The good news is here for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria. A newly upgraded Corporate Internet Banking (CIB) portal, called V Biz, has been introduced by VFD Microfinance bank. With V Biz, MSMEs can now enjoy banking services for their businesses. When you think about convenience, think about V Biz. The new…
The remains of Comrade Abdul Kareem Adebayo Motajo, the former General Secretary of the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), will be arriving Nigeria this week and committed to mother earth on Thursday, 11 February 2021. Comrade Motajo died April 20, 2020 in Cuba but the global lockdown led to the delay in the…
To complement and boost government efforts in tackling the issue of malnutrition in Nigeria, the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has initiated processes to reach and properly feed one million children across the country, commencing immediately. According to the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) malnutrition is a direct or underlying cause of 45 per cent of…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says the inability of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to tackle insurgency, banditry and corruption will compel Nigerians to vote out the party in 2023. Governor Wike noted with the current economic woe of the country and escalating banditry, it was obvious that Nigerians have realised they made a…
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court yesterday ordered the forfeiture of a property belonging to Sani Dan-Galadima who stood as Faisal Maina’s surety to the Federal Government. Galadima, a member of the House of Representatives representing Kaura-Namoda Federal Constituency of Zamfara used the said property as bail bond for Faisal, son of Abdulrasheed…
As part of continued efforts to improve the quality of teaching and learning outcomes in public and private schools, the Lagos State Government has released the year 2020-2023 Approved Booklist for Public and Private Schools across the State. An official statement signed by the Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo on Thursday stated that books…
The Oworonshoki bound lane of the Third Mainland Bridge will be closed totally to vehicular movement by midnight on Saturday, 6th February 2021, till 7p.m on Sunday, 7th February 2021, for removal of the last expansion joint on the Oworonshoki bound lane. A statement released by the Ministry of Transportation explained that the closure is…
A Federal High Court, Abuja has given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the nod to arrest Mr. Richard Laing, Managing Director, ExxonMobil Nigeria. Justice Okon Abang on Friday January 29, 2021 granted the Commission’s application for a Bench Warrant to arrest the managing director of the international oil company. EFCC had approached the…
The Lagos State Sexual Offences Court, Ikeja, has sentenced one Nura Asumoge to 25 years imprisonment for the defilement of a 13-year old minor, after he had pleaded guilty to the one-count charge during his arraignment by the Lagos State Government. The Prosecuting Counsel, Mrs. Arinola Momoh-Ayonkanmbi, of the State Ministry Justice, stated that Nura…
A suspected cocaine trafficker named Ukaegbu Bright Onyekachi who was trying to outsmart the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) by cleverly concealing 3.30 kilograms of the illicit drug in T–shirts stickers was intercepted by detectives at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. The suspect was arrested on Monday, February 1st, 2021 during…