archiveMarch 6, 2020

  The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) joined the rest of the world on Friday, March 6, 2020, to commemorate the International Women’s Day (IWD) by hosting a half day symposium and bell ringing ceremony for gender equality at The Exchange, Lagos. With the theme “Each for Equal”, the event focused...

The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum has accused the Federal Government of clandestine move to support the Boko Haram insurgents in their renewed bid to unleash mayhem in the North East zone. The leaders in a one-page statement entitled ‘Boko Haram: FG Killing Us Softly’, alerted Nigerians and the...

  Herbert Wigwe discusses expansion plans, FinTech in Bloomberg interview Herbert Wigwe, the Group Managing Director of Access Bank, during a recent interview with Bloomberg, reiterated the Bank’s plan to be Africa’s gateway to the world and expand into 22 countries over the next five years. Wigwe discussed the Bank’s...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned Mr. Uyiekpen Giwa-Osagie, lawyer of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, at the Federal High Court in Lagos for alleged money laundering. The anti-graft agency, in a three-count charge filed on Friday, alleged that Mr. Giwa-Osagie laundered $2 million during the...

    This International Women’s Day, Facebook is celebrating the achievements of African women who are using their voice to bring people together, building and making real impact in their communities, and inspiring other women by changing the narrative of African women. Under the banner of this year’s theme #EachforEqual,...

  The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), on Friday transacted 361.11 million shares valued at N4.28 billion in 4,602 deals just as the indices dropped by 0.55 per cent. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this was in contrast with 431.92 million shares worth N7.82 billion exchanged in 4,516...

The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), on Friday pledged to tackle cyber crimes and e-fraud through enlightenments and protection of consumers for the betterment of the nation’s economy. The Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, made the pledge at the ongoing Kaduna 41st Kaduna International Trade Fair. The...

Ekiti State governor Kayode Fayemi has said he has no intentions of contesting for president when Nigeria heads to poll in 2023. Fayemi’s media aide Segun Dipe in a statement said the news making rounds resulted from Fayemi’s personality and the good relationship he maintains with almost state governors. Dipe...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Sokoto zonal office, has arrested a POS operator and two employees of Union Bank over alleged unlawful withdrawal of N1.2 million school feeding programme funds. The Zonal Head of EFCC, Mr Abdullahi Lawal told newsmen on Friday in Sokoto that the commission had...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country requires N1.6 billion emergency funding to fight Coronavirus (COVID19). Dr Precillia Ibekwe, Deputy Director, Special Duties, NCDC, disclosed this at a news briefing addressed by the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, an update on the virus on Friday in...