A senior Facebook executive who sits on the Libra board is “optimistic” the digital currency will launch “sooner rather than later”, despite sustained criticism from global regulators. The social media group said Libra will dramatically cross border payments costs, and spur other innovations it hopes will upend global financial services, when it unveiled plans for the…
Poised to ensure excellence with their wards, the Parents/Teachers Association (PTA) of the Air Force Secondary School, Ikeja, Lagos has reiterated its commitment to the issues of discipline, pure character moulding and better academic excellence in the school. The parents stated this in a communiqué issued by the association and signed by its Chairman, Mr…
A 300 level student of the music department in the University of Port Harcourt has emerged winner of the January edition of the “Help the Hard worker” competition organized by the popular non-governmental organization, Princewill’s Trust for entrepreneurs, youths and Rivers residents who are engaged in micro business ventures and all forms of hard work…
***Attracts Zero Charge On All Transactions Pan-African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has revamped its NextGen account which targets students in tertiary institutions and members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), with added features and benefits. NextGen is a suit of personal accounts designed to meet the needs of young persons,…
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to boost research and development in the country; so as to promote national development. Speaking at the ceremony on Tuesday, the Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Prof. Elias Sulaiman Bogoro said, that…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has lauded the approval for the construction of a rail line and other accompanying infrastructure from Port Harcourt — Maiduguri by President Mohammadu Buhari. Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, had stated last Monday that the Federal Government will reconstruct the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri rail…