Nigeria’s premier financial services provider and Bank of first choice, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that its Firstmonie network has processed a cumulativetransaction value of N1 trillion from itsrelaunch in January 2018. The network also achieved nationwidecoverage in record time, enabling access to financial services for many locations that never had a way for its residents to access ... Read More »

The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, said on Thursday that no human being — living or dead — could influence the judgments of the Supreme Court. The Director, Press and Information of the Supreme Court, Dr. Festus Akande, quoted the acting CJN as saying this in a statement on Thursday. Akande had, on April 29, 2019, made ... Read More »

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed workers in the nation’s airports and workers in the 163 countries that are members of the International Trade Union Confederation to subject the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige to ridicule for inviting thugs against workers on a “lawful protest” to his house. Rising from its Central Working Committee meeting on ... Read More »

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last governorship election in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has vowed to challenge, before the Supreme Court, Thursday judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja. He said, in a statement, that he was disappointed by the judgment, which revered the judgment of the election tribunals, which upheld the petition he ... Read More »

    MTN Nigeria says it has appointed Mohammed Rufai as its chief technical officer. In a statement released on Monday, the telecommunications company said Rufai would be responsible for its technology strategy, design and plan all its network operations. Rufai, who joined MTN Group in 2002, is a graduate of Computer Science from the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi ... Read More »

Grange School and Children International School have emerged champions in the Secondary and Primary School categories of the 4th Zenith Bank/Ikoyi Club Inter School Swimming Gala held Saturday at the elite Ikoyi Club, Lagos. Grange amassed nine gold, six eight silver and nine bronze medals to edge Edgewood School to second place on seven gold, one silver and three bronze ... Read More »

  …..Presidents of Rwanda and Senegal to Join Over 5,000 African Entrepreneurs​ The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s foremost champion of entrepreneurship, will host its 5th Annual Forum — the largest annual gathering of African entrepreneurs – on July 26 – 27, 2019. The two-day event will take place at the iconic Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. The Forum is the ... Read More »

The Chief Executive Officer, FirstBank, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan; Group Managing Director, FBN Holdings Plc., Mr. UK Eke; Group Chairman, FBN Holdings Plc., Dr. Oba Otudeko, CFR and Company Secretary, FBN Holdings Plc. Mr. Seye Kosoko, at the 7th Annual General Meeting of FBN Holdings Plc held in Lagos.. The shareholders of FBN Holdings Plc have been assured of brighter future ... Read More »

The Chief Executive Officer, FirstBank, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan; Group Managing Director, FBN Holdings Plc., Mr. UK Eke; Group Chairman, FBN Holdings Plc., Dr. Oba Otudeko, CFR and Company Secretary, FBN Holdings Plc. Mr. Seye Kosoko, at the 7th Annual General Meeting of FBN Holdings Plc held in Lagos.     Speaking at the meeting in Lagos, Dr Oba Otudeko,​ FBN ... Read More »

The arraignment of the Managing Director of Access Bank Plc, Mr Herbert Nwigwe, and eight others by the Special Fraud Unit (SFU) of Nigeria Police for alleged $6.3 million fraud was stalled yesterday at a Lagos High Court, Ikeja. Some of the defendants did not show up. Nwigwe is standing trial alongside Cast Oil and Gas Limited, Seyi Sanni, Adekunle ... Read More »