The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set aside the January 27, 2023 judgment of the Osun Governorship Election Tribunal, which voided the victory of Ademola Adeleke at the election held on July 16, 2022. In a judgment a moment ago, a three-member panel of the appellate court, presided over by Justice Mohammed Shuaibu, held that Gboyega Oyetola and his ... Read More »

Wema Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading Innovative Financial Institution is championing financial literacy for the next generation by participating in the Global Money Week to commemorate the Financial Literacy Day on March 23, 2023. In alignment with the theme “Plan your Money, plant your Future”, Wema Bank organized financial literacy sessions for secondary school students across all states where the Bank ... Read More »

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider has announced the call for participation in the third season of its FirstBank Management Associate Programme (FMAP).​ ​Interested participants are required to submit their application via​ ​ https://hdbc.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX.​ ​The application is extended to the general public as it closes by 24 March 2023. The FirstBank Management Associate ... Read More »

Elumelu 9: Group Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA), Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation and celebrant, Mr. Tony Elumelu and Co-Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Dr Awele Elumelu, at the symposium held to commemorate Elumelu’s 60th Birthday held at UBA House, Marina, Lagos. The Group Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Tony Onyemachi Elumelu, CFR, clocked 60 years ... Read More »

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, indicated its intention to respond in a suit filed by Festus Keyamo against Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Feb. 25 poll. This was also as Oluwakemi Odogun, lawyer to the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), told Justice James Omotosho ... Read More »

Aformer Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, have been convicted of organ trafficking in the United Kingdom. A jury found that Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56 and medical “middleman” Dr Obinna Obeta, 50, were guilty of a conspiracy to bring a young man to Britain to give his kidney with a view to his ... Read More »

Reliable sources in the CBN said banks have been instructed to collect the old Naira noted they deposited in CBN and that before the end of the week, the country would be awash with Naira notes Read More »

The Federal High High Court sitting in Lagos has struck out the Federal Government’s suit seeking to recover and forfeit the sum of N70trillion it alleged was stashed in 29 bank accounts by looters. The sum was said to be enough to fund Nigeria’s budget for three years, and the looters, according to the government, were public officials. Justice Peter ... Read More »

Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has congratulated President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress APC for being victorious during the last presidential election in the country. While congratulating the APC winner Tuesday in his statement in Awka, Soludo advised his opponents who lost the election to approach the Court, if they feel aggrieved. But he pledged to ... Read More »

Thee annual GTCO Food & Drink Festival is back again for its 6th Edition, and food lovers across Africa and the world are in for a feast like never before! The event is slated to hold from Saturday April 29th till Monday May 1st 2023, at GTCentre, Plot 1 Water Corporation Drive, Oniru, Victoria Island, Lagos, providing a 3-day weekend ... Read More »