United Bank for Africa (UBA Plc) yesterday announced that its London subsidiary has obtained regulatory permission to carry out wholesale banking services in the United Kingdom. The approval licence was granted to the lender by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), a United Kingdom financial services regulatory body. The move makes UBA the only Sub-Saharan African bank to conduct banking ... Read More »

  The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has launched the second edition of its Campus Ambassador Programme with the induction of 30 new brand ambassadors. The UBA Campus Ambassador Programme is an initiative to identify young emerging leaders among students of tertiary institutions and give them a unique and highly rewarding learning experience. The 30 successful candidates were selected ... Read More »

  DSS arrest major financier, armourer of kidnap gang in Kogi The Department of State Services ( DSS ) said it had arrested Lawal Mohammed, a suspected major financier and amourer of the dreaded Basalube kidnap gang in Kogi. A statement issued by an operative of the service, Mr Tony Opuiyo, on Tuesday in Abuja, said the suspect was arrested ... Read More »

Buhari faults tenure elongation for Oyegun, others President Muhammadu Buhari has opposed tenure elongation for National officials of the All Progressives Congress (APC)and called for election of new leaders. Buhari said tenure elongation will be a draw back for the party and will create divisions within the party. According to him, the decision is contrary to the APC Constitution and ... Read More »

  On the 2nd of March 2018, the community elders and family of Christian Obaji in Ugoboanyim,Ezzagu Ishielu local government area of Ebonyi State Nigeria, confirmed to our correspondent that they are still looking for Christian Obaji. So that he can face the music of homosexual intercourse which he committed two years ago. And the family disclosed to Newsthumb that ... Read More »

N1.7b alleged fraud: Court grants First Nation Airline MD bail The Managing Director of First Nation airlines Kayode Odukoya has been granted bail by an Ikeja special offences court. Justice Mojisola Dada granted bail to the defendant after taking submissions of counsels to the parties in the matter. Justice Dada granted bail to Odukoya in the sum of N10 million and ... Read More »

  The board of Access Bank Plc has recommended payment of N18.8 billion as cash dividend to shareholders for the 2017 business year. Shareholders will receive a final dividend of 40 kobo, in addition to interim dividend of 25 kobo, bringing the total dividend per share for 2017 to 65 kobo. Key extracts of the audited report and accounts of ... Read More »

Order of elections: Bribe claims rock National Assembly Lawmakers may have dumped their agreement with party chiefs to pull the brakes on their plan to override the President’s veto of the Electoral Amendment Bill reversing the order of elections, The Nation learnt yesterday. Unless the National Caucus meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) slated for today at the Aso ... Read More »

Nigeria is now completely directionless – Wike Swears in four judges of the Rivers State Judiciary  Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that Nigeria is now completely directionless, with the country permanently on a dangerous downward slide. Swearing-in four judges of the Rivers State High Court and Customary Court of Appeal at the Government House Port Harcourt on Monday, ... Read More »

SHAN GEORGE: I wanted to be a lawyer to jail corrupt people Recently out with a new movie, ‘Grey shadows’, which tackles how ill people are treated, Shan George is still making her strides in Nollywood. In this interview with JOE AGBRO JR., she opens up on child marriage, women and why she can date a younger man, among other ... Read More »