archiveAugust 12, 2024

Union Bank, one of Nigeria’s most noteworthy and trusted financial institutions, has received another significant recognition with its recent attainment of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCIDSS) version 4.0 certification. This notable achievement, which is an upgrade from the previously awarded Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCIDSS)...

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has offered two Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) savings bonds for subscription at N1,000 per unit. According to a statement by the DMO on Monday in Abuja, the first offer is a two-year FGN savings bond due on Aug. 21, 2026, at interest rate of...

  Former Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has warned religious leaders, particularly Christians, to stop placing premium on benefits and rewards, especially on Christians in government and position of authority, as it makes national development suffer because the people’s mind will be soiled and unable to do what is right....

In alignment with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, the Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Dr. Emomotimi Agama, is set to outline the Commission’s vision for the Nigerian capital market at the Second Capital Market Committee Meeting. The meeting which will hold at Oriental Hotel, Lagos on...

The Senate has firmly denied allegations that it plays a role in determining its own salaries or receiving any special fiscal packages from the Presidency. In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, Senate Spokesman, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, labelled the accusations as “sordid and telltale assertions.” Senator Adaramodu expressed the...

President Bola Tinubu has sworn in the new Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Walson-Jack. Walson-Jack took the oath of office at about 1:00 pm at the Council Chamber of the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, on Monday, just before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council meeting....

Justice Peter Lifu of the Nigerian High Court has dismissed a motion aimed at restraining Nigerians from participating in #EndBadGovernance protests. The motion, filed by Danladi Goje, Buky Abayomi, Adiza, and 13 other individuals, was dismissed today. Justice Lifu ruled that the protest, which had been a focal point of...

  The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) with 7.69 per cent decrease in the performance of candidates who sat for the examination in 2023. Compared to last year’s 79.81 per cent, WAEC said the percentage of candidates who obtained...

  Pastor Kayode Pitan has been appointed as the new pastor of the City of David Parish, Lagos of the Redeemed Christian Church of God. He will succeed Pastor Charles Kpandei, who has been serving as the interim pastor since the suspension of Pastor Idowu Iluyomade. Church Times Nigeria reported...

    Yuki Gambaryan, wife of Tigran, the detained Binance executive in Nigeria, has asked the Federal Government to release her husband before “it is too late”. In a statement on Monday, Yuki said her husband’s health is getting worse and needs “highly specialised and risky surgery” to treat the...