France is to name a new prime minister on Friday shortly after the announcement of Edouard Philippe’s resignation President Emmanuel Macron wants a new government to focus on efforts to relaunch the French economy deeply hit by the coronavirus crisis. The French presidency said a new prime minister will be appointed “in the coming hours.” Many government members are expected ... Read More »

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial nancial inclusion services provider, has graduated 28 successful candidates in its inaugural FirstBank Management Associates Programme (FMAP), virtually held on Tuesday, 30 June 2020 via the Zoom video conferencing application. The programme which commenced in 2018 had a total of 48 candidates selected from thousands of entries and applications received nationwide. FMAP ... Read More »

Liverpool’s first game since being confirmed as Premier League champions did not go to plan as deposed title-holders Manchester City romped to a 4-0 win at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday. The Reds’ first top-flight title in 30 years was confirmed when City lost to Chelsea last week and the celebrations of their long-awaited success perhaps caught up with Jurgen ... Read More »

Members of Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are in a closed- door meeting with National Leader of the party,  Asiwaju Bola Tinubu at his residence in Bourdillon, Ikoyi. The committee is led by Yobe Governor Mai Mala Buni and Chairman of Progressive Governor’s Forum Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu. Others in the closed door meeting include Secretary of ... Read More »

A young Nigerian, Miss Adjwoa Awe, 15 years of age has been honoured with The Diana Award for going above and beyond in their daily life to create and sustain positive change. The award was announced on Wednesday 1 July; during the 2020 Diana Awards Virtual Ceremony held to celebrate all the awardees amazing achievements and introduce them to the ... Read More »

Mr Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, wife of Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has tested positive for Coronavirus, is coming barely two days after her husband was confirmed to have contracted the virus. A source in the government confirmed the news to our correspondent on Thursday. The source also revealed that some security aides to Mrs Akeredolu also tested positive for the virus. ... Read More »

Zank Plc has again emerged as the Number One Bank in Nigeria by Tier-1 Capital in the 2020 Top 1000 World Banks Ranking published by The Banker Magazine. Climbing a whopping 29 spots from 415 in 2019 to 386 in the 2020 global ranking of banks, Zenith Bank retained its position as the number one Tier-1 bank in Nigeria with ... Read More »

….Coronavirus deaths in Nigeria have risen to 603 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on Wednesday night via its Twitter handle. Nigeria on Wednesday night, recorded 790 new cases of COVID-19 with the total number of discharged patients as 10,152. In the past weeks, the number of infections and deaths in the country have increased. Although ... Read More »

A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted an order of interim forfeiture of 46 property, including houses and parcels of land, suspected to belong to a former chairperson of the Board of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Mrs. Ngozi Juliet Olejeme. Justice Taiwo Taiwo granted the order in a ruling on a motion ex parte argued on ... Read More »

… Malami: govt not shielding soldiers in ‘kidnap kingpin’s’ saga A Federal High Court in Abuja heard on Wednesday how soldiers engaged a welder to aid the escape of suspected Taraba State kidnap kingpin, Bala Hamisu (aka Wadume). The police said a team of policemen had gone to the state to arrest Wadume but was ambushed by a group of ... Read More »