Zamfara Governor, Dr. Bello Matawalle, will grant amnesty to 100 Fulani in Gusau prison as part of the ongoing peace process in the state. The Fulani, who are detained for offences related to the banditry menace bedeviling the state, will be released before the week runs out to celebrate Sallah with their families Muhammad stated this when he received representatives ... Read More »

President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to swear in ministers-designate on Wednesday 21st of August, 2019. This was contained in a statement issued by Babatunde Lawal, Permanent Secretary, Cabinet Affairs Office in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. Before the inauguration of the cabinet, the ministers-designate are expected to go through induction retreat at the Presidential ... Read More »

The Nigeria Police Force has concluded plans to hastily arraign and continue to detain nine people arrested on Monday at the #RevolutionNow protest in Lagos. They will be arraigned at the Ebute Metta Magistrate’s Court. Among those arrested are Victor Ogungbenro, a video editor and cameraman, Gabriel Ojuba, Convener of the United Action for Democracy. Others are Segun Babatunde Osunla, ... Read More »

The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Honorable Ndudi Elumelu on Thursday said that his suspension from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) due to his emergence as the Minority Leader is part of his political upbringing. Elumelu who did not expatiate more on his suspension when asked by Journalists after his visit to former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi ... Read More »

      Zamfara State Executive Governor, Hon Dr. Bello Mohammed MON (Matawallen Maradun) has directed for the immediate supply of modern hospital equipment to the General Hospital Gusau. The Governor gave the directive when he paid an unscheduled inspection visit to the Hospital. Matawalle expressed his administration’s determination to equip all the state hospitals with modern facilities in order ... Read More »

  In an effort to stimulate innovation through synergy, First Bank of Nigeria Limited hosted the Digital Lab Open House on Wednesday, 31 July 2019 at its Digital Lab in Yaba Lagos. The Digital Lab Open House is amongst the many events lined up for the group Innovation Week held 29 July – 2 August 2019. The event themed; “cultivating ... Read More »

Group Head, Transaction and Electronic Banking, UBA Plc, Sampson Aneke; Representative of Lagos State Regulatory Board, Mr. Abideen Onifade; and Head, Brand Management, UBA Plc, Mr. Lashe Osoba at the 3rd Quarterly Draw of UBA Wise Savers Promo where 20 Savings Account Holders won N1.5m each, in Lagos on Wednesday Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, ... Read More »

  EcobankPay, the lifestyle digital payments and collections service of Ecobank Nigeria has recorded a cumulative transaction value of over N1 billion. EcobankPay offers customers a multi-channel payment experience including: Mobile QR Payment at merchant stores (mCash, Masterpass and mVisa), ​ Merchant QR is set up via Facebook Messenger a well as USSD​ payment for low-income phone users. EcobankPay is ... Read More »

A Makurdi Magistrates’ Court has ordered 10 men who allegedly attacked a police station in Ado Local Government Area of Benue State to be remanded in prison pending legal advice. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the magistrate, Ms Rose Iyorshe, did not take the plea of the suspects, but remanded them in the Makurdi Medium Prisons. The ... Read More »

  More than 5,000 participants and 60 speakers across 3 continents converge at the largest gathering of African entrepreneurs 150 SME owners from across 20 African countries exhibit at the UBA Marketplace At the recently concluded 5th edition of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Forum, five African Presidents and thousands of young African entrepreneurs converged at the most influential gathering ... Read More »