Heritage Bank leveraging technology to promote financial inclusion for inclusive growth In today’s world, making financial services accessible is fast becoming a key area of concern to policymakers for the well-known reason that it has far reaching economic implications. To this end, financial inclusion has assumed a greater level of ...

  Oyo-state-based broadcaster and social activist, Oriyomi Hamzat, has been arrested by the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB) and is being transferred to Abuja, POLITICS NIGERIA reports. The FIB is the apex of intelligence gathering in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF). It is the only arm of the Force that provides ...

  Embattled DCP Abba Kyari has escaped being murdered inside Kuje prison. According to reports, prison officials are now considering moving the suspended police officer to the custody of the State Security Service (SSS) after he nearly got murdered by aggrieved inmates, who accused him of insincerity in bribe-for-release deals ...

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated holds its 34th AGM and Shareholders approve resolutions Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (“ETI”), the parent company of the Ecobank Group, the leading pan-African bank with operations across 33 African countries, today held its 34th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Abidjan, Côte d’ Ivoire.  Alain Nkontchou, Chairman Ecobank Group ...

  Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State on Wednesday evening declared a curfew in seven Local Government Areas of the State. The seven Local Government includes Aguata, Ihiala, Ekwusigo, Nnewi North, Nnewi South, Orumba North and Orumba South. The governor made the declaration in a statewide broadcast on Wednesday. ...

  Senator Stella Oduah’s bid to return to the Nigerian Senate through the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket may have suffered a set back. This is coming as the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says the lawmaker representing Anambra-North senatorial district did not complete the mandatory one-year NYSC programme.   ...

  Former governor of Anambra state, Mr. Peter Obi has dumped the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.   Obi announced his resignation in a letter dated 20, addressed to the National Chairman of the party.     In the letter sighted by Vanguard, Obi gave reasons for his withdrawal from ...

WEMA Bank Reiterates Commitment To Customer Data Confidentiality The attention of Wema Bank has been drawn to recent reports of members of the public receiving text messages with account numbers. We implore members of the public that, as a financial institution, Wema Bank takes issues around data integrity and breaches ...

  Maverick Entertainer and activist, Charly Boy has slammed the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for forcefully entering the Abuja residence of the former Imo State Governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha. Naija News earlier reported that EFCC operatives on Tuesday laid siege on the private residence of ...

Youssou Ndour headlines UBA Africa Conversations 2022: Panellists Celebrate Continent’s Success Stories, Seek Collaboration to Bridge Culture Gap The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, celebrated this year’s Africa Day in commemoration of African unity with the fourth edition of its annual UBA Africa Conversations which was held at the Tony Elumelu ...