Despite the intensity of the plot to remove the Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Rauf Olaniyan, it appears a Herculean task because most members of the state House of Assembly are with the Deputy Governor than Governor Seyi Makinde (GSM). Early in the life of the administration, the lawmakers have had the ears and support of Olaniyan than the ... Read More »

Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that its *894# Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD), Quick Banking service has hit over 9.5 million customers. This is in clear demonstration of its acknowledged leadership in electronic Banking. The Bank’s USSD banking service, launched in January 2015, is an easy to use, convenient, fast, user-friendly mobile banking channel through which various banking activities are carried out on a mobile phone – across the four major GSM network operators in the country – without the use of the ... Read More »

Nigeria has recorded 386 new cases of COVID-19 across various states of the country. Announcing via its official Twitter handle this evening, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) stated that 176 of the new cases were recorded in Lagos, 65 in Kano, 31 in Katsina and 20 in Federal Capital Territory. Remaining cases are spread across various states below: ... Read More »

The Economic And Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) has said it was ready for fresh and immediate re-trial of the former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu. The Supreme Court has quashed the judgement that convicted and sentenced Kalu to 12- year imprisonment on the grounds that the constitution did not permit a judge elevated to a Higher Court to ... Read More »

……Opens More Branches Nationwide  Ecobank Nigeria has encouraged its customers to obey the COVID-19 rules,  emphasizing the importance of social distancing to check the spread of the Coronavirus, especially when visiting the branches. The bank which gave this advice in a mail to customers also thanked them for their dedication and continued patronage while confirming that more branches are being ... Read More »

….100 customers rewarded with N100,000 Each Pan African Financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has again given its loyal customers reason to cheer  as  it  rewarded 100 loyal customers with N100,000 each in the UBA Bumper account draw. The draw, which took place at the UBA Head office on Tuesday, was held via the Facebook platform in strict compliance ... Read More »

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday night confirmed 195 new cases of COVID-19. According to a tweet from the NCDC, Lagos State recorded 82 cases, 30 in Kano, 19 in Zamfara 18 – Sokoto 10 – Borno 9 – FCT 8 – Oyo 5 – Kebbi 5 – Gombe 4 – Ogun 3 – Katsina 1 – ... Read More »

The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has placed the mother of late Super Eagles striker, Rashidi Yekini, Alhaja Sikiratu, on a monthly stipend of N10,000. Mr Olaitan Shittu, a representative of the Minister of Sports, Mr Sunday Dare, disclosed this at Ijagbo, near Offa in Kwara on Wednesday, when he donated Ramadan gifts on behalf of the minister ... Read More »

A PROBE of alleged “reckless” spending of N40billion by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Interim Management Committee (IMC) was launched by the National Assembly on Tuesday. The Senate and the House of Representatives set up separate ad-hoc committees to investigate the allegation. The IMC is supervising a forensic audit of the NDDC as ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari. The ... Read More »

We are pleased to inform you that we will be re-opening more than 40 more branches across the country from Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Our banking hours have also been extended to 9am – 3pm daily, so that we can attend to as many customers as we safely can. Please, note that whilst we are committed to serving you in our branches, it is ... Read More »