FIRSTBANK ANNOUNCES A NAME CHANGE OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, REITERATES ITS COMMITMENT TO BOOSTING CROSS-BORDER BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN AFRICA AND THE WORLD.   

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier financial services institution, has announced a phased corporate name change of its subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and Sub-Saharan Africa. FBNBank UK, FBNBank Sierra Leone, FBNBank Gambia and FBNBank DRC are the first set of subsidiaries effecting the name alignment. They are now …

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ASUU declares indefinite strike in Taraba

ASUU declares indefinite strike in Taraba The Taraba State University chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has declared a total, comprehensive and indefinite strike action. The decision follows a permission by the ASUU national to the state branch to embark on the strike action to press home …

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Nigeria’s public debt exceeds N46trn

Zainab Ahmed, Finance Minister Latest figures from the Debt Management Office (DMO) show that Nigeria’s public debt profile stood at N46. 25 trillion, as at December 2022. The DMO, which released the figure on Thursday noted that it e accounted for the total debt owed by the federal and state …

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PDP reverses suspension of Fayose, Anyim, Shema, others

Fayose, Ortom, Shema and Ayim The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday reversed the suspension of former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose; former Senate President, Pius Anyim and three others. The party had last week suspended Fayose, Anyim and others for anti-party activities. Others suspended …

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