cent, making it possible for the bank to declare an impressive profit before tax of N343 million, an increase of 160.3 per cent over the N131.9million …

Read More »

Banks Frustrating New Forex Measures, CBN Cries Out

L-R: Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, and Deputy Governor, Sarah Alade, during an MPC press conference at the bank’s headquarters in Abuja The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday disclosed that it had received reports that some customers seeking to buy foreign exchange (forex) for business travel allowance …

Read More »

Health Workers Suspend Strike

Nigeria’s Health Care Proffessionals under the aegis of the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP), on Thursday in Enugu called off its three-week nationwide strike action. The union had embarked on industrial action since 6th of March, 2017 as they asked the federal government to address the unhealthy discrepancies …

Read More »

Woman,60, slumps, dies in Sokoto

A 60-year-old woman on Friday slumped and died while walking along a street in Sokoto. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident occurred at about 11:00 a.m. along Garba Duba road in Sokoto metropolis. The Police Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command, El-Mustapha Sani, confirmed …

Read More »

Disclaimer – Robert Mbonu / Heritage Bank

Our attention has been brought to reports published by some online news blogs in which mention was made of Mr Robert Mbonu – in connection with EFCC investigations into the alleged diversion of funds from the London and Paris Club refund – as being a former Managing Director of Heritage …

Read More »

Five directors sack over illegal recruitment – by Buhari

Following reports of illegal recruitment exercise into the federal civil service, the federal government led by President Muhammadu Buhari has given the nod to the dismissal of five directors at the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD). The five directors, whose identities were yet to be disclosed by the Head of …

Read More »

Anti-Uduaghan Protests, A Political Gimmick  

As another election year fast approaches, politicians are back at their usual games. While some are re-strategizing to win the hearts of the people, others are scheming and re-aligning themselves to outdo one another in a bid to reassert their respective relevance in the political scheme of things. In Delta …

Read More »