Reference to the publication from Thisday newspapers management published on 17th January 2024, the said publication indicating our Karmo district market in Abuja was on fire. The said misinformation was published where Karmo district market picture was used to represent the scene of the inferno. The incidence since the publication had degenerated to untold anxieties and panic among our numerous ... Read More »

President Bola Tinubu has approved the payment of renewal fees for the Group Life Assurance for federal government workers. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, disclosed this on Wednesday at the end of the first 2024 meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) held in Abuja. He said that this was sequel to a memo brought by ... Read More »

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives designed to empower Nigerian youths with quality education, leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has launched a creative writing competition for secondary school students dubbed Read2Lead. Themed Read2lead, the three-stage competition would see secondary school students hone their reading and writing skill while competing for millions of naira in cash rewards, ... Read More »

The Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has said the Federal Government will be saving N8tn annually from the fuel subsidy removal and exchange rate unification policies. Oyedele spoke during a panel session at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry 2024 Economic Outlook and Budget Analysis. He, therefore, said it was critical for ... Read More »

The Oyo state government has established an Emergency Situation Room to facilitate swift assistance for survivors and victims of Ibadan explosion. Professor Temitope Alonge will lead the initiative, overseeing the coordinated response to the incident. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Sulaimon Olanrewaju gave the hint on Wednesday, January 17. He said: “The Oyo State Government has set up ... Read More »

President Bola Tinubu on Monday, January 15, met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo at the inauguration of Hope Uzodinma as the governor of Imo for his second term in office. The ceremony took place at the Dan Anyiam stadium in Owerri, the state capital. Tinubu and Obasanjo were invited to the ceremony by Uzodinma. During the ceremony, the duo exchanged ... Read More »

Aformer deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kingsley Moghalu, has supported the move by the apex bank to “decongest” its head office in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, describing it as a logical decision. NEWSTHUMB reports that on January 12, 2024, the CBN issued a circular announcing the commencement of plans to comprehensively “decongest” its Head ... Read More »

The Presidency on Sunday said the Bola Tinubu administration has no sacred cows and will spare nobody found culpable in the ongoing investigation of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation and its Social Investment Programmes. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, said this when he spoke on TVC’s Politics on Sunday. ... Read More »

Ecobank, the leading pan-African financial services group, unveils its new brand campaign ‘A BETTER WAY | A BETTER AFRICA’ yesterday, at the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023 (AFCON). Ecobank is a proud official sponsor of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023 and is leveraging the unifying, exhilarating, and progressive spirit of African ... Read More »

In line with its mission of empowering businesses and young innovators across Africa, HabariPay’s Squad has announced the launch of its first-ever hackathon, “Take on Squad Hackathon 1.0.” The social coding event is scheduled to hold on January 19th and 20th 2023, at the state-of-the-art GTCO Training Complex, Tayo’s Plaza, Abeokuta, Ogun State. Take on Squad Hackathon 1.0 is targeted ... Read More »