Foremost Financial Institution, First Bank of Nigeria Limited is unarguably the Leader in the Banking industry in Nigeria. Its Capital base, National spread; customer-friendly products and services are second to none. The Bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility efforts cut across the nook and cranny of the country. These activities which stands FirstBank include social and health…
Year: 2021
Major Shake Hits ‘PANTI’ As Police Redeploy DCP Yetunde Longe
The on-going shake-up in the Nigerian Police System ensuring transfers of Senior Police Officers (SPOs) to different formations and offices has also hit the State criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of the Lagos State Police Command. The State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba, Lagos on Friday, 15th of January 2021, witnessed the redeployment of the Officer-In-Charge…
$5 Million Bribe to Malami: Akpabio Threatens Court Action over Fake News
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio said his attention has been drawn to a piece of fake news which claimed that he paid $5 million bribe to the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami and others to secure the appointment of a Sole Administrator for the Niger Delta Development…
Dangote Completes Nigeria’s Longest Concrete Road
The Dangote Group has completed Nigeria’s longest rigid pavement located in Kogi State. It is the first of its kind, top engineers say. The 43KM Obajana-Kabba road constructed by Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), has been described by motorists as the country’s most strategic highway that is aiding travelers between the North and the South. Olatunbosun…
Heirs Holdings Expands Oil and Gas Portfolio, Acquires 45% of OML 17 from Shell, Total and ENI
Heirs Holdings (“HH”), the leading African strategic investor, in partnership with affiliated company Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (“Transcorp”), Nigeria’s largest publicly listed conglomerate, announced today the unconditional acquisition of a 45% participating interest in Nigerian oil licence OML 17 and related assets, through TNOG Oil and Gas Limited (a related company of Heirs Holdings…
Wayne Rooney Appointed Derby County Coach
After an impressive record as an interim boss that has seen him won three matches and record four draws from nine games since taking over as player-manager following Phillip Cocu’s sacking in November, Wayne Rooney has been appointed as Derby County Coach on a two-and-a-half-year contract. This appointment means Rooney officially retires from playing football…
NAFDAC Warns Nigerians Of Fake COVID-19 Vaccines
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is pleading with Nigerians to beware of fake vaccines reported to be in circulation as no COVID vaccines have been approved by the agency. The Director-General of the Agency, Prof Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye who disclosed this on Friday revealed that those fake vaccines can…
FG Confirms January 18 School Resumption Date
Even though the second wave of the pandemic has seen a high surge in cases of COVID-19 infections in Nigeria, especially after the festive periods, this would not stop the planned resumption of schools across the country as the Federal Ministry of Education has confirmed that the January 18 school resumption date stands. The Minister…
LASUCOM Closes Campus As 3 Students Test Positive For COVID-19
The Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM) has closed down its campus in Ikeja after three of its students tested positive for COVID-19. A statement released on Thursday by Head, Centre for Information, Press and Public Relations of the Lagos State University, Ademola Adekoya, disclosed the information, noting that contact tracing has begun and…
Kidney Transplant: Governor Zulum Releases N10m for UNIMAID Student
Help has finally come the way of 29-year old Mbahi Sarki Suleiman who is in critical need of kidney transplant as the Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Tuesday approved the release of N10 million to save his life. Sarki Suleiman, a 300 level student of geography at the University of Maiduguri…