First City Monument Bank (FCMB) marked the 2024 Valentine’s Day with hundreds of visually-impaired students and adults at schools and centres in Lagos, Nigeria. In a statement from the bank, it was revealed that the initiative, titled: ‘A Different Kind of Love,’ reflected FCMB’s dedication to inclusivity and empowerment. At the Federal Nigeria Society for…
Nigeria’s foremost carrier, Air Peace Limited has announced that it would offer Nigerians studying in the UK special fares as it commences Lagos-London flight from March 30, 2024. Chairman and CEO of Air Peace, Dr Allen Onyema made this known on Thursday in Lagos during the airline’s engagement session with travel agents. Onyema who unveiled…
The Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, says no public wealth creation endeavour can achieve any meaningful success without energy security. He stated this in a presentation at the Ministry of Finance Incorporated Public Wealth Management Conference in Abuja on Tuesday, according to a statement issued by NNPCL spokesperson, Olufemi…
Nigeria’s local currency is currently exchanging above 2,000 naira against the Great Britain Pound at the parallel market. A Bureau de Change operator at Wuse Zone 4, Malam Ibrahim, confirmed the rates on Monday. He said, Yes it is true, we are currently selling above N2,000 for the pounds and it is still about the…
First City Monument Bank has complied with the Abuja Court of Appeal’s order directing it to deposit the N540m awarded as damages to the General Overseer of Divine Hand of God Prophetic Ministry, Emmanuel Omale, into an interest-yielding account held by the Chief Registrar of the court. The appellate court in a letter addressed to…
The naira on Friday depreciated to N1,640 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,595 per dollar on Thursday. Similarly, the naira on Friday depreciated to N1,537.96 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM). Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM rose to N1,537.96 per dollar from N1,498.25 per…
By Otitoju Ayomide Ecobank Nigeria has entered a strategic partnership with Soto Gallery to organise an international art exhibition for emerging young Nigerian artists. The exhibition, tagged: +234Art, is a 10-day art fair in the heart of Lagos and is scheduled to commence on Friday, 22nd March, 2024. It is dedicated to nurturing and uplifting…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service has assured businesses in the country of a friendly tax administration. The Executive Chairman of FIRS, Dr Zacch Adedeji, disclosed this when he hosted the management team of MTN Nigeria, led by its Chief Executive Officer, Karl Toriola, in Abuja recently. Adedeji stated the agency’s resolve to create an environment…
Independent oil marketers have stated that they could sell premium motor spirit, fuel, below the rate it is being sold in Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited retail stations if they get the product directly from NNPCL. The National President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Abubakar Maigandi, stated this during a recent interview…
