The federal executive council (FEC) has approved a draft supplementary budget of N895 billion to boost military operations and facilitate procurement of COVID-19 vaccine. Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national planning, disclosed this on Wednesday while addressing journalists after the cabinet meeting in Abuja. On December 31, Buhari …
Read More »Anxiety as Nigeria’s debt rises by N191bn in three months, hits N33.1tn
DMO DG, Ms. Patience Oniha Nigeria’s total debt stock rose by N191bn in the first quarter of this year, according the figures released by the Debt Management Office (DMO) on Wednesday. The DMO said the debt stock rose to N33.107tn as of the end of March 2021 from N32.916tn in …
Read More »P+ Measurement Services launches Media Monitoring and Evaluation Support for MSMEs in Nigeria
Nigeria’s leading and foremost media intelligence agency, P+ Measurement Services partners Africa’s leading Opportunities and Resource Platform for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSME Africa to launch a tailored Media Monitoring and Evaluation Services for MSMEs in Nigeria. The service, which is the first of its kind in the Nigerian Media Monitoring and Evaluation …
Read More »BREAKING: Nigeria Immigration reopens passport application portal
The Comptroller General, Muhammad Babandede The Nigeria Immigration Service has announced the reopening of the passport application and payment portal effective June 8. A statement by NIS spokesperson, Amos Okpu, made available to DAILY RECORD on Tuesday, said the portal will begin to function by 12 midnight to allow eligible passport …
Read More »Man slaps French President, Macron, during trip to southeast France
A bystander slapped French President Emmanuel Macron across the face during a trip to southeast France on Tuesday on the second stop of a nationwide tour. Images on social media and broadcast on the BFM news channel showed Macron approach a barrier to greet a man who, instead of shaking …
Read More »Another shot in the arm for Adeduntan as FirstBank wins Global Banking and Finance’s Retail Banking CEO Award
While the age-old saying and philosophy of virtue being its own reward (or seeing doing good as its own reward) remains a strong motivating factor in doing good persistently, it helps when virtue gets recognition from time to time. Even though anyone or organisation committed to doing good will keep …
Read More »Again! Pastor Stephen Akinola, Founder Of Redemption Ministries Reportedly Dead
A popular cleric and General Superintendent of Redemption Ministries, Worldwide, Rev. Stephen Akinola has died. The news of his death is coming barely 24 hours after Prophet T. B. Joshua of Synagogue Church of All Nations died. Rev. Stephen Akinola is a native of Igboho, Oyo State. He was born …
Read More »Ecobank Nigeria appoints Babajide Sipe as head of corporate communications
Babjide Sipe Great visions attract the best people, and so is the case at Ecobank Nigeria, as the lender recently Babajide Sipe, a seasoned marketing expert to head its Marketing and Corporate Communications department. The Nigerian franchise of the Pan-African financial institution is making good on its mission to empower …
Read More »“I met him sitting on the chair unconscious”, T.B. Joshua’s wife recounts how husband died
T.B. Joshua and his wife, Evelyn Evelyn Joshua, wife of Temitope Balogun Joshua, popularly known as T.B. Joshua, the founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), has broken the silence since the news of her husband’s death made rounds. Speaking with some selected journalists on Sunday, including Femi Oyewale, Evelyn said …
Read More »Fidelity Bank’s Courtesy Visit To The Office Of The Senate President of Nigeria
In a bid to foster positive business relationships, Fidelity Bank makes concerted efforts aimed at collaborating with the private and public sectors. The Bank had in the past paid courtesy visits to industrialists and top government officials such as the Governors of Ogun State, Lagos State, Oyo State, Imo State and …
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