archiveAugust 2019

The Federal Government on Tuesday declared August 12 and August 13, 2019 as Public Holidays to mark the 2019 Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. In a statement issued  in Abuja on Tuesday, Director of Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Interior, Mohammed Manga, said the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Mrs. Georgina Ehuriah,...

  Appeal Court refers Sanwo-Olu’s victory petition back to tribunal The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the freezing of three accounts allegedly belonging to the Lagos State Government over alleged N9.9 billion fraud. Justice Chuka Obiozor made the order following an ex-parte application by the Economic and...

The Federal Government has condemned the public naked dance in Lekki area of Lagos State describing it as “strange entertainment from the pit of hell.” This is coming as music star, Augustine Kelechi alias Tekno, was yesterday arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command for breaching public decency...

The Nigerian Export Import Bank (NEXIM) said it has disbursed about N24 billion as well as approved applications worth N55 billion to non-exporters, many of whom are Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the past one year. It also said with the signing of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement...

  Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved the sum of N500, 000 as bursary to each of the 120 indigenes of Oyo state in the campuses of the Nigerian Law School. Makinde made this announcement when he received a delegation of the law school students who visited him...

    Not less than 10,000 graduates have applied for primary school teaching job in Ekiti State Francisca Aladejana, Ekiti SUBEB Chairman, said the huge turnout of applicants compelled the commission to postpone the exercise. Aladejana confirmed master’s degree holders were among those who obtained application forms, Punch reported. SUBEB...

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Tuesday announced the completion of 2019 hajj outbound transportation of Nigerian pilgrims expected to participate in the 2019 hajj in Saudi Arabia. The announcement is contained in a statement made available to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by the head of public...

Keystone Bank Limited has appointed three executive directors as members of its board of directors as part of a strategy to realign its operations for sustained business growth. The new directors who were appointed at the 49th yearly general meeting of the bank in Lagos recently, subject to the approval...

VP meets Chinese investors interested in agro-allied sector About $16B to $25B investment envisaged says AfDB   In line with its commitment to develop a thriving agro-industrial sector, the Federal Government will welcome partnerships and initiatives that would make Nigeria actualize its potential of being the food basket of the...

In line with its commitment to ensuring easier access to financial services to enhance lending and financial inclusion especially for Nigerian entrepreneurs, Fidelity Bank Plc has said it will launch two new products. Speaking to pressmen during the Fidelity SME forum in Lagos, Regional Bank Head, Yaba/Surulere Business, Fidelity Bank...