BY DAPO SAALAMI IBADAN A call has gone to prominent Nigerian leaders to quickly intervene in the crisis between President Mohammadu Buhari and former President Olusegun Obasanjo in the interest and growth of Nigeria. It would be recalled that before the just-concluded elections in the country there has been character …
Read More »Day Firstbank Celebrates 125 Years Of Unbroken Business Operations
The Chief Executive Officer of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Adesola Adeduntan, says the bank is celebrating 125 years of unbroken business operations in Nigeria He said this recently at an event to mark the bank’s 125th anniversary. Adeduntan said in the last 125 year, the institution has been “supporting and …
Read More »There Are Better Days Ahead – Dangote
The President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has said that there are better days ahead for the business community in Nigeria, despite the elections ongoing in the country. Dangote said there is a lot happening in Nigeria, and elections did not deter his companies from investing in the country. …
Read More »Zenith Bank Plc Debuts *966*911# Account Control Code
Zenith Bank Plc has become the first Nigerian Bank to successfully launch its Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) account control code, *966*911#. This unique code stops unauthorized transactions and protects the account holder’s funds in the event of mobile phone, ATM Card or hardware token loss as well as account …
Read More »Day Nissan Ex-Chief Ghosn Released From Tokyo Jail
Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn left his Tokyo detention centre on Wednesday March 6, 2019 after more than 100 days in custody, following a surprise court decision granting him bail of one billion yen ($9 million). Ghosn left the detention centre in northern Tokyo flanked by guards, wearing a blue …
Read More »Why New Zealand Radio Stations Drop Michael Jackson Music
BY KATE ROBERTSON Michael Jackson will no longer be played on MediaWorks and NZME radio stations. MediaWorks Group Content Director Leon Wratt told Magic Talk’s Peter Williams this will primarily affect The Breeze and More FM, but also extends to the network’s wider brands. “We (MediaWorks) aren’t deciding whether Michael …
Read More »How 1,863 Nigerians Vanish In Russia, Girls Turned Prostitutes
An estimated 1,863 Nigerians who came to Russia last year for the FIFA World Cup are still on the loose in the country, more than two months after their Fan IDs expired. Dozens of them, who were young women have been forced into prostitution by the traffickers who brought them …
Read More »France To Host Dinner In Nigeria To Mark Francophone Week
BY FORTUNE ABANG The French Embassy in Nigeria on Tuesday March 19, 2019 said the country was set to host the biggest French dinner in Nigeria. Ms Damilola Ayodeji, the Press Officer/ Attaché of the French Embassy in Nigeria, said in a statement that the dinner, scheduled to hold on Thursday, was part …
Read More »Omo-Agege, Others Hit By Court
The Federal High Court in Asaba has overruled the Jones Erue-led executive committee of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Delta State and nullified candidates fielded by the faction of the party for 2019 elections. In its judgment, the court, presided over by Justice Toyin Adegoke, upheld the Cyril Ogodo-led …
Read More »Why EFCC Re-Arraigns Ex-Intercontinental Bank MD
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday March 13, 2019 re-arraigned a former Managing Director of the defunct Intercontinental Bank PLC, Erastus Akingbola in a Federal High Court in Lagos, for alleged Money Laundering. He is facing an amended 22 count charge bordering on money laundering and he had …
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