Police operatives have shot dead a protester at the Circle Mall, Jakande in the Lekki area of Lagos State over the xenophobic attacks in South Africa. A police van was set ablaze by an angry mob that had stormed the mall. A video posted on Twitter and confirmed by some residents showed a body on the floor as gunshots rent ... Read More »

Nigeria on Tuesday strongly condemns the prejudice and xenophobia and reiterate our unequivocal condemnation of all violence,” the Chief Executive Officer of MTN in Nigeria, Ferdi Moolman said in a statement. “We are against all forms of bigotry and discrimination they should have no place in the society.” Many Nigerians have called for the shut down of the telecommunication company ... Read More »

A 40-year-old teacher, Emmanuel David, was on Tuesday brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, charged with sending nude pictures and videos to his 14-year-old student. David, whose residential address is unknown, however, pleaded not guilty to the one-count charge of sexual harassment. According to the Prosecutor, ASP Ezekiel Ayorinde, the mathematics teacher committed the offence between Aug. 5 and Aug. ... Read More »

The Lagos State government on Tuesday presented a N10 million cheque to the relations of a Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) official, Folashade Arogundade, who was killed by a truck on May 25. Presenting the cheque to the husband, Mr Tunde Babajide and her junior brother, Mr Ayokunle Arogundade, the Special Adviser to the Governor Mr Oluwatoyin Fayinka, said ... Read More »

H1 2019: Fidelity Bank Posts Double Digit Growth In Earnings, Profitability, Deposits & Loans …Profits Soars By 16% To Hit N15.1bn …Gross Earnings Soars To N103.7bn Despite the country’s challenging and fiercely competitive business environment, Fidelity Bank Plc delivered a solid financial performance in the first half of 2019, recording double-digit growth in key revenue lines whilst achieving significant traction ... Read More »

  The Chief Executive Officer, First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank), Dr. Adesola Adeduntan has been adjudged the ‘Best Chief Executive Officer’ of the year at the Digital Innovation and Excellence awards, held recently in Accra, Ghana. The awards, which climaxed the Digital Banking Summit was aimed at rewarding individuals and groups whose contribution and efforts have spurred growth in ... Read More »

…Access Bank unveils scheme for smartphone purchase ACCESS Bank Plc and Bloom Initiative for Empowering Youth (BloomFEY) have partnered to hold the the Bloom Week where children from secondary schools are selected to learn leadership skills, financial literacy and entrepreneurship. The Bloom 2019 graduation programme was concluded on August 30, with students drawn from different secondary schools across the country ... Read More »

Wema Bank Plc, the pioneer of Nigerias first fully digital bank ALAT, has empowered over 100 women in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sub-sector. The business advisory seminar, tagged Running A Profitable Business brought women entrepreneurs together from the bank’s Lagos Region. Speaking at the event, Mrs Aramide Awosanya, Regional Manager, Lagos Mainland, Wema Bank, said the initiative ... Read More »

The new 21 obas in Ibadan land appeared to have dropped their crowns in a move seen as surrendering to the Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji. They appeared as part of the entourage of the monarch to the ongoing Southwest security summit at the Internatuinal Conference Centre, University of Ibadan on Monday. The joint public appearance came two ... Read More »

  Khafi Kareem, has continued her winning streak carting home a 220,000 naira Scanfrost TV at the Saturday games. News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that this comes a week after she won a IVM car from Innoson Motors and became Head of House. On Saturday, Housemates in the ongoing BBNaija reality show were tasked with showing the strengths ... Read More »