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Ibrahim Lamorde, the third Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC is dead. Lamorde, a police officer who served as EFCC chairman between 2011 and 2015 died in Egypt where he had travelled for medical treatment, PREMIUM TIMES reported early Sunday morning quoting an unnamed source. However, …

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, in partnership with Proparco, a Development Finance Institution is mainstreaming climate initiatives into its business operations and strategy. This is aimed at achieving a holistic integration of climate action on Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions reduction through an articulated strategic pathway to position the Bank as …

A fresh crisis is brewing within the Body of Benchers, the apex regulatory body for the legal profession in Nigeria, as the new chairman, Asiwaju Adegboyega Awolomo SAN, is accused of unilaterally reconstituting all committees without the customary approval of the Board. Awolomo’s decision to dissolve all existing committees and …

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered an interim forfeiture of the sums of $4,719,054, N830,875,611, and several properties linked to the embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele. Justice Yellim Bogoro made the order on Thursday, May 23, 2024, following an …

L-R: Marian Odidika, Middle Market and Youth Segment Officer, Stanbic IBTC Bank; Alice Adeyemo and Remi Adebayo, both winners in the Reward4Savings 3.0 April draw and Sadiya Ojo, Head, Entrenchment, Stanbic IBTC Bank, at the cheque presentation ceremony which was recently held at Stanbic IBTC Towers, Walter Carrington Crescent, Lagos. …

The bank accounts and assets linked to Capital Trust Investments & Asset Management Limited and its founder, Seyi Oke, have been frozen by a Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged N6.2bn debt. The court, also restrained the banks from dealing with the defendants, their agents, privies, subsidiaries, sister companies or the …

  Banky W Nigerian singer turned clergyman and politician, Olubankole Wellington, popularly known as Banky W has said that contrary to popular belief, money isn’t the key to happiness. According to the Empire Mate Entertainment boss, if money was the key to happiness, billionaires would not commit suicide. He stated this …

Maj-Gen. Adamu Laka, the National Coordinator of the National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC), has called for protection of witnesses and judges who play pivotal roles in investigation, prosecution and adjudication of terrorism related cases. Laka made the call at a Two-Day Workshop and Plenary of the Global Counter Terrorism Forum (GCTF) …

Pic 12. The Abuja Metro Rail Station   The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has given President Bola Ahmed Tinubu a new date for the inauguration of commercial operations of the Abuja Rail Mass Transit system. The President will now set off the commercial operations of the rail service on …

  APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje   The National Chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on Thursday, donated N5,350,000, 50 bags of rice and other food items to victims of Kano mosque attack. Our Correspondent reports that 18 out of 25 victims of the attack have …