The screening of ministerial nominees by the Senate has come and gone but the dust it raised may take some time to settle. The announcement of ministerial nominations is always greeted with public excitement. And the case was not different this time round too, for obvious reasons. The President needs ministers to help him in […]
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Fidelity Bank on Wednesday said it had rewarded 7,109 customers with N2.9 billion since 2015. The bank’s Regional Head, Mrs Vanessa Mordi. said this in Abuja during the bank’s Savings Loyalty Scheme Campaign. She said that the bank was rewarding customers under the Fidelity Personal Savings Scheme and Children Savings Account christened “Sweeta” for their […]
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Former head of state, Abdulsalami Abubakar, has expressed concern over the growing insecurity in various parts of the country, calling for urgent action. Speaking at a roundtable discussion on the security challenges, he said: “there is anger in the land and the voices of reason are drowning very rapidly”. The parley organised by the General […]
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Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) on Monday declared a profit before tax of N12.1 billion for the half year ended June 30, 2019. The profit represented a growth of four per cent when compared with N11.7 billion achieved in the comparative period of 2018. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the result published […]
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The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), better known as shiites has said the federal government cannot stop the group from practising its religion. Abdullahi Musa, secretary to the academic forum of the movement, said this in response to the declaration of IMN as a terrorist organisation by a federal high court in Abuja. The court made […]
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More than 5,000 participants and 60 speakers across 3 continents converge at the largest gathering of African entrepreneurs 150 SME owners from across 20 African countries exhibit at the UBA Marketplace At the recently concluded 5th edition of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Forum, five African Presidents and thousands of young African entrepreneurs converged at […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has secured a court order to proscribe the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN). Justice Nkeonye Maha, the vacation judge of the Federal High Court, Abuja, issued the order in a ruling in which she also designated the activities of the Shiite organisation in any part of Nigeria “as acts of […]
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The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, on Friday bagged an honourary doctorate award in Finance at the 2019 Graduation ceremonies of the SOAS University of London. Sanusi was among other pioneering figures in the fields of law, literature, journalism, and finance honoured at this year’s graduation ceremonies of the prestigious university. The emir was […]
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The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has said he is hopeful that the country will be better than it is. Buhari stated this at the end of the Presidential Policy Dialogue meeting which held on Thursday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The President noted that the 10 strategic initiatives proposed at the meeting would […]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued operating licence to three new banks to operate in the country. The new banks are Titan Trust Bank Limited, TAJ Bank Limited and Globus Bank Limited. According to the apex bank, Titan Trust and Globus Bank will operate as commercial lenders while TAJ Bank Limited was licensed […]
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