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  Nigeria’s leading financial technology company, OPay, has revolutionised customer service by prioritising user satisfaction and implementing cutting-edge solutions to enhance customer experiences. OPay is pioneering a customer service revolution built on convenience and efficiency. Recognising the diverse needs of its ...

  The House of Representatives has resolved to stop sports betting in the country and urged the National Lottery Regulatory Commission to comply with the Lottery Regulatory Commission Act, 2005. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion by Kelechi ...

The Olu of Owode in Obafemi/Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oba Kolawole Sowemimo, has been suspended for two months without pay   A viral video in early January showed the royal father decorating a popular fuji musician, Wasiu ...

Armed thugs have invaded Lushville Hotel and Suites, Gapiona Avenue, Government Reservation Area (GRA), Benin, the collation centre of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the governorship direct primary election   They disrupted the collation exercise and attacked some stakeholders, ...

The Governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum has urged citizens of the state to fast and offer special prayers on Monday, as done in the past, for divine intervention over the current hardship caused by inflation. Zulum, in his broadcast to the ...

  The immediate past Chief Executive Officer of Wema Bank Plc, Mr Ademola Adebise, has unveiled his memoir titled ‘The Transformational Leader: The Journey of a Tech Bro Turned Bank CEO’ in Lagos. At the launch on Tuesday, dignitaries praised ...

  Activities at the headquarters of Access Holdings continued as usual on Monday, the first working day after the death of its Group Chief Executive, Herbert Wigwe, in a plane crash in the United States of America. A visit by ...

  Dutch brewer Heineken on Wednesday reported a drop in annual profits as beer volumes declined in “challenging market conditions” including high inflation. The world’s second-biggest brewer after AB InBev said its net profits in 2023 came in at 2.3 ...

  First Bank  of Nigeria has launched the second season of its Cash Out promo meant to reward users of FirstMobile, its mobile banking solution. The FirstBank Cash Out Promo 2.0 scheduled to run till  March15 2024, is open to ...

  The naira suffered a fresh slide both at the official and parallel foreign exchange markets on Friday. The national currency depreciated to on Friday N1,670/$ from N1,600/$ recorded at the close of trading activity on Thursday at the parallel ...

  Nigeria’s economic scene is currently wrestling with unprecedented challenges as the cost of living skyrockets to levels previously unseen. A recent report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has put the nation’s inflation rate at a staggering 29.90%, ...

  Many Glo subscribers in Abuja, Warri and Lagos were overjoyed when the digital solutions provider presented them with business class return tickets to Europe (Lagos-Paris-London-Lagos). According to a statement sent to Saturday Beats, Glo subscribers only have to recharge ...

The Nigerian Customs Service, through its joint border patrol team, Sector 4 has seized another consignment of sex enhancement drugs with the duty paid value of N19.6m The drugs were intercepted at the Kajiji area along Sokoto-Jega Road. Also intercepted ...

A Pakistan politician who won a seat in last week’s controversial national elections has given it up because he says the vote was rigged in his favour. Pakistan election winner says vote was rigged in his favour; Gives up seat Hafiz Naeem ur ...

Singer Teniola Apata famously known as Teni has gushed over herself In a post on her page on Instagram, she gushed over her beauty. She says the only person she’s in competition with is herself. In her words: “People wey fine ...

A 50 kilograms bag of cement in the Federal Capital Territory has surged to between N10,000 and N15,000, Daily Post claims. A market survey conducted today by the news medium in Gwarimpa, Area 10, Kubwa, Lugbe and Dawaki showed that a ...

The Ogun Police Command has arrested a seven-man gang that specialised in trading inhuman parts for rituals The Commissioner of Police, Mr Abiodun Olamutu, said that a human heart and two kegs filled with human bodies were parts of exhibits ...

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Wednesday, arrested 14 individuals suspected of internet fraud at a “Yahoo Academy” in Makurdi According to a statement on the agency’s X account, acting on intelligence, operatives from the Makurdi Zonal Command ...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has stated that the proposed student loan scheme will keep students in perpetual debt This was contained in a statement on Thursday after the union’s National Executive Council meeting at the Niger Delta ...

Lawmakers move to stop sports betting in Nigeria House of Representatives has resolved to stop sports betting in Nigeria, and urged the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) to comply with the Lottery Regulatory Commission Act, 2005. The resolution followed the ...

  The naira dipped to N1,600 against the dollar on Thursday as Nigeria’s economy continues to hurt   According to Aboki Forex, the naira plunged to N1,600 to $1 despite efforts by the Central Bank of Nigeria to salvage the free fall of ...

Ivory Coast have climbed 10 places in the Fifa world rankings   This comes shortly after the country won the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Runners-up, Nigeria also moved up 14 spots. The Super Eagles are now 28th despite losing ...

Tanker drivers threaten to stop petrol lifting from Monday Nigeria may witness another round of fuel scarcity as the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners, on Thursday, vowed to stop lifting petroleum products beginning from next week Monday due to ...

President Bola Tinubu had meeting all the 36 state governors under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum at the Council Chamber of the Aso Rock Village, Abuja   The meeting began after the President arrived at the chamber at ...

A South Korean pastor and founder of an NGO who was once hailed as a hero for smuggling out hundreds of North Koreans has been jailed for se,xually abusing teenage defectors. Chun Ki-won, 67, has been sentenced to five years ...