Ikere Forum condemns bloody bank robbery, urges governments to beef up security
Ikere Development Forum (IDF) a think-tank group and an umbrella body for all Ikere Indigenes worldwide strongly condemns the security breach and violent bank robbery that took place in Ikere,…
Google, FG to create one million digital jobs; 20,000 youths for training
Google plans to train 20,000 Nigerian women and youth in digital skills and provide a grant of 1.2 billion naira ($1.6 million) to help the government’s create one million…
VP SHETTIMA SOLICITS MORE SUPPORT FOR MSME PROGRAMMES, LAUDS CONTRIBUTIONS BY DFIs
July 13, 2023 The Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima has solicited more support from commercial banks and government-owned Development Finance Institutions for key government interventions for Micro Small and Medium…
Meet the new Wema Bank MD; London Business School, Harvard Alumnus
Wema Bank Plc. on Saturday confirmed the appointment of Mr Moruf Oseni as its substantive Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer with effect from April 1. Oseni, who had been…
Court blocks Oyo State Govt accounts in four banks over N3.4bn debt
By Taiye Agbaje A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja has issued an order attaching funds standing to the credit of Oyo State Government and its agencies…
Court orders arrest of Wema Bank MD, Ademola Adebisi, over forgery
A warrant of arrest has been issued against Mr Ademola Adebisi, the Managing Director of Wema Bank Plc, for alleged forgery. Chief Magistrate Elizabeth Jones of the Chief Magistrates’ Court…
How Banker, businessman allegedly stole N1.7 billion through fraudulent bank transfers
February 10, 2022 A businessman, Isaac Adewole, and a banker, Kingsley Ananwede, on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged N1.7 billion fraud and money laundering. The…
Wema Bank Chairman, MD, others risk jail over contempt charge
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday insisted that Wema Bank Plc. and six of its top officials should appear before it on Tuesday (Feb. 18) to explain why…
Western Delta Varsity inks e-payment partnership with Wema Bank
The Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State, has signed a far-reaching Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU) with Wema Bank Plc, to introduce the institution to the Electronic Bills Payment (…
Man who jumps to death from a mast said to be mentally ill
A man suspected to be mentally unstable on Saturday jumped to his death from a bank’s network mast in Sango area of Ibadan. Preliminary investigations suggests that the man may…