archiveJune 2022

  VP headlines 5th MSME Awards as 10 winners receive cars, cash prizes The relentless drive, energy and creativity of young Nigerians, is the guarantee that the country will prosper and provide jobs and opportunities for the millions of youths coming into the job market yearly, according to Vice President...

Sterling Bank Plc, Nigeria has given special recognition awards to healthcare providers who played leading roles in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The awards were given to selected recipients at the 8th annual Nigeria Healthcare Excellence Awards (NHEA), which held in Lagos over the weekend under the theme of:...

The new acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has promised not to fail Nigerians. Ariwoola made the pledge after taking over from his predecessor, Justice Ibrahim Tanko. Tanko had resigned due to ill-health on Sunday evening. Following Tanko’s resignation, President Muhammadu Buhari had sworn-in Ariwoola on Monday....

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Ecobank Nigeria Limited's (ENG) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'B-' with a Stable Outlook. Fitch also affirmed the Bank’s Viability Rating (VR) at 'b-' and National Long-Term Rating at 'BBB (nga)'. According to a press statement by the bank, the rating agency released this rating...

  The Federal Government has said that it would strengthen the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to reposition Nigeria’s capital market to be at par with its peers globally. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, made the commitment in Abuja on Monday, when she received...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has set up a 128-member National Campaign Council for the Osun State governorship election coming next month. The council is led by Bayelsa State Governor Duoye Diri. The constitution of the campaign council was announced in a statement released by the party’s National Organising Secretary...

  Former Deputy Senate President, Dr. Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, have sued the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and others over the controversy surrounding David Ukpo’s real age. Others mentioned in the suit are the Comptroller General (C-G), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS); Stanbic-IBTC Bank; United Bank of Africa...

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that Nigerian youths led the demographic for completed new voter card registration at 6,081,456, out of a total of 10,487,972. INEC disclosed this in a statement on Monday evening, revealing new voter card registrations as of 7 a.m. on Monday, June 27....

      The Managing Director/CEO of Heritage Bank Plc, Ifie Sekibo and other notable Nigerians have affirmed that the apt way to boost economic prosperity and peace in the country is to start addressing leadership challenges and insecurity. Sekibo and other notable Nigerians like the Presidential aspirant of Labour...

The statistics from the ‘2021 Subscriber/Network Data Annual Report’ by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed that the operating costs of telecommunication companies in Nigeria has risen from N1.4 trillion in 2020 to N1.66 trillion in 2021, showing an increase of N265.25 billion. The report read in part, “Total...