Lagos, Nigeria – 16 September, 2019; FBNQuest Trustees Limited, an FBN Holdings company has announced the celebration of its 40th anniversary as a leading provider of world-class trust and estate planning services in Nigeria. The event themed “A Legacy that Preserves Legacies” was held on Friday, 13 September 2019... Read more
The Bayelsa Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Wednesday said it has set up a special unit to avert clashed between farmers and herdsmen in the state. . Mr Philip Ayuba, Commandant of the NSCDC in Bayelsa stated this at the launch of the Agro... Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday detained two top officials of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), the company which supervised execution of the $16 billion failed power projects. The officials are Head of Finance Marvel Emefiele and Head of Compensation Eze M. C. Odigbo.... Read more
A group of Nigerians on Thursday staged a protest at the Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa’s capital. The protesters, mostly victims of xenophobic attacks in South Africa said they are angered by the recent massive looting of foreign-owned shops in the city by some South Africans. Many... Read more
There are strong indications that the panel set up by the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) to look into the circumstances surrounding the killing of police detectives by soldiers of 93 Battalion, Takum, Taraba State, has indicted an army officer, Captain Tijani Balarabe, who allegedly ordered the killing of the policemen... Read more
The dominance of Egypt in the table tennis event at the ongoing 12th African Games was halted on Monday August 26 after Nigeria and Algeria claimed gold medals in the women and men doubles event. The rivalry between Nigeria and Egypt came to fore in the semifinal of the... Read more
The Management of the National Youth Service Corps in the Federal Capital Territory has expressed a keen desire to establish closer co-operation with the Nigeria Football Federation in order to achieve its extra mandate of empowerment of the youth in the country. Speaking during a visit to the General... Read more
. To Deploy More Security Personnel To Ogoni communities says Gov Wike The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has alleged that the present security structure in Nigeria makes it difficult for the Federal Police to respond quickly to the rising security challenges around the country. He spoke on... Read more
In 2017, the Nigerian agriculture sector witnessed a revolutionary discourse on the economic benefits of sustainable agriculture value-chain as an alternative source of economic development and foreign exchange with the launch of FirstBank Agric Expo. It was a first-of-its-kind initiative that afforded the bank the opportunity to aggregate top... Read more
. Unveils road map A governorship aspirant on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Barrister Anthony George-Ikoli has unveiled his road map ahead of the November 2019 governorship election in Bayelsa State. George-Ikoli said Monday in a meeting with party faithful, community leaders and youths in Yenagoa... Read more
