Their excitement was exceptional that Saturday morning on 6 July 2019. It was an overflowing river of joy and gratitude they could not contain, pumping from their hearts. The students and staff of Wesley School for the Hearing Impaired, Surulere, Lagos had a good reason to be ecstatic. The... Read more
The Federal High Court Abuja will, on Monday, deliver its ruling in a suit, seeking to stop President Muhammadu Buhari from inaugurating the 43 ministerial nominees over the exclusion of an FCT indigene from his cabinet list. The applicant, Mr Musa Baba-panya, who was also the counsel in the... Read more
The Borno State Governor, Prof. Zulum Babagana Umara, has donated some parts of the enclave of the Boko Haram, Sambisa forest, for the controversial Rural Grazing Area (RUGA) program. The governor also mobilised the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Agro Rangers and hunters to secure the large... Read more
By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma (NAN) For a financial institution of Firs Bank’s pedigree, it is not uncommon for its top managers to be creative and constantly innovative. Indeed, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, Chief Executive Officer of First Bank, attributes the Bank’s consistent growth in the past 125 years to innovation and... Read more
Villagers descended on a whale trapped when it missed its way to the Opokuma sea area in Nigeria’s Bayelsa state and hacked it into bits for food. The incident happened yesterday, July 29, 2019 in the Brass area of Bayelsa state. According to our correspondent who visited the... Read more
In an effort to stimulate innovation through synergy, First Bank of Nigeria Limited hosted the Digital Lab Open House on Wednesday, 31 July 2019 at its Digital Lab in Yaba Lagos. The Digital Lab Open House is amongst the many events lined up for the group Innovation Week held... Read more
FBN Holdings Plc, the parent company of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, yesterday, said it recorded gross earnings of N294.2 billion for the six months ending June 30, 2019 (H1’19). This represents 0.3 percent growth when compared with the N293.3 billion recorded as gross earnings in the corresponding period... Read more
The Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission (BYSIEC) on Thursday applauded the ruling of a Bayelsa State High Court ordering the conduct of local government elections in the state. BYSIEC said that the judgment has vindicated the commion’s resolve to conduct local government elections in the eight local governments in... Read more
We Are Committed To Creating Wealth, Brambaifa
News July 20, 2019
The Nigerian Navy has commended the Delta Development Commission, NDDC, for its efforts to facilitate the sustainable development of the Niger Delta region, noting that the interventionist agency was helping to alleviate the sufferings of the people. The Commodore Superintendent of the Naval Shipyard Limited, Commodore Abolaji Orederu, stated... Read more
As part of efforts to provide access to market and provide opportunities for entrepreneurs in the Small Medium Scale Enterprise (SMEs) of the fashion industry, First Bank of Nigeria Limited partnered with Eventful Nigeria Limited on its event, fashion souk, a platform that creates an opportunity for players in... Read more
