Lagos, Nigeria; 22nd January 2021: Fitbit (NYSE: FIT), the global brand in wearable technology, is now available in Nigeria on Africa’s leading eCommerce platform, Jumia (NYSE : JMIA), in partnership with Redington Gulf. Fitbit devices and services help people lead healthier, more active lives and this has never been …
Read More »FCMB continues promoting SMEs, extends financial support to over 15,000 women
First City Monument Bank, a foremost financial services provider in Nigeria, has continue her aggressive drive and support for the Small and Medium Enterprises sector in the country. The bank, which was recently voted as the Best SME Bank in Africa, thereby consolidating its position as the dominant financial institution …
Read More »Igangan/Fulani crisis: Town presents evidence, alleges herders collected N50m ransoms, raped 15 women
Residents of Igangan in the Ibarapa area of Oyo State on Sunday recounted their ordeals in the hands of Fulani herdsmen. The community leaders, who spoke during a visit of the state government delegation to the town, stated that they had paid a total of N50m as ransoms for …
Read More »Abiru clears air on involvement in LASU VC selection process
Senator Adetokunbo Abiru (APC-Lagos East) has said he has no hand in the cancellation of the Lagos State University (LASU) Vice-Chancellor Selection Process ordered recently by Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Abiru said in a statement on Sunday in Lagos that his attention had been drawn to a viral video on the …
Read More »TAJBank commits to education sector
TAJBank, Nigeria’s first non interest bank, has reiterated its commitment to contributing to the growth and development of the Nigerian education sector. The commitment was made at the commissioning of new infrastructure at Saint John Paul School, Akwa Ibom State. The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, who …
Read More »SERAP urges Fed Govt to give details of N729b payments to 24.3m Nigerians
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq, to “publish details of proposed payments of N729 billion to 24.3 million poor Nigerians for six months”. The organisation called for the details in a Freedom of Information (FoI) …
Read More »Nigeria records 964 new COVID-19 cases, total now 121,566 with 1,504 deaths
Nigeria on Sunday, January 24, 2021, recorded 964 new COVID-19 infections, which takes the total confirmed cases in the country to 121,566.According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the fresh cases were recorded in 18 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Centre for Disease Control further …
Read More »Fidelity Bank Hosts National Capacity Building Webinar For SMEs
Fidelity Bank Plc, top Nigerian lender is set to organise a National Capacity Building Webinar For Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the country. The programme is part of deliberate efforts to assist entrepreneurs across all sectors of the Nigerian economy develop requisite capacity to unlock their full potentials and take …
Read More »Ndigbo proud of Emenike’s ambassadorial appointment – Kalu
The Senate Chief Whip, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has expressed gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing an Abia indigene, Dr. Mrs. Uzoma Emenike as Nigeria’s Ambassador to United States, urging Ndigbo to take pride for such magnanimity. Dr. Mrs. Emenike before her cross-posting was Nigerian Ambassador to Ireland. Kalu, …
Read More »Nigeria to get COVID-19 vaccines next month
Nigerians have been assured that the COVID-19 vaccines will be available in the country by the end of February, 2020. The message was contained in the communique issued at the end of Wednesday’s meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF). The nation’s 36 governors, at the virtual meeting said the …
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