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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…
NG Clearing Ltd Acquires Clearing, Settlement Technology
By Ngozi Onyeakusi---- Following the receipt of an approval in principle from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in September 2020, to clear and settle exchange traded derivatives instruments, Nigeria’s…
Akeredolu orders herdsmen to vacate Ondo forest reserves
Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Monday ordered herdsmen to vacate all forest reserves in the state within the next seven days. The governor, who made the proclamation via Twitter,…
COVID-19 Second Wave: Governors To Meet Over School Re-Open
By Ngozi Onyeakusi----- The Nigerian Governors Forum on Monday said it will meet on Wednesday to chart a way out of the second wave of the pandemic as schools reopen…
Ezinne Maria Ebi’s Burial Holds January 29, 2021
The Matriarch of the Ebi family; Ezinne Maria Eriaba Ebi will on Friday January 29, 2021 be laid to rest at Urualla in Ideato North Local Government Area (LGA) of…
NAFDAC Warns Firms Against Ordering COVID-19 Vaccines
By Ngozi Onyeakusi----- The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has warned companies against ordering of COVID-19 vaccines . In a statement issued on NAFDAC’s…
Outragous, As Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Hits 15.75%
By Ngozi Onyeakusi---- The Nigeria's Inflation rate recorded the hightst in the last three years as it hit percent in December, 2020. This is according to statistics released on Friday…
Heirs Holdings Acquires 45% of OML 17 from Shell, Total, ENI
Tony Elumelu By Ngozi Onyeakusi------ Heirs Holdings, the leading African strategic investor, in partnership with affiliated company Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc, the Nigeria’s largest publicly listed conglomerate, had announced the…
FIRSTBANK BEGINS YEAR WITH INNOVATIVE, CONVENIENT VIRTUAL PAYMENT CARD
By Ngozi Onyeakusi---- First of Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider has launched the Virtual Payment card, a Naira denominated debit card and digital representation of…
Tension as herdsmen hack farmer to death in Osun
Some Bororo herdsmen on Tuesday were said to have killed a farmer identified as Ridwan after a herd of cattle destroyed the deceased’s farm. It was gathered that Ridwan, popularly…
