Low internet penetration, bad road network and infrastructure deficit were among the hindrances identified to forestall e-commerce success in its early days in Nigeria. This was largely due to the fact that the majority of the country’s population lived in rural areas. This was – and still – the situation …
Read More »UNIBEN VC orders closure of varsity over students’ protest
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Prof. Lilian Salami, has announced the immediate closure of the University following the protest that rocked the institution on Tuesday, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. On Tuesday, students of the institution blocked the ever-busy Benin-Lagos Expressway and the Ekheuan Road over a N20,000 …
Read More »Nigeria’s inflation rate declines to 17.01% in August
A report released on Wednesday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows that Nigeria’s inflation rate in August dropped to 17.01% from 17.38% recorded in July 2021. This represents the fifth consecutive decline in the rate of inflation recorded in Nigeria. The latest figure is 0.37% points lower than what was …
Read More »Sterling Bank led by Abubakar Suleiman in N1.7 billion fraud mess
Abubakar Suleiman, Sterling Bank MD The Abubakar Suleiman – led Sterling Bank Plc is currently enmeshed in a N1.7 billion fraud scandal. The fraud is said to have rattled the lender’s financial position and it has landed one of the bank’s staff and a businessman in court. The case which is …
Read More »Ecobank Nigeria turns four customers into millionaires
Ecobank Nigeria has presented grand prize of N1 million cheque each to the four winners that emerged at the end of its Super Reward Scheme. The bank says the campaign was to reward customers’ loyalty. For equitable representation of its customers’ base, the Bank segmented the country into four regions …
Read More »Respite as resident doctors agree to sign MoU with FG
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding with the federal government in an effort to end the ongoing strike. On August 1, NARD embarked on strike over “irregular payment of salaries”, among other issues. Efforts of stakeholders, including the house of representatives, to mediate …
Read More »BREAKING: Bandits kidnap another Emir along Abuja-Kaduna highway
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked the convoy of the emir of Bungudu, Hassan Attahiru, along Abuja-Kaduna highway. Mr. Attahiru is a monarch in Zamfara State. Credible sources confirmed the abduction of the monarch to Daily Nigerian, saying the attackers opened fire on the convoy and successfully demobilized some …
Read More »Yonggi Cho: Details of how the popular South Korean pastor died …His life and times
David Yonggi Cho, co-founder of the Yoido Full Gospel Church in South Korea, is dead. Cho, previously called Paul, reportedly died on Tuesday morning after a battle with brain hemorrhage. The popular South Korean minister was 85. Cho, an emeritus pastor at Seoul’s Yoido Full Gospel Church, died at a …
Read More »UBA’s Half-year Profit Grows By 33% to N76.2 Billion
*Declares 20k per share interim dividend Africa’s leading financial institution, the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has announced its audited half year financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2021, showing impressive growth across all major income lines and performance indicators. The pan African financial institution delivered …
Read More »Heritage Bank, others bankroll SCOA handover of trucks, equipment to Julius Berger worth N15.5bn
Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s Most Innovative Banking Service provider and seven other banks have provided a total of N15.5billion to assist SCOA Nigeria Plc for the importation and supply of MAN Platform Trucks and equipment to Julius Berger Nigeria for construction of 380km Abuja-Kaduna-Kano roads and many others across the …
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