Chairman of MTN Group, Mr Mcebisi Jonas, has disclosed that the telecommunications giant will take nothing less than $1.6 billion from its operations in Nigeria to strengthen its network and systems. Mr Jonas, during a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday, said the leading GSM network provider was interested in boosting the nation’s ... Read More »

Pix 1. MD/CEO, Fidelity Bank PLC with the ​ “World’s Greatest Maths” Teacher, Michael Sowunmi   MD with the Youth Empowerment Academy (YEA) beneficiaries Head, CSR& Sustainability, Fidelity Bank PLC, Chris Nnakwe (3rdright) and CEO, Gazelle Academy, Muna Onuzor, consultant to Fidelity on CSR with YEA beneficiariesYEA Beneficiaries ​ Fidelity Bank Plc has brought succor to physically challenged Chemical Engineering graduate, ... Read More »

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has increased the monthly allowance of corps members to N33, 000. Corps members were getting N19, 800 until the latest review. Director General of NYSC, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, announced the increase during a working visit to the NYSC secretariat in Bauchi. He said the increase is in line with the new minimum wage ... Read More »

Stakeholders in the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) in Ondo state under the aegis of Unity Forum(UF) otherwise called ‘Estranged/Aggrieved’ members have faulted the statement credited to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu that the party would lose the coming governorship election if he was not picked as candidate. The governor, while speaking with reporters last weekend in Abuja, was quoted as saying he ... Read More »

Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) to resign over their inability to safeguard the lives and property of Nigerians since 2015. He insisted that Buhari and the APC had told Nigerians to stone them if they fail and that “it is now time to pick stones to stone ... Read More »

………N2M Up For Grabs Every Quarter ………N100,000 Monthly Shopping Allowance Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc on Tuesday, launched the ‘UBA Bumper Account’, a hybrid account, targeted at transforming the lives of its customers. The new account  is in line with the bank’s mission of creating superior value for its stakeholders while encouraging saving cultures among ... Read More »

*Following ten years of impact and current 9,631 beneficiaries, Tony Elumelu Foundation enhances the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme to empower more entrepreneurs Thousands of entrepreneurs to receive business training Continent wide Pitching competition to herald the final  selection of entrepreneurs to receive seed capital funding Caption: A Cross-section of African Entrepreneurs at the TEF Entrepreneurship Forum.                          On the heels of the tenth ... Read More »

High Court in Abuja, on Monday, granted bail to the former senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, in the sum of N10m. Shehu Sani was on Monday arraigned on a two-count charge of bribery brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He pleaded not guilty when the counts were read to him. According to the charges, ... Read More »

…Police Promise to fish out killers This is one of the knots the police are trying to untie after their preliminary investigation into the murder of the Lagos based popular herbalist suggested that he  recently found out that the finances of his company had been tampered with by some of his staff. Not long after the discovery, the  office  where ... Read More »

The venue to be used by National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, for a political rally in Auchi, Estako West local government area has been set ablaze by suspected thugs. The rally was to receive some defectors into the APC. Two cars, over 1000 chairs, canopies and the stage were burnt. It was gathered that the ... Read More »