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  FirstBank at 130: Enabling the Giants in Customers, Stakeholders By Bolaji Israel Like a fine wine, FirstBank has only improved with age, becoming more dynamic, innovative and trusted by the nation. This is a testament to the diligence and ...

South Sudan’s government is closing down ALL schools starting Monday as the country prepares for a wave of extreme heat expected to last two weeks The health and education ministries advised parents to keep all children indoors as temperatures are expected to ...

Diplomatic and military relations between the United States and the West African nation of Niger hit a new low this weekend In a statement on state television, a spokesman for Niger’s junta said Saturday the U.S. military presence in the ...

Hundreds in Cuba’s second-largest city, Santiago, took to the streets late Sunday in a rare public protest over blackouts and shortage of food Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has called for an “atmosphere of tranquillity and peace.” Protesters in Santiago chanted ...

Terrorists on Sunday night kidnapped 87 people after launching a fresh attack on the Kajuru-Station community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State A member of the Kajuru-Station Youths, Harisu Dari, confirmed the incident to Punch correspondent on Monday ...

Congo has reinstated the death penalty as authorities struggle to curb violence and militant attacks in the country The statement, dated last week, said the ban from 2003 allowed offenders accused of treason and espionage to get away without proper ...

Kenyan journalist, Rita Tinina has been found dead! The vibrant journalist was found dead at her home in Kileleshwa, Nairobi on Sunday, March 17, 2024. At the time of publishing this article, the family was yet to reveal details of ...

Peter Obi has called for the 2024 budget to be reviewed Obi seeks review of entire 2024 budget The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called for a total review of the 2024 budget, citing grave concerns over the ...

The United Kingdom has rejected Russia’s election result Britain’s foreign minister David Cameron said the result of the Russian elections showed “the depth of repression” under President Vladimir Putin. Cameron, who on Sunday evening said the election was neither free nor fair, dismissed the poll ...

Rotary International has allocated two million dollars to projects aimed at reducing child and maternal mortality in Nigeria over a three-year period. The President of the international group, Mr Gordon McInally, disclosed this during a community health engagement at LEA ...

  Wema Bank has stressed the need for inclusion and equity for women in the workplace and society. According to the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Wema Bank, Moruf Oseni, at the bank’s International Women’s Day event, all hands must ...

Access Holdings Plc inched up by 1.52 per cent on Thursday, a day after Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede was appointed the chairman of the financial group. Access Holdings trading under the AccessCorp ticker on the Nigerian Exchange appreciated to N23.35 from N23 ...

  No fewer than 17 out of the existing 24 Deposit Money Banks may be unable to meet the Central Bank of Nigeria’s capital requirement if it is increased from its current N25bn, according to a report by Ernst and Young. ...

  Fan Milk Plc has disclosed that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Obasanjo Farms Nigeria Limited to boost dairy production in the country. In a statement, the firm said the partnership was aimed at advancing dairy farming ...

  President Bola Tinubu says the killers of Nigerian Army personnel who were on a peace mission in Delta State will not go unpunished. At least 16 Nigerian soldiers were killed on a mission to douse clashes between two communities ...

Two men have been arrested for defiling minors in Lagos Two arrested for defiling minors in Lagos Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two suspects, Augustine Udeh and Adepoju Moses, for allegedly ra.ping two teenagers in different ...

  Actress Yetunde Bakare has voiced her concern about the country’s economic situation, emphasizing the growing hardship experienced by salary earners with large families to support. In an interview with a media house, she stressed the necessity for the government ...

Salaudeen Abdulkadir, the chief missioner of the Igbomina-Ekiti Muslim Forum, says Muslim women who do not want to miss their fasting can medically delay the menstrual cycle Mr Abdulkadir made the statement in llorin while delivering the annual Ramadan lecture ...

  Dangote Cement has donated leather works starter packs to 30 beneficiaries of the 2023 community youths empowerment programme organised in partnership with Industrial Training Funds in Ogun State. The Director of Dangote Cement Plc, Ibese plant, Mr Nawabuddin Azad, ...

Gun safety experts hope the convictions serve as a wake-up call to parents across the US to better secure their weapons Prosecutors had argued the parents bore responsibility for Ethan Crumbley’s 2021 shooting. James Crumbley has been convicted as well ...

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, ordered the remand of the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, MD/CEO of Duport Midstream Company Limited, Dr Akintoye Akindele, at the Kuje prison in Abuja Akindele will ...

The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu has urged Nigerians to be patient with the administration led by her husband   She said the Bola Tinubu-led administration was working hard to bequeath prosperity legacies to the country. She said this on ...

Siham has been turned away at the border multiple times, despite her name being on an evacuation list “My medicine is finished. I’m so tired. I can hardly see in front of me. My chemotherapy ran out a long time ...

The Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, March 14, 2024 arraigned David Ikeaghichi before Justice S. D. Pam of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State for impersonating an Afghanistan soldier ...

The Niger State Government has declared a five-day public holiday next week for the proper monitoring and distribution of Ramadan foodstuffs Ramadan: Niger declares five-day holiday The government had earlier budgeted N976m for the procurement of the items for feeding ...