There were strong indications Tuesday night that President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu to hand over. Adamu completed his 35 years service on Monday. He was expected to have handed over to the most senior officer at the close of work on Monday, but he did not, fueling the feeling that he might be granted ... Read More »
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UPDATED: Court adjourns Orji Kalu’s arraignment as EFCC seeks transfer
The Federal High Court Abuja, on Tuesday, adjourned the arraignment of Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, charged for alleged N7.1 billion fraud until June 7. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was to arraign Kalu, following a Supreme Court order that he and his co-defendants in fraud charge be retried, having quashed the 12-year jail sentence handed to them by ... Read More »
Primate Ayodele Kicks-off Annual Humanitarian Activities With Visitation To Schools
The leader of INRI evangelical spiritual church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has kicked-off his annual humanitarian activities in 2021 with visitation to schools that are in need. The 14-day programme kicked off yesterday, 1st of February, 2021, and will be running till 14th of February with massive empowerment programs for the needy. Yesterday, Primate Ayodele visited Best Precious Gift schools in ... Read More »
Zenith named most valuable banking brand
Zenith Bank Plc has again emerged as the ‘Most Valuable Banking Brand in Nigeria’ in the Banker Magazine Top 500 Banking Brands 2021. The bank disclosed this in a statement on Sunday titled ‘Zenith Bank emerges Nigeria’s most valuable banking brand’. The statement said for the fourth consecutive year, Zenith Bank had been ranked as the number-one banking brand in ... Read More »
Access Bank repositions digital payment to reap AfCFTA gains
Access Bank’s planned expansion to eight African countries will come with huge gains from the 1.3 billion people targeted in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) deal. The bank’s strong digital banking platforms will play well in enabling electronic payments across countries of operation and beyond. The lender is not only focusing on key markets to support regional trade ... Read More »
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Fidelity Restates Support To Small Business As Enugu First Lady, ABCON Commend Bank
Fidelity Bank Plc, top Nigerian lender has reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing the productivity and prosperity of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country by providing capacity building and advisory services, innovative funding options and other forms of relevant support that would significantly improve their overall contributions to national development. Fidelity CEO, Mrs. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe gave the assurance ... Read More »
FIRSTBANK SUPPORTS SCHOOLS WITH ARRAY OF EXCITING EDUCATIONAL SOLUTIONS
First Bank of Nigeria Limited is supporting schools with an array of educational based products and solutions targeted at enabling the acquisition of various facilities to boost the continuous expansion and improvement of the educational sector. Parents are not left out, as the Bank has bespoke products which empowers parents and guardians to meet the educational needs of their children. ... Read More »
Soldiers escort herdsmen to Ogun villages, flog residents for rejecting herders
Not a few residents of Ketu-speaking villages in Yewa North Local Government Area, Ogun State were brutalised by soldiers who escorted herdsmen to graze in the communities, prompting residents and monarchs to cry out to the military and state government for help Read More »
Ecobank Nigeria Has Stable Outlook, Quality Management – Fitch Rating
Fitch Ratings has assigned Ecobank Nigeria Limited (ENG) a Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of ‘B-‘ with a Stable Outlook, Viability Rating (VR) of ‘b-‘ and National Long-Term Rating of ‘BBB (nga)’. The report, released Thursday, noted that Ecobank Nigeria IDRs are driven by its standalone creditworthiness, as expressed by its Viability Rating (VR). The VR reflects the constraint of ... Read More »