Nigerian reality TV show Big Brother Nigeria has wielded the big stick on on the duo of Tacha and Mercy after the two had engaged in a shouting match earlier today. Tacha was disqualified out-rightly from the show while her fight mate Mercy was given two strikes. We will be ...
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Public Statement: Fidelity Bank Clarify Issue
Our attention has been drawn to the planned disruption of service and social media attacks on the Bank by a few outsourced staff who were recently recalled by their employers. The move, which is the handiwork of the outsourced staff who were on secondment to the Bank as Note Counters, ...
Read More »FIRSTBANK TARGETS 500,000 AGENTS TO BOOST FINANCIAL INCLUSION
With a view to enhance financial inclusion across the country, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced its drive to get up to 500,000 operators on board its agent banking platform. This was disclosed at the opening ceremony of the 12th Annual Conference of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of ...
Read More »Tomi Somefun Led Unity Bank Engulf in Multi-Million Naira ATM Fraud
The Maiduguri Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, September 26, 2019 arraigned one Adam Kaka Adam before Justice Ibrahim Jauro of the Yobe State High Court, Damaturu, on one-count charge, bordering on criminal misappropriation to the tune of N11, 657, 500.00 (Eleven Million Six ...
Read More »Police raid Kaduna home, free 300 people in chains
The police in Kaduna on Thursday raided a home with over 300 people in Rigasa in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The cops freed about 300 people who were chained in the house, including children. They were said to be from Burkina Faso, Mali and other African ...
Read More »AFFC lauds Heritage Bank on youth, entertainment devt
African Freestyle Football (AFFC) Championship 2019 in collaboration with World Freestyle Football Association (WFFA) have commended Heritage Bank Plc for its pivotal role in enhancing youth development and engendering the Nigeria’s entertainment space on the world’s stage. The 2019 African Freestyle Football Championship ended on a high note, with defending ...
Read More »One third of Africans studying in U.S. are Nigerians – Official
About one-third of African students studying in the U.S. are Nigerians, an official said on Wednesday. The Cultural Affairs Officer of the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, Malia Heroux, made this known during an education fair for Nigerian students seeking admission into American universities for undergraduate and graduate studies. The fair, ...
Read More »FED GOVT, ACCESS BANK LIST N30.3B BONDS
The Federal Government has listed its latest issuances under the Federal Government of Nigeria Savings Bonds (FGNSB) on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). The Federal Government listed two new issues totalling N295.94 million. The listing of the sovereign bonds came a day after top-tier bank, Access Bank Plc, listed a ...
Read More »UBA, LCCI to Create Value For SMEs At 2019 Lagos Int’l Trade Fair
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry(LCCI), have assured small medium enterprises (SMEs) that the 2019 Lagos International Trade Fair will bring far reaching benefits that will help transform their businesses and take it to the next level. UBA’s Head Group Consumer Retail Business, Mr. Jude ...
Read More »TOP NIGERIAN ARTISTES THRILL FANS AT THE ZENITH BANK ASPIRE MUSIC FESTIVAL
It was a night filled with magnificence and splendor as music lovers and fun seekers were treated to topnotch entertainment at the Zenith Bank Aspire Music Festival which held on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at the Harbour Point Event Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. The musical festival lived up to its ...
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