A former Assistant Director with the Department of State Services, Mr. Dennis Amachree, says the compound where Islamic cleric, Sheikh Gumi, met bandits in Niger State to discuss the release of the abducted students and teachers of Government Science College, Kangara, is very close to a military post. Amachree, however, said the security officials were asked to drop their weapons ... Read More »

The unpreparedness of the prosecution counsel in the matter against a female official of a new generation bank charged with the alleged theft of N197 million from a customer led to the adjournment of the matter to March 22, 2021 for arraignment. When the matter came up on Monday, the prosecution counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), ... Read More »

There was a mild drama at an Owerri Magistrate Court, Imo State on Monday as one of the 14 suspects, Darlington Ibekwe, being arraigned for breaking into the sealed estate of the former governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha slumped inside the courtroom. Ibekwe and 13 other loyalists of Senator Okorocha, were accused of conspiring among themselves to disobey a ... Read More »

 Stakeholders in faith-based organisations and education sector have endorsed the two new products recently introduced into the financial market by Ecobank Nigeria, saying they can provide solutions to their needs. The products Ecobank Stewardship Pack and the Ecobank School Bundle are targeted at religious and educational institutions at all levels respectively.  The Ecobank School bundle is designed to help educational institutions ... Read More »

The Chief Executive Officer of First Bank of Nigerian Limited, Dr Adesola Adeduntan, has restated the strategic importance of small and medium enterprises SMEs to the growth and development of the national economy. Adeduntan said the path to the growth of Nigerian economy lies in growing the SME sector, and that informed why First Bank has deliberately provided robust support ... Read More »

In September 2013, hundreds of single women led by Suwaiba Isa stormed the streets of Gusau, the capital of Zamfara State, protesting scarcity of husbands for more than 8,000 of them. A similar protest earlier planned by Hajiya Altine Abdullahi for widows and unmarried Kano women in August 2009 was averted by Kano State Government which quickly arranged mass wedding ... Read More »

Hon. Alhaji Ganiyu Egunjobi, Chairman, Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State, on  Monday, February 8th ,  presented a budget of N3.5 billion for the 2021 fiscal year to the council’s Legislative House. During the presentation, Egunjobi said the appropriation bill was geared toward consolidating on the progress so far recorded by the council in 2020. He rated the performance ... Read More »

…Lawyer sues Senate, asks court to stop Bawa’s confirmation The new acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has been promoted to the rank of Chief Detective Superintendent ahead of his Senate screening. The move comes amid a lawsuit challenging Bawa’s qualification for the job. Section 2 of the EFCC Act states that a person who ... Read More »

AStanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, has awarded scholarships to successful candidates in the 2019 and 2020 University Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME). This was done as part of its aspiration to encourage hardwork and excellence in academic pursuit. The 87 beneficiaries were drawn from the 36 states of the federation and the FCT. The beneficiaries comprised ... Read More »

The Senate, on Thursday, considered a bill seeking to stop employers in the private and public sectors from engaging employable Nigerian graduates as casual workers. The Prohibition of Casualisation Bill 2020 was sponsored by Senator Ayo Akinyelure. Akinyelure said casualisation of Nigerian graduates in the Nigerian labour market had become a subject of great concern. He said more workers continued ... Read More »