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  First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced the convening of a Business Clinic to promote the growth and sustainability of the educational sector, especially in the light of the coronavirus which is having an adverse effect on the operations of schools …

Lagos July 20, 2020: The Board of Directors of Fidelity Bank Plc wishes to announce the impending retirement of Mr. Nnamdi J. Okonkwo, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) of Fidelity Bank Plc. He will be stepping down from the Board of Directors of the Bank, with effect from December 31, …

Despite the disruptions and prolonged lockdown occasioned by the global coronavirus pandemic, The Men’s Club season 3 (TMC3) series is set premiere on July 22, 2020 with a firm promise to do much more than excite its teeming and sophisticated audience with the adventures of four Nigerian men and how …

Godswill Akpabio Niger Delta minister, Godswill Akpabio, has said that most of the contracts of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) are given out to members of the National Assembly,  Mr Akpabio said this during Monday’s investigative hearing held to probe the allegations of corruption in the NDDC. The revelation unsettled the hall …

The acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Kemebradikumo Pondei, has said the commission spent N1.32 billion as ‘COVID-19 relief funds’ for staff, not N1.5 billion as earlier reported in the news. Mr Pondei said this during Monday’s hearing by the House of Representatives’ NDDC committee on the alleged financial recklessness …

Pondei collapses during Reps c’ttee’s hearing…on Monday The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has explained that its acting managing director, Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei, collapsed at the National Assembly because he ignored his doctors’ advice on his state of health. A statement signed by the Director, Corporate Affairs, Charles Odili, said Pondei has been ill for the …

Founding managing director of Democrat Newspaper and an associate of President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Ismaila Isa Funtua, is dead. He died of cardiac arrest Monday night, according to THISDAY newspaper. He was life patron of Newspaper’s Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) and Chairman of Bulet Construcion company. He will be buried according to Islamic rites Tuesday.

Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei, acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), passed out during a session of the house of representatives committee probing the commission, on Monday. He passed out while testifying before the panel. More to follow… Video:

The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has revealed the identity of the driver that killed Nigeria’s first female combat helicopter pilot, Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile in an accident last week. It said the driver, Nehemiah Adejoh, does not have a valid driving licence. Arotile was knocked down by a vehicle driven …

Heritage Bank plc, Nigeria’s most innovative banking service provider has upgraded its HB ‘Padie’ mobile application to HB ‘Padie’ 2.0, which comes with new improved features for convenient, quick, secure and affordable way for seamless 24/7 banking transaction. The HB ‘Padie’ 2.0 app has been redesigned and relaunched with new …