Reps direct BOA to provide details of outstanding N77.18bn loans repayment, others
The House of Representatives has directed the Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), Alwan Ali Hassan, to provide details of the N77.179 billion outstanding payment on the principal…
OPEC projects 28% expansion in world energy demand by 2045
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has projected a 28 per cent expansion in the global energy demand by 2045. OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, in an opening remark…
Sterling Bank gets approval for non-interest bank
Sterling Bank Plc has obtained approval-in-principle from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN for the proposed Alternative Bank Limited. The bank made this known through a notice signed by the…
Insecurity Responsible for Nigeria’s loss of preferred Investment destination Status – FG
The current level of insecurity in the country is the key factor that has robbed Nigeria of its position among the 10 preferred investment destinations in Africa, the government has…
EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu shelves Planned Peace March on Omicron Fears
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has cancelled his planned Lagos Peace Walk on fears of Omicron, the latest variant of the COVID-19. In a statement on Thursday, governor Sanwo-Olu…
Finance bill 2021: Without TIN, no bank account
The Finance Bill 2021, passed on Wednesday by the Senate, has made the possession of a Tax Identification Number imperative for individuals to open new bank accounts. The Senate passed…
FirstBank DecemberIssaVybe: Showing Kindness as You Vybe
The roof is already getting raised with #FirstBankIssaVybe, #DecemberIssaVybe campaigns. With FirstBank, it is always a total experience of being woven into the fabric of society from banking at its…
Expired vaccine saga: Nigeria Says Donors gave it vaccines with residual shelf lives
The Nigerian government through the Federal Ministry of Health has explained that some of the vaccine doses which it received from donors had residual shelf lives. The clarification on Wednesday…
Lagos Shuts Down Ojodu Grammar School Over Students’ Death
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday announced the shutdown of Bab Fafunwa Millennium School until January 2022, as crisis erupts over the death of students of the school in an…
NLC to Embark on Protest over Fuel Price Hike
The Nigeria Labour Congress has begun mobilisaiton of its members against the plan by the Federal Government to raise the price of petrol from early 2022. The planned increase is…