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Zenith Bank Plc, Nigeria’s tier-1 bank, has announced that it plans to intensify effort in the area of retail banking this 2019, by lending more to SMEs and households; albeit at affordable interest rates too. Mr. Peter Amangbo, the Bank’s Chief Executive Officer, who made the disclosure recently in Lagos, emphasized …

The Tony Elumelu Foundation, the leading African-funded and founded philanthropy committed to empowering African entrepreneurs, is now accepting applications for the 2019 cohort of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. The Programme is a 10-year, $100 million commitment to identify, train, mentor and fund 10,000 African entrepreneurs. Its objective is to generate …

BY ABUSATAR IDOWU HAMED Silicon Valley Chief of Protocol, Deanna Tryon has said that major Silicon Valley corporations, such as Facebook and Twitter are already working to help “level the playing field” for developing nations through improved educational opportunities. Deanna Tryon made this observation recently at the United Nations Headquarters …

BY ANGELA ATABO The Citizens Advocacy for Social and Economic Rights (CASER) has called for the review of the process of registration of political parties to curb abuse of the political system.          The Executive Director, CASER, Mr. Frank Tietie, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …

Anti-riot policemen and an Armoured Personal Carrier have been stationed to restore peace at Ojota Motor Park in Lagos following bloody clash by transport union members on the evening of Thursday December 27, 2018.            Sources told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that a suspended factional leader of a …

A fuel-laden tanker Friday December 28, 2018 exploded at the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, opposite Biogas Industries, Lagos state.        According to an eyewitness, the 4000-litre tanker filled with diesel was heading towards the Mile 2 area of Lagos before it got flamed up.        Consequently, the accident has caused gridlock within …

BY STEPHANIE FAIRYINGTON The author of three explosive New York Times reports shares what most surprised her – and what we should all keep in mind. The headlines in The New York Times recently read like a clarion call to the nation to take heed of the impact screens are …

Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has warned Nigerians against allowing people he called ‘hooligans in politics’ to get into power as it is detrimental to the country’s democracy. He said this while speaking at the book launch of another former president, Goodluck Jonathan, titled “My Transition Hours”, in Abuja on Tuesday, …

President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned Service Chiefs to an emergency security meeting over the reported killing of some Nigerian soldiers by Boko Haram sect along the Nigeria-Chad border on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reliably gathered that the urgent meeting was necessitated by the latest security developments across …

In continuation of its Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CR&S) initiatives with a view to empowers individuals and the society, and to reduce the prevalence of blindness and visual impairment in the country, First Bank Plc has conducted free eye screenings for residents of the Old People’s Home, Yaba and students …