archiveJanuary 2025

The Federal High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, on Wednesday struck out the defamation suit filed by the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, against activist lawyer, Dele Farotimi, over alleged cybercrime. The case, which emanated from comments made by Farotimi in an interview about his book: “Nigeria and its...

From left, Vice Chairman, PDP Governors' Forum and Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara; Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde; Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke and the Chairman, PDP Governors' Forum and Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, when the PDP Governors' Forum paid a condolence visit to Governor Makinde over the...

For his exceptional leadership and contributions to banking and finance, the Board Chairman of Fidelity Bank Plc, Mr Mustafa Chike-Obi, has been presented the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Thisday Awards. At a well-attended event featuring leaders across Nigeria’s public and private sectors, the erudite banking professional joined a host...

FewChore Finance Company Limited, a leading CBN-licensed financial institution, has announced a groundbreaking ₦500 million pledge to support creative entrepreneurs in Osun State under the Osun SDG Creatives initiative. The announcement was made on the first day of the maiden edition of the Osun SDGs Creative Conference, which hosted over...

NGX Regulation Limited (NGX RegCo), the independent regulation subsidiary of Nigerian Exchange Group, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have called for enhanced partnership to enhance market surveillance and combat financial crimes in Nigeria's increasingly digitalized capital market. This strategic initiative was discussed during a high-level meeting between...

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Joe Igbokwe has called on the party to mend fences with former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. According to him, no minister in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet is bolder or smarter than El-Rufai. Igbokwe said this in...

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, in company with senior officials of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) on Tuesday undertook a tour of facilities at Brightwaters Energy Limited, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The tour to the company’s facilities at Choba,...

...begins final settlement of $7bn FX backlog           The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has called on deposit money banks and all market participants to embrace the principles of the Nigeria Foreign Exchange (FX) Code wholeheartedly, cautioning that any individual or institution that violates the FX...

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has warned against any attempt to establish a Sharia Court in the state. The disclaimer followed rumours of establishment of the court, which is popular in the Northern part of the country, in the state. In a statement signed by the governor on Tuesday, the...

Union Bank, Nigeria’s leading financial institution, has kicked off its Save and Win Palli Promo 4campaign on a high note following the announcement of its first set of winners in its inaugural monthly draws. The first live draw of this season, which took place at the Bank’s Head Office in...