First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider, recently announced that loans in over the sum of 17 billion naira have been disbursed to individuals, across the country. The loan disbursement is carried-out through FirstAdvance, its digital lending solution. FirstAdvance is designed to offer a convenient... Read more
Defender Kenneth Omeruo and forward Moses Simon were among the early arrivals at the Super Eagles’ Hotel die Zeit an der Glan in Austria on Monday morning, ahead of the international friendly matches against African champions Algeria and Africa’s number two –ranked team, Tunisia. Forwards Samuel Kalu... Read more
Comptroller Auwal Baba Mohammed, Customs Area Controller in Onne Port, RiversState has charged public servants to interact meaningfully within and after official hours. Mohammed, who is Controller, Area 11 Command in Onne Port, gave the advice when Mr Anthony Erhagbe, Chairman, Association of Heads of Federal Government’s Establishments (AHFGE),... Read more
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has issued a three-month ultimatum to companies engaged in Cabotage trade in Nigeria to register all vessels used in coastal and inland waters trade. The agency made this known on Sunday in a statement issued by Philip Kyanet, Head, Corporate Communications, NIMASA, to... Read more
…awards contract for gas pipeline infrastructure in Bayelsa Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) is to facilitate domestic gas infrastructure development in Oyo State following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the state government last week. The pact targets the distribution of cleaner and more reliable gas energy to industries in... Read more
Exactly 81 years after Africa hosted the World Table Tennis Championships, the city of Durban in South Africa on Monday September 28 beat the city of Dusseldorf in Germany to the hosting right of the 2023 World Championships. The two cities – Durban and Dusseldorf bid for the right... Read more
Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah 1: I want to first thank God Almighty the Father of all creation and the maker of Heaven an earth . Strange as it may sound, I would like to thank the colonial heights masters who wove our diverse peoples together and for all... Read more
…Nigerians disagree, say ulterior motives behind extension of rail line to Niger THE Federal Government says it approves the extension of rail construction from Lagos-Kano-Katsina to Marradi in Niger Republic for economic and commercial benefits. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed gave the explanation on... Read more
The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has described as successful its sit- at- home order in so many states and cities in Biafraland. The Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, in a statement, said compliance of the order was a demonstration of the group’s readiness for the speedy... Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari, in his Nigeria’s 60th Independence Day Anniversary nationwide broadcast, took a shot at the administrations of past Nigerian leaders from 1999 to 2015 who, according to him, ‘presided over the near destruction of the country’. The period referenced by the President was when Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru... Read more
