Female entrepreneurs have been advised to invest in themselves and build structures around their businesses for sustainability’s sake. That was the fallout of the United Bank for Africa Business Series, the Women’s Day edition, held at the bank’s Head ...
Read More »Vitafoam to pay N1.95bn dividends
The shareholders of Vitafoam Nigeria PLC have approved the N1.95bn dividend proposed by the company’s board of directors. The shareholders gave their approval at the firm’s 62nd Annual General Meeting in Lagos recently. The dividend of N1.95bn translates into N1.56 ...
Read More »Kuda Business records 100,000 customers
Kuda Business, a segment of Kuda Microfinance Bank, has achieved 100,000 customers milestone on its platform. A statement from Kuda recently said that the business management and banking platform was providing support to more than 100,000 freelancers and micro, small ...
Read More »Union Bank promotes female inclusion
Union Bank of Nigeria has reiterated calls for an equitable and inclusive society devoid of biases, stereotypes, and discrimination, especially against women. The Chief Executive Officer of the bank, Yetunde Oni, stated this during the commemoration of the 2024 ...
Read More »MoneyMaster PSB mobile banking app enriches customers experience
The mobile banking app recently launched by MoneyMaster Payment Service Bank Limited (MMPSB), Nigeria’s leading payment service bank, has been enriching the banking experience of the bank’s customers. The app, which was unveiled by MMPSB for the convenience of ...
Read More »Fears of Violence in Jerusalem as Ramadan Approaches Amid Gaza War
Concerns are growing over the potential escalation of violence, particularly in Jerusalem, as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is set to begin. With a truce remaining elusive in the ongoing Gaza conflict, there are apprehensions about the situation further ...
Read More »Herbert Wigwe’s surviving children pictured
Herbert Wigwe and Chizoba Wigwe’s surviving children were pictured at their funeral yesterday The three surviving children of the late former Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings paid their last respects to their parents and older brother. Herbert Wigwe’s surviving children PICTURED ...
Read More »Union Bank Advocates for Inclusivity and Female Empowerment at 2024 International Women’s Day Celebration
Union Bank of Nigeria has re-emphasised its advocacy for an equitable and inclusive society devoid of biases, stereotypes, and discrimination. This assertion was recently made at a special event hosted by the Bank to commemorate this year’s International Women’s Day ...
Read More »Nigeria ranks 10th in Africa’s most unsafe countries for women
Nigeria has been ranked 10th in the list of Africa’s most unsafe countries for women, according to global Women Peace and Security Index 2023 In the list, the Central African Republic ranks number one while DR Congo and South Sudan ...
Read More »Czech Republic’s Krystyna Pyszkova crowned Miss World 2024
Krystyna Pyszková of the Czech Republic was crowned Miss World at a glamorous contest held in India on Saturday night Pyszková defeated Yasmina Zaytoun of Lebanon who was the first runner-up to clinch the title among 112 contestants in the ...
Read More »Kizz Daniel’s wife bags endorsement deal (Photos)
Kizz Daniel’s wife has bagged an endorsement deal just 7 days after the singer disclosed to his fans that they were married The deal is with an automobile dealership. It would be recalled that the musician had stirred reactions online ...
Read More »Reactions as Ruger is spotted drumming inside church
A video of Michael Adebayo Olayinka popularly known as Ruger drumming inside a celestial church has surfaced online The video surfaced this afternoon on social media — X precisely. In the now viral video, the singer is seen wearing a white garment as he played the drums ...
Read More »Actress Biodun Okeowo finally reveals her fiance’s face
Nollywood actress, Biodun Okeowo, popularly known as Omoborty, has finally revealed the identity of her fiancé Biodun, who has been discreet about her romantic life, took to Instagram to announce her acceptance of her beloved’s proposal. Biodun took to her Instagram once more, ...
Read More »Many trapped as 5-storey building collapses in Anambra
Five-storey building collapses in Anambra Some yet-to-be-identified number of persons may have been trapped as a five-storey building under construction collapsed at Basden Street, Fegge, in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra State. It was gathered that the building, meant to serve ...
Read More »Sweden & Canada resume funding for Palestinian refugees
Sweden and Canada have decided to resume funding for UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, following a pause by 16 countries over allegations of UNRWA staff involvement in a Hamas attack Sweden plans to send an initial payment of 200 ...
Read More »Singer Doja Cat deactivates Instagram account
Doja Cat deactivated her Instagram account after announcing to her followers that the sudden exit was due to how she was ‘spoken to’ and ‘treated’ on the social media app The Paint The Town Red singer, 28 – whose fans recently ...
Read More »You are creating mentally unstable kids in the society – Vector writes single parents
Rapper Vector has gone hard on single parents, WARNING them to STOP creating mentally unstable humans! He said, preventing a child from his/her other parent, is destroying the child’s future and also making the child in question mentally unstable. Pouring ...
Read More »Woman commits suicide by drowning self in Lagos
A tragic incident has occurred in Lagos State, as a woman identified as Nimotalahi Ishola Folashade, an outpatient of Alimosho General Hospital, committed suicide by drowning The incident took place when she was one of the twelve passengers on a boat, and she ...
Read More »Billionaire Folorunsho Alakija and husband part ways after over 30 years of marriage
Folorunsho Alakija, Nigeria’s wealthiest woman, and her husband of three decades, Modupe Alakija, have reportedly separated, as stated in a report by TheWill. The mother of four and the businessman purportedly no longer reside together in their marital residence ...
Read More »Transcorp Power, FBN Holdings lift market cap by N194bn
Newly listed stock, Transcorp Power, its parent company, Transcorp and FBN Holdings were the major drivers of the N194bn gain the market capitalisation of the Nigerian Exchange recorded on Tuesday. The market cap rose by 0.35 per cent to ...
Read More »16 pregnant mothers, children rescued in Abia ‘baby factory‘
No fewer than 16 pregnant ladies and eight children, were rescued when police operatives busted a ‘baby factory’ in Aba, the commercial city of Abia State The raid, according to the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Moureen Chinaka, occured on ...
Read More »I met ‘useless’ people growing up – Halima Abubakar
Actress Halima Abubakar, says she regrets meeting certain people in the earlier stages of her life. She told Saturday Beats ,“Everybody I met when I was a young person are useless, and I regret meeting them. That might be because I ...
Read More »Children’s protest in Katsina over insecurity sparks concern
Children’s protest in Katsina over insecurity sparks concern Hundreds of children in Katsina State, North West Nigeria, last week, took to the streets, unguided, following several attacks on different villages in the state by bandits for three consecutive days without ...
Read More »Mc Oluomo’s aide’ death: Nkechi Blessing reacts, begs Lagosians not to speed on 3rd mainland bridge
Nollywood actress, Nkechi Blessing has begged Lagosians not to over speed on the newly renovated 3rd mainland bridge, saying it’s dangerous Mc Oluomo’s aide’ death: Nkechi Blessing reacts, begs Lagosians not to speed on 3rd mainland bridge Her comment comes ...
Read More »Measles outbreak hits Cross River schools
The Navy Secondary School, Akpabuyo in Cross River State has been closed down following the outbreak of measles at the college Cross River State’s Commissioner of Health, Dr. Henry Ayuk confirmed the outbreak at the Navy school as well as ...
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