Archives for January, 2021 - Page 4
COVID-19: NCDC records 1,483 new cases, five deaths
By Ngozi Onyeakusi----- The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Friday night, announced 1,483 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country. The health agency disclosed that…
Why Republicans Want Biden to Take Actions Against China
By NgoziOnyeakusi ------" I strongly urge the Biden administration to quickly condemn these baseless, impotent sanctions and make good its early commitments to prioritise strategic competition with the…
SMEs To Enjoy Polaris Bank business loan
By Ngozi Onyeakusi---- Polaris Bank has introduced a cash flow lending product for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) tagged; Polaris Business Loan. The facility offers both existing and…
Two feared dead as herdsmen, Sunday Igboho’s supporters clash in Oyo
Violence erupted in Igangan in the Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State on Friday when a popular Yoruba activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday…
Diaspora Remittances: CBN Flays Continued Remittances in Naira, Threatens Sanctions
The CBN has expressed displeasure over continued diaspora remittances into the country in Naira, instead of dollars, by International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs) and unlicensed companies, contrary to its…
UBA’s LEO: Celebrating three Years of Revolutionised Banking Services
By Ngozi Onyeakusi-----Technology has been a veritable gift to mankind, and over the years, it has been responsible for creating amazingly useful resources which put all the…
AFRICA FINTECH FOUNDRY TO BOOST INNOVATION, ‘TECHPRENEURS’ WITH 2021 ‘ACCELERATOR’ PROGRAMME
Africa’s foremost innovation hub, the Africa Fintech Foundry (AFF), has opened up its registration portal for the 2021 Accelerator program. The initiative, which is being executed in…
Biden sworn in as 46th US President
Joe Biden was today sworn in as the 46th president of the United States America. With a vow for a “new day” for the United States, Biden,…
Niger Insurance Settles N1.7bn Claims in 2019
By Ngozi Onyeakusi-----Niger Insurance Plc. said it has settled claims and benefits worth in the 2019 financial year after paying in 2018. This is contained in…
FIRSTBANK DEEPENS FINANCIAL INCLUSION WITH LARGEST AGENT BANKING NETWORK, EMPOWERS SMES
Adesola Adeduntan At present, there are over 86,000 banking agents across 772 out of the 774 local government areas in Nigeria, a demonstration of FirstBank’s commitment to…