FirstBank, Nigeria’s premier financial institution, is set to ignite the annual DecemberIssaVybe fun time energy with the sponsorship of heavyweight sensational Nigerian singer, Asake’s super star musical concerts in Abuja and Lagos. Asake also known as Mr Money, an award-winning singer and the rave of the moment, famed for his monster global Afrobeat hit songs, will be performing in Abuja ... Read More »

The Rivers state crisis take another dimension on Wednesday when Rivers state governor, Fubura presented 2024 budget to five lawmakers outside the assembly complex in Rivers State. The governor arrived at the plenary of the assembly under the speakership of Rt. Hon. Edison Ehie, around 9:00 a.m. Fubara was accompanied by the Secretary to the State Government, Tammy Danagogo, Commissioner ... Read More »

President Bola Tinubu says he will continue to work assiduously and provide the military with the necessary support to keep the troublers of the nation at bay. Speaking at the Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference 2023 in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Monday, the President said he has no intention of relenting or resting on his laurels in securing Nigeria, ... Read More »

Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, implored West African leaders to prioritize good governance and collective prosperity as an essential tool to prevent authoritarian takeovers of power and unconstitutional changes of government in the region. Addressing the high-powered regional gathering at the 64th ordinary session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads ... Read More »

The government of Canada has increased the proof of funds for Nigerians and other international students from ₦8,025,000.00 ($10,000) to ₦16,050,000.0000 ($20,000). The government of Canada has increased the proof of funds for Nigerians and other international students from ₦8,025,000.00 ($10,000) to ₦16,050,000.0000 ($20,000). Marc Miller, Canadian Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, made this announcement in a statement on ... Read More »

The Oyo State Police Command said it has apprehended the policemen sighted in a now-viral video demanding money from a female biker who was on a tour of Nigeria from the Netherlands. The command, in a post on X on Thurday, said the operatives will face disciplinary actions. “Viral video portraying the regrettable misconduct of certain policemen along Moniya-Iseyin Road ... Read More »

Bloomberg announced today that FirstBank UK Limited (FirstBank UK), the UK subsidiary of First Bank Nigeria Limited, the premier West African bank, has adopted Bloomberg’s Trade Order Management System (TOMS). By integrating TOMS into its workflow, FirstBank UK will have access to a comprehensive suite of data and analytics, communications, as well as order and execution management solutions, enabling it ... Read More »

The journey of eight weeks across four different cities of the MTN Schools’ Athletics Championships tagged MTN Champs came to an exciting and colourful ending at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja, as over 800 athletes competed at the Grand Final. The event attracted dignitaries from MTN, Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Nigeria School Sports Federation (NSSF) and organisers – Making ... Read More »

The UK has announced it would raise the minimum salary threshold for a skilled worker visa and prevent overseas health and social care staff from bringing family dependents to Britain. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office trumpeted the proposals as “the biggest clampdown on legal migration ever”. But critics said it would damage the state-run National Health Service (NHS), which faces ... Read More »

Middle East and Africa Editor of The Banker, a publication of Financial Times Group, London; Joy Macknight; Group Managing Director/CEO, Oliver Alawuba; and Ceremony Host, Krishnan Guru, with the Bank of the Year Africa 2023, along with Bank of the Year Awards won by UBA’s subsidiaries in Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Mozambique, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, at ... Read More »