The good news is here for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria. A newly upgraded Corporate Internet Banking (CIB) portal, called V Biz, has been introduced by VFD Microfinance bank. With V Biz, MSMEs can now enjoy banking services for their businesses. When you think about convenience, think …
Read More »Herders crisis: Act now to avert civil war, Soyinka tells Buhari
Nobel Laure- ate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to act fast in putting a check to the activities of herdsmen to avert another civil war. He also said the President’s silence on what he described as the illegal activities of herders across the country showed he was …
Read More »I can finish off Boko Haram without govt support – Sunday Igboho
Popular Yoruba rights activist Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho has declared he has what it takes to fight against Boko Haram without the government’s support. Igboho made this declaration in a video interview released in 2020. He said: “That which I will use in the fight against Boko Haram, …
Read More »FIRSTBANK PROVIDES LOAN FACILITIES TO ITS FIRSTMONIE AGENTS
In furtherance of the need to promote the business activities of its foremost agent banking platform – Firstmonie Agents – Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has announced the provision of loan facilities – up to one million naira – to its banking agents. The …
Read More »Dangote commences feeding of 1m Malnourished Children
… UNICEF says 2m Nigerian children suffer from acute malnutrition To complement and boost government efforts in tackling the issue of malnutrition in Nigeria, the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has initiated processes to reach and properly feed one million children across the country, commencing immediately According to the United …
Read More »FBN HOLDINGS PLC ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD APPOINTMENTS
FBN Holdings PLC (“FBNHoldings), Nigeria’s leading financial holdings company, has announced the appointments of Mr. Seni Adetu and Mrs. Juliet Anammah as Independent Non-Executive directors, while Mr. Otu Hughes has been appointed as a Non-Executive director. These appointments are subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria (“CBN”). Speaking …
Read More »LAGOS COURT SENTENCES TWO MEN TO DEATH FOR ARMED ROBBERY
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on Monday sentenced two persons, Moshood Ogunshola and Wasiu Lekan to death for armed robbery in Lagos. Justice S. S Ogunsanya delivered the judgement in charge No.ID/359C/13 between Lagos State vs Moshood Ogunshola and Wasiu Lekan. The defendants, who pleaded guilty, conspired …
Read More »Journalist narrates experience inside over 700 armed bandits, kidnappers’ den, says Nigeria on time bomb
By Tukur Mamu, Publisher, Desert Herald Newspaper The second day of Sheikh Dr Ahmad Gumi’s peace and preaching mission to Zamfara state on Tuesday witnessed a major milestone in his singular effort to spread the message of Islam to the Fulani herdsmen and to promote engagement with them in an …
Read More »BREAKING: Buhari extends IGP, Mohammed Adamu’s tenure
Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammad Dingyadi, on Thursday, said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), has extended the tenure of Mohammed Adamu as the Inspector-General of Police for three months. The minister disclosed this in an interview with State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said the …
Read More »Alleged fraud: Maina’s son, Faisal, flees to U.S – EFCC
Faisal Maina, son of Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team, PRTT, has fled to the United States of America, USA, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has said. The EFCC’s Counsel, Mohammed Abubakar, on Thursday, told Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Mr …
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