Access Bank hits N1bn in daily digital lending
Access Bank Plc. has hit one billion naira daily in loan value through its expanded digital lending portfolio. Mr Victor Etuokwu, the bank’s Executive Director, Retail Banking, stated this in…
FIRST BANK GEORGIAN CUP HITS THE CENTENARY MARK, A POSSIBLE WORLD RECORD IN SPORTS SPONSORSHIP
District Head of Makera, Alhaji Shehu Tijani; Chief Executive Officer, First Bank, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan; President, Kaduna Polo Club, Alhaji Suleman Abubakar and Captain of El-Amin (winners of the 2018…
S/Africa Union official commends Gov. Okowa on sports development
Ekos Akpokabayen, Secretary, Board of Trustees, Nigerian Union, South Africa, has commended Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta for making the state the leading light in sports in Nigeria. Akpokabayen told…
Border Closure: Customs saves N1.4bn, arrests over 460 smugglers, migrants
The Nigeria Customs Service says Nigeria has saved N1.4 billion naira since the partial closure of the nation’s borders. Comptroller General of Customs, Colonel Hameed Ali (rtd), announced this while…
Shekau declines governor Zulum’s call for peace, says the war is just starting
Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader Leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau has taken on the governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum following the governor’s call on Boko Haram…
Casemiro denies Super Eagles victory against Brazil
The Super Eagles of Nigeria were forced to a 1-1 draw in their international friendly match against Brazil on Sunday at the National Stadium, Singapore. A few minutes into the…
Fayemi frees 17 prisoners as two on death row get life sentence
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has released 17 prisoners serving jail terms for various offences in the state. The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Ekiti, Olawale Fapohunda, revealed…
No wedding as Buhari performs Juma’at Prayer at Aso Rock mosque
President Muhammadu Buhari and hundreds of Muslim faithful on Friday observed the weekly two raka’at prayer at the Aso Rock Mosque, Abuja but it ended without a rumoured wedding between…
NNPC signs $2.5bn prepayment deal for gas projects with NLNG
Official signing of $2.5bn Pre-Payment Agreement for Upstream Gas Development Projects The Group Managing Director, NNPC, Mele Kyari and the Managing Director, Nigeria LNG, Tony Attah have signed $2.5bn…
Uber launches boat service in Lagos
Global ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc on Friday launched a pilot test of a boat service in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos to attract commuters seeking to avoid the megacity’s notoriously…