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l-r: Financial Times(FT) Africa Editor, John Everingon and Group Managing Director/CEO, Oliver Alawuba with the Bank of the Year Africa 2023, along with Bank of the Year Awards won by UBA Group’s subsidiaries in Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Mozambique, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, during the Bankers Awards …

Folasade Yemi Esan No fewer than 135 directors, deputy directors, assistant directors and other officials in the Federal Civil Service have been redeployed to new Ministries, Departments and Agencies. Details of the redeployment of the affected 135 civil servants were contained in a memo by the Office of the Head …

A former member of the House of Representatives, Robinson Uwak has expressed optimism that the 2024 Appropriation Bill presented to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu would impact positively on the lives of Nigerians. The budget estimate of N27.5 trillion christened “A Budget of Renewed Hope” placed security, economy, …

Gunmen Some residents in the Asokoro Extension area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have explained how armed men stormed the area and used a landlord to gain access to fellow landlords. The incident occurred at about 11 pm on Sunday after a landlord was captured by the assailants sitting …

  Suspected gunmen on Friday attacked the residence of the Kogi Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Hale Longpet, in Lokoja, an official has confirmed. Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Secretary to INEC Chairman, said this in Abuja on Friday, adding the incident occurred around 3.30 …

In other to de-dollarise the nation’s economy amid flutuation in the value of the naira against the United States dollar, an investment analyst, Adejumo Isaac, has called for ban on all foreign currency transaction in cash in the country. In a statement, on Thursday, Isaac, advised the Central Bank of …

The Zion Prayer Movement Outreach (ZPMOM), led by Evangelist Chukwuebuka Anozie Obi, has announced the details for this year’s “Odeshi” programme. “Odeshi”, which literally means “Does not leak or penetrate”, is a programme which usually officially marks the end-of-the-year activities for the ministry located at Zion Estate, Ago, Okota, Lagos. …

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, defaulting airlines must pay compensations for flight cancelations and delays. Keyamo said this in Abuja yesterday during a meeting with the heads of agencies under the ministry. “We are not deaf to the cries of Nigerians about delays and canceled flights. …

The anticipated automation of the passport application process, according to Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, will commence “within the next one week.”   Tunji-Ojo first assured Nigerians in an October 4 interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today that the feature will be available in December. In a follow-up appearance on Tuesday’s episode, he …

Amid Cardoso’s Planned Reform, Naira Steadies Against Dollar The pressure on the foreign exchange (FX) market eased, on Tuesday, as naira steadied against the United States dollar in the parallel market. According to Aboki FX, the naira sells for N1,160 on Monday and Tuesday respectively. Also, the volume of United …