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  LAPO Microfinance Bank Limited has collaborated with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture to launch a tree-planting initiative aimed at addressing climate change and enhancing environmental sustainability. In a statement on Thursday, the partnership was formalised during a memorandum ...

  The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has directed Guaranty Trust Bank to calculate and remit the Value Added Tax on the commission received from Remita transactions between 2015 and 2022 to the Federal Government. Remita is a financial ...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed that all Point of Sale operators must route transactions through licensed payment terminal service aggregators. A circular posted on the CBN’s website on Thursday stated that the move was aimed at enhancing ...

  First City Monument Bank has clinched dual honours at the Development Bank of Nigeria 2024 Annual Lecture Series and Awards. It was named the “Best Bank with the Highest Impact on MSMEs Accessing Credit for the First Time in ...

  The United Bank for Africa Foundation has pledged to plant one million trees across Africa as part of its tree-planting campaign. In a statement made available to our correspondent on Thursday, the initiative, themed “Our Land: Grooming a Greener ...

  The Chief Executive Officer of First City Monument Bank, Yemisi Edun, has called on financial institutions to increase funding for Small and Medium Enterprises, and SMEs. She made the call at a panel session of the annual Banking and ...

  The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Limited has asked for office space for about 10 of its staff at Dangote Refinery as part of their crude supply deal. According to Devakumar V. G. Edwin, Vice President, Oil & Gas, of Dangote ...

  Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have taken into custody a wanted drug baron, Alhaji Suleiman Ganiu Aremu (aka Barryshine), two years after coming under the radar of the anti-narcotics agency, NDLEA said “Suleiman, who is the ...

  The war of words between, the president of the State Market Women Association, ESMWA, Madam Blacky Ogiamen and the former Governor of the State, Adams Oshiomhole has taken a new turn. Recall the ex-governor was quoted to have said, ...

  Senegal’s President Bassirou Faye dissolved the opposition-controlled parliament on Thursday, paving the way for snap legislative elections within the next 90 days. The move comes six months after Faye’s election on an anti-establishment platform, which reflected widespread discontent among ...

  Sweden plans to boost payments to up to $34,000 to immigrants who leave the nation that has been a haven for the war-weary and persecuted, the right-wing government said Thursday. The Scandinavian country was for decades seen as a ...

  The Rivers State Police Command has said its men have arrested a fake Inspector who leads an armed robbery gang and neutralised four fleeing suspects involved in the January 2024 murder of a Community Development Committee Chairman of Mgboshimini in ...

  One Emeka Nwachukwu, an Igbo businessman, has been reported kidnapped by some unknown gunmen in Kosubosu, Baruten local government area of Kwara state. The incident, which has been confirmed by the state Police command, said that the kidnap victim was ...

  The Kogi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended former Senator Dino Melaye from the party due to alleged anti-party activities and misconduct. According to Daily Post, the suspension was made by the Ward executive committee ...

  A man who publicly celebrated the birth of his child on social media in July 2024 has revealed that he is not the biological father. Initially, he shared a post announcing the arrival of his child, receiving congratulations from ...

  The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Wednesday to Friday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Tuesday in Abuja envisaged thunderstorms over parts of Borno, Adamawa, Taraba, Yobe, Katsina, Sokoto and Kaduna States during the ...

  The Nigerian Copyright Commission has apprehended three bookshop owners in Rivers State over alleged involvement in book piracy. The Director, NCC, Port Harcourt Directorate, Abdul Babatunde, disclosed this on Tuesday shortly after an anti-piracy operation within the Port Harcourt metropolis. ...

  Nearly 4,000 Americans visit the emergency department every year after getting a ‘foreign object’ stuck in their rectums, official data suggests. A first-of-its-kind analysis estimated that 38,948 Americans aged 15 and up went to hospitals with the embarrassing injury ...

  Few days before the September 15, 2024, date announced by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to start lifting Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, from the Dangote Refinery, investigations by The Punch show that no commercial agreement has ...

  A 19-year-old woman, Fatimo Agboke, has been accused of fatally sta-bbing her neighbour’s son, Faroul Azeez, during a confrontation in the Ijegun area of Lagos State. The incident occurred around 9:20 p.m. on September 9, 2024. The State Police ...

  Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, began a visit to Iraq on Wednesday, aiming to deepen already close ties with the neighbouring country on his first trip abroad since taking office. The three-day trip comes amid turmoil in the Middle ...

  First City Monument Bank has disbursed over N40bn in digital loans from January to August. This was disclosed by the Divisional Head of Personal Banking at FCMB, Adetunji Lamidi, in a statement made available to our correspondents on Monday. ...

  Industry experts will be discussing the future of Nigeria’s financial and economic development at the Access Bank’s Corporate Customer Forum 2024 on September 19 in Lagos. The event, themed ‘Nigeria’s Economic Rebirth: Hopes and Implications’, will address the country’s ...

  Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has approved two days off duty per week for officers on Grade Levels 01-14, while officers on Grade Levels 15-17 are to maintain one day off per week. This was stated by the State Head ...

  The Nasarawa State Police Command has confirmed the d3ath of a 38-year-old man in the Karu Local Government Area of the state who committed su!cide over his wife’s alleged infidelity. The deceased identified as Gabriel Iliya Magaji, of the ...