The innovative card made in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Inter-bank Settlement System (NIBSS), is to be powered by AfriGO, a National domestic card scheme. The Head of Corporate Communications of NIMC, Kayode Adegoke, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. The National ID card, layered with verifiable National…
Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State and his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, will, on April 15, open their defence at the state’s governorship election tribunal sitting in Abuja, against the petition filed by the Social Democratic Party, SDP, and its candidate, Murtala Yakubu (Ajaka). The three-member tribunal, chaired by Justice Ado Birnin-Kudu, fixed…
The Presidency said on Saturday that President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja, the nation’s capital, for Lagos on Sunday ahead of Eid-el-Fitr.This was disclosed via a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale.According to the statement, “In deference to the solemn occasion, which marks the end…
“It makes me so angry to talk about it,” said Zanna, 55, whose daughter is among the nearly 100 girls still missing after the 2014 kidnappings that stunned the world and sparked the global #BringBackOurGirls social media campaign. The Chibok kidnapping was the first major school abduction in the West African nation. Since then, at…
Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko unveiled his government made up of 25 ministers and 5 junior inisters on Friday. President Bassirou Diomaye approved the cabinet list. The performance of the council of ministers will be closely watched at home and abroad. Diomaye has promised audacious changes including dropping the West African currency- the CFA Franc and…
Daniel Precious Odunola, a winner of the FirstBank Win Big promo, Ini Ebong, Executive Director, Treasury and International Banking, FirstBank and Nnaji Alphonsus Chukwudi, a winner of the FirstBank Win Big promo, during the fourth and final raffle draw of the FirstBank Win Big promo held at the FirstBank Head Office, recently. First Bank of…
Popular filmmaker behind the immensely popular Yoruba Proverb Challenge, Kunle Afod, has opened a state-of-art studio, called the Kunle Afod TV studio in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. This landmark event marks a significant milestone in the evolution of the beloved cultural phenomenon, poised to captivate audiences on a global scale. Since its inception, the Yoruba…
By Jeffrey Omorodion The 7-man impeachment investigative panel that was set up by the Edo State Chief Judge, Justice Daniel Okungbowa, to investigate the allegations against the State Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu, has ended its sitting on Friday afternoon. On the first sitting of the panel on Wednesday, Professor Oladoyin Awoyale (SAN), the counsel…
Investing towards the long term and retirement can seem daunting for most Nigerians. However, a member of FCMB Group Plc, FCMB Asset Management Limited appears to have insights into ways to simplify the journey towards a comfortable retirement. FCMB Asset Management Limited’s recent webinar, “Smart Retirement Investing Ahead”, educated and provided attendees with actionable strategies…
