First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider has announced its “Nigerian Economic Outlook Webinar” convened to reflect national and global economic trends that shaped 2021, whilst forecasting the economic outlook of 2022. The virtual event themed “A rearview look at 2021, lessons learnt-Outlook …
Read More »Stanbic IBTC Introduces Smart Loan to Support Customers
Stanbic IBTC Bank, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has introduced a Smart Loan digital solution to enable customers who have an account with their Asset Management arm access a loan to enable them meet their medium-term financial obligations. According to the bank, the devaluation of the naira due …
Read More »Emirates Super Jumbo Lifts Real Madrid For Spanish Super Cup
Real Madrid is all set for their epic match against Barcelona. The Emirates A380 emblazoned with the blue Expo 2020 “mobility” livery lifted one of the most popular clubs in global football all the way from Madrid, Spain, to defend their title at the Spanish Super Cup semi-finals on July …
Read More »COVID-19: FCTA to bar unvaccinated workers from work
The Federal Capital Territory Administration is to bar workers from accessing their offices as from January 17 if they are unable to show proof of their vaccination against COVID-19. The Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Media and Strategic Communication, Malam Abubakar Sani, announced this. In a statement …
Read More »Tinubu’s Presidential Bid A Huge Joke – Bode George
Bode George, member, PDP Board of Trustess Almost immediately after the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Bola Tinubu, declared his intention to contest the 2023 Presidential election, former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Bode George, has described it as a huge joke. George, …
Read More »FG Orders Benue Billionaire, Ochacho To Stop Voluntary Road Rehabilitation In Makurdi
King Mohammed Ada, Founder Ochacho Foundation and Babatunde Fashiola, Minister of Works and Housing The Ministry of Works and Housing has accused Benue billionaire and founder of Ochacho Foundation, King Mohammed Adah, of causing serious distortion to dualisation of Otukpo Town after the billionaire embarked on the road project. The …
Read More »Okonjo-Iweala Denies Praising Buhari On Performance, Warns Fake News Mongers
Muhammadu Buhari (right) and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala The Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has disowned a statement in circulation on social media purporting her as scoring President Muhammadu Buhari high on performance. Okonjo-Iweala described as “fake news,” the report which quoted her as saying President Buhari was doing …
Read More »Nigeria has only 100,000 varsity lecturers for 2.1 million students – NUC
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has said universities should be isolated from the Federal Government’s circular on new employment owing to the shortage of lecturers. The commission also stated that 100,000 academic staff members were attending to 2.1 million students in Nigerian universities. The NUC disclosed this in its latest …
Read More »BREAKING: Former Nigerian leader, Ernest Shonekan, is dead
Chief Ernest Shonekan, the former head of the Interim National Government that succeeded the military junta of General Ibrahim Babangida, is dead. Shonekan died in Lagos on Tuesday at the age of 85. He was the interim head of the Nigerian Government between August 26 and November 17 1993 when …
Read More »EFCC re-arrests Mompha for ‘money laundering’
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arrested a suspected internet fraudster, Ismailia Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, for laundering funds obtained through unlawful activities and retention of alleged proceeds of crime. Mompha, who was arrested on Monday, is currently standing trial alongside his company, Ismalob Global Investment Limited, …
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