Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Wednesday passed through First Reading a bill which seeks to prohibit secret recruitment in the Federal Public Service and to make elaborate provisions for transparency in recruitment in the public service through the publication of vacancies and for related matters in Nigeria. The bill... Read more

At least, 10,000 civilians have died in Nigerian military custody since 2011 after being detained in connection with the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast region. Amnesty International made the revelation in a report, saying many of the victims died at the “infamous Giwa Barracks,” in Maiduguri. “In April 2017... Read more

The second wave of End SARS protest has commenced in Lagos, Ibadan (Oyo State) and Osogbo (Osun State) There are also reports of protesters also out on the streets of the nation’s capital, Abuja. Demonstrators have returned to Lekki toll plaza, the scene of the military shooting currently under... Read more

The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA), in its commitment to ensure that residents at the grassroots have access to affordable, effective and quality healthcare, has partnered with First Bank of Nigeria Limited to utilise its over 13,000 Firstmonie Agents as payment channels for the Lagos State Health  Scheme... Read more

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caucus in the House of Representatives has said that Nigerians should compel their representatives in the National Assembly to immediately commence impeachment proceedings against President Muhammadu Buhari for gross incompetence and persistent and continuous breach of Section 14(2)(b) of the 1999 Constitution. The Section... Read more

In the light of COVID-19, FirstBank has launched the FastTrack ATM, a Next Generation ATM and first of its kind in Africa, designed to promote financial activities on the ATM devoid of any form of physical interaction with the machine. The introduction of the FastTrack ATM which is done... Read more

The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has condemned in strong terms, the barbaric killings of innocent Rice farmers in Zabamari of Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State. NAWOJ in a statement in Abuja boldly titled: “UNACCEPTABLE AND SENSELESS KILLINGS OF INNOCENT NIGERIANS, A CALL FOR COLLABORATIVE ACTION”,... Read more

Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) has distanced itself from the Saturday’s explosion that rocked a church said to be owned by the father of Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, in Port Harcourt. Youths were reported to have invaded Christain Universal Church International on 25 Azikiwe Street Mile, 3 Diobu,... Read more

FBNHoldings Group has won big at the 2020 Great Place To Work Award ceremony held last week Friday in Lagos. The Holdings Company along with its subsidiary companies; First Bank of Nigeria Ltd,  FBNQuest Merchant Bank and FBNQuest Capital won various awards at the prestigious event. FBN Holdings Plc... Read more