On Sunday February 2021, primate Ayodele Honoured As His Annual Thanksgiving and Empowerment Event Holds The leader of INRI Evangelical spiritual church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has been honoured at his annual thanksgiving and empowerment ceremony which was held yesterday in Lagos. The record-breaking event was honored with several dignitaries across the globe; which had the presence of the Minister of Interior, ... Read More »

You’ve got Firstmonie Wallet on your phone? Did I hear you say Yes… then, count yourself lucky because your first daily recharge and data subscription between 13 – 15 February will give you the opportunity to speak more to your loved ones, or spend more time on your favourite social media channel. In sharing love this valentine season, Firstmonie Wallet ... Read More »

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has faulted the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to extend the tenure of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu. The association has consequently sued the government at the Federal High Court in Lagos to compel a reversal of the purported tenure extension. The suit, marked: FHC/L/CS/214/2021 has as defendants – the President of ... Read More »

*Strikes out suit by CBN Governor A Federal High Court in Abuja has set aside the order it made on November 4, 2020 freezing accounts linked with some promoters of the #EndSARS protest that took place across the country last year. Justice Ahmed Mohammed, in a ruling on Wednesday ordered all affected banks to immediately defreeze the affected accounts. Justice ... Read More »

Ecobank Nigeria says its customers are now able to transfer funds by email, SMS and Whatsapp – new features available on the Bank’s Mobile App. Speaking, Olukorede Demola-Adenyi, Head, Consumer Banking Ecobank Nigeria said that this is part of the bank’s innovation in digital banking, enabling customers perform their transactions conveniently. She also spoke on the simplified and more appealing interface of the ... Read More »

Access Bank says it has partnered with American Express to broaden the acceptance and usage of American Express cards in Nigeria. It said this in a statement on Friday titled ‘Access Bank launches partnership with American Express to expand the acceptance of cards in Nigeria’. With this, it stated, the full-service bank acquired merchants who would accept American Express card ... Read More »

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has commended MTN Nigeria for its appointment of a Nigerian to lead the telecommunications and ICT services provider. According to a statement issued on Sunday, Pantami gave the commendation during a courtesy visit by MTN’s Chairman, Ernest Ndukwe, Chief Executive Officer-designate, Karl Toriola, and Chief Corporate Services Officer, Tobechukwu Okigbo. ... Read More »

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday temporary halted the re-trial of former Abia Governor, Sen. Orji Kalu, on alleged corruption charges. Justice Ekwo temporarily stayed the re-trial while delivering ruling in an application by Kalu seeking leave to file a motion against his re-trial for alleged fraud committed when he served as governor of Abia ... Read More »

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 Bank currently has over 86,300 Firstmonie Agents, spread across the ... Read More »

Less than 24 hours after Federal Government lifted the ban on the suspension of Emirates Airlines flight operation in Nigeria, the United Arab Emirates carrier canceled outbound flights out of Lagos and Abuja on Saturday, February 6, 2021. Citing operational reasons, the airline said it will not operate flights out of the Lagos and Abuja airports. The airline in a ... Read More »