ABUJA/LAGOS – The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has condemned the recent shooting in a Clubhouse in Lagos by a Police escort detailed to the Nigerian music star, Damini Ogulu, fondly called Burna Boy. According to the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, the IGP Baba described …

Opinion: By Adebayo Adedeji Claudia Berg, a development researcher at the World Bank, in her 2015 article, reiterates importance the Bank attaches to road construction. It is believed that without good roads, other aspects of development will suffer. Roads are the arteries through which the economy pulses; they facilitate and …

Fragmentation in the Nigerian payment space has served more as a constraint than an enabler; Squad by GTCO positions to lead with innovation and efficiency. Without a doubt, digital payment is the next growth frontier for financial services. Amongst other extenuating factors, growing digitalisation, mobile penetration, and evolving consumer behaviour …

By AbuSatar Hamed Lagos, Nigeria – June 6, 2022 – Fidelity Bank Plc, one of the Nigeria’s foremost financial institutions, has added yet another accolade to its burgeoning collection of awards. This time, the Bank has been recognized as the ‘Best SME Bank in Nigeria’ by the Global Finance Banking …

Opinion By OLADIPỌ Oluwọle Who betrayed whom amongst the dramatis personae at the just concluded presidential primaries/convention of the People Democratic Party, (PDP), in Abuja ? The River State Governor, His Excellency, Nyesome Wike’s support for Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State at the 2018 PDP presidential primaries, was beyond …

BY ABUSATAR HAMED …Assists Victim Of One-Car Road Accident On Way To Abuja Airport OWO TOWN – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said that perpetrators of the gruesome murder of parishioners at the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Sunday, June …

AKURE – The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has paid a condolence visit to Ondo State over the attack on worshippers at St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo Town in Ondo State. It would be recalled that some unknown gunmen stormed the church during …

BY ABUSATAR HAMED LAGOS – Shareholders of NASCON Allied Industries Plc, a subsidiary of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) have commended the food seasoning company over its impressive performance in the year ended December 31, 2021, in spite of the harsh economic operating environment just as the company emerged the “Best …

Opinion: FirstBank delighted investors with a pleasant surprise when it announced stellar results confirming that its turnaround strategy pinned on the pillars of innovation, resilience and digging deep is working. Its profit after tax spiked 108% to N32.4billion on the back of massive loan recoveries and a sharply lower level …

AKURE – Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has expressed his sadness and condemned the attack and killing of innocent people of Owo, worshiping at the St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo Town in Ondo State, on Sunday, May 5, 2022. According to a release e-signed and made …