The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan has advocated a closer collaboration between banks, Telcos, Fintechs and industry regulators to enhance savings and lending in the financial landscape. This development according to him will generate activities in the economy and expand wealth creation. Akinwuntan who was speaking at the ‘Fintech ...
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UBA Foundation’s National Essay Competition 2020 brings out the finest young creative writers in a challenging year
· Ten out of the twelve winners are girls The UBA Foundation, the CSR arm of the United Bank for Africa, today, held its tenth annual National Essay Competition(NEC) in a virtual ceremony that was attended by high school students from across the nation. The UBA Foundation’s Education initiative has ...
Read More »Shoprite surprises customers on a bumper Black Friday
Shoprite Nigeria’s supermarkets have offered early Black Friday deals and big discounts on everyday essentials as customers are increasingly looking for value, given the pressure many households are currently experiencing. The Shoprite bumper black Friday offer begins from 25th November and ends in 29th November, 2020 and it’s a pan-Nigeria value added ...
Read More »Joshua Iginla, US medical Team embark on Free healthcare for all
Philantropic Prophet and Shepherd in charge of Champions Royal Assembly, Joshua Iginla surely has a milk of human kindness flowing though him as he reached out to members and indigenes of Abuja through a free healthcare services to kick start his ministry’s 14th Anniversary. We reliably gathered that Iginla through ...
Read More »Buratai Commends Officers and Soldiers on Army Professionalism
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai has given a thumbs up to officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army fighting in various theatres of Operation and other security threats for admirably rising up to the challenges and successfully bringing the situations under control. Buratai expressed pride ...
Read More »F.G. Takes Measures With Strategic Stakeholders Against Petroleum Tanker Crashes
Following the resolutions reached at the EARLIER meeting of the Major Oil Marketers of Nigeria (MOMAN) and the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) renewal workshop held on 24 September, 2020 at IBETO Hotel Abuja in the face of frequent cases of road traffic crashes involving petroleum tankers and ...
Read More »Emirates Offers First Ever $500,000 Multi-Risk Travel Insurance Coverage
Emirates customers can now plan their travels and fly with even greater assurance and peace of mind, with the airline’s latest industry-first initiative to provide expanded, multi-risk travel cover on top of its current COVID-19 cover. Provided by Emirates at no additional cost to its customers, and provided by AIG ...
Read More »Pragmatic Homes Unveils Pasuma and Iyabo Ojo as Brand Ambassadors
Pragmatic Homes, a diversified real estate investment, development and Management Company based in Lagos Nigeria last Thursday unveiled popular Fuji Singer Alabi Pasuma and top crossover Nigerian actress, Iyabo Ojo as the company new brand ambassador in a 3-in-1 event held at their new Lagos office located on highbrow Omole ...
Read More »No Attack On Zulum’s Convoy Or Security Aides, Media Aide Clarifies
A Sunday report by an online media, claiming there was another attack by Boko Haram on the convoy of Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, is false. There was neither an attack on the governor directly nor on any component of his convoy. Zulum’s spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, in a ...
Read More »Lekki Shooting: Army Clarifies Carrying of Blank And Live Ammunition, Insists Only Blank Ammo Was Shot
Following the cross examination that happened at the Lagos Judicial Panel, Brig.-Gen. Ahmed Taiwo, Commander of the 81 Division, Military Intelligence Brigade, Victoria Island, clarified that the army went to the tollgate with both blank and live ammunitions. While being cross-examined, Brig.-Gen. Ahmed Taiwo insisted that that the military acted ...
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