archiveDecember 20, 2021

  elects executive committee members The Association of Digital Finance Practitioners (ADFP) in Nigeria has officially launched its Lagos State Chapter and sworn-in newly elected executive committee that would steer the ship of the association for the next year. Formulated by the Alumni of the Digital Frontiers Institute (DFI) Community...

  Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday declared Chief George Moghalu as the validly nominated candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the purpose of the November 6, Anambra state governorship election. The court made the order in a judgement on a suit...

The NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization appreciated by 1.12 per cent and 1.16 per cent to close the week at 42,353.31 and N22.107 trillion respectively. Similarly, all other indices finished higher with the exception of NGX Main Board, NGX Banking, NGX AFR Bank Value, NGX AFR Div Yield, NGX...

Heritage Bank’s advanced all-in-one digital banking experience; Octiplus’ product benefits were explored by the Next Titan contestants for its ground breaking innovative solution, crafted to meet the demands of the ever-growing active banking populace. Presenting their tasks, themed, “Show Your Innovation,” during a boardroom session, eight (8) of the contestants...

Mr Osita Okechukwu, Director-General, Voice of Nigeria (VON), has advised the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former two-term Governor of Lagos State, Sen. Bola Tinubu, to jettison his 2023 presidential ambition. He gave the advice in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, adding that Tinubu should...

By Garba Shehu The purpose of the President’s trip to Turkey, December 16th to 19th was to participate in the 3rd Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit, with an appealing theme: “Enhanced Partnership for Common Development and Prosperity.” Our national strategy was laid out before departure, based on a strong optimism that the...

 Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, on Sunday, celebrated 45 years of priesthood and 10 years as bishop of the diocese. Addressing the congregation at Catholic Church in Sokoto, Kukah used the occasion to thank his parents and the Catholic family for giving him the opportunity to be what...

  The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan said on Sunday that the National Assembly will continue to support President Muhammadu Buhari to deliver on promises made to the Nigerian people. Lawan made the remarks in Gombe at the launch of empowerment programme of Senator Sa'idu Ahmed Alkali for his...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Oyo State topped the chart with 122 new COVID-19 cases out of the 404 infections. The NCDC said also reported one COVID-19-related death. Oyo, the centre said, is followed by the FCT with 84 cases. It added that Lagos reported 52 cases....

  The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has disclosed that Republic of Benin, Niger Republic and Togo made no payment for the electricity supplied to them from Nigeria in the second quarter of 2021. The revelation was contained in NERC recently released Second Quarter Report 2021, where it stated that...