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- 24 Dec 2021
Hope PSBank Reinstates Commitment to Partner FG on Job Creation
Digital-first bank, Hope PSBank, a subsidiary of Unified Payment Services Limited, has restated its commitment to partner with the Federal Government on job creation to reduce unemployment and…
- 15 Sept 2014
Kwankwaso Woos Okorocha as Running Mate in 2015
A delegation of the “Nigeria Project 2015,” a campaign organ of Rabiu Kwankwaso, Kano State governor at the weekend visited Rochas Okorocha, Imo State governor possibly to seek a possible partnership…
- 8 Apr 2021
CBN Freezes 84 Bank Accounts of Firms/Persons under Investigation
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has secured an interim order of a federal high court in Abuja, freezing 84 bank accounts belonging to 25 individuals and companies. Those affected by the new order…
- 16 May 2018
Sogunle, Stanbic IBTC Bank Boss in Trouble over FME’s N1Bn
House of Representatives, the lower house has quizzed Demola Sogunle, managing director of the Stanbic IBTC bank, as to why operated an Hyprep account of over N1 billion belonging to the Federal…
- 10 May 2019
Reps Accuse Banks of Hiding $996m in Secret TSA Accounts
The House of Representatives this week alleged that the sum of $995.71 million was yet to be remitted to the treasury single account (TSA) by deposit money banks (DMBs) in defiance of the Federal…
- 14 Feb 2024
Senate Directs Compulsory Identification of Nigerians Via BVN, NIN to Stem Criminal Activities
Senate has directed the Ministry of Interior to make registration and certification of Nigerian citizens compulsory as a way of tackling the menace of identity fraud, multiple identity and insecurity…
- 11 Jul 2014
President Jonathan Approves Board for FAAN, 4 Others
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the composition and appointment of the chairmen and members of the Governing Boards of five Federal Government Institutions, Parastatals and Agencies. This…
- 21 May 2026
UK Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Concludes Visit to Nigeria
The UK Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), David Smith MP, concluded a three-day visit to Abuja this week, marking Nigeria as the first focus country he has visited under the UK's…
- 18 Mar 2019
Malami, Onu, Others May Make Buhari’s New Cabinet
The faces of those likely to make up President Muhammadu Buhari’s new cabinet are beginning to emerge with Boss Mustapha, secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), tipped to retain his…
- 9 Dec 2014
Late Yar’Adau Deceived Me, Atiku, Others are Shameless Liars-OBJ
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former president in his new memoir titled “My Watch” has accused late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adau of deceiving him about how serious his health issues were before he became…
- 22 Oct 2020
CBN Refunds N2.7Bn to Customers, Resolves 1,519 Complaints
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) refunded N2.7 billion to the customers and resolved 1,519 banks’ transaction complaints from January to June this year. Mr Haruna Mustafa of the Consumer Protection…
- 23 Feb 2025
Again, Gambaryan, Binance Executive Accuses 3 Lawmakers, NSA of Demanding $150m Bribe
Tigran Gambaryan, head, Financial Crime Compliance Unit at Binance, cryptocurrency firm, who was detained in Nigeria for several months last year, has again alleged that three Nigerian lawmakers…
- 21 Sept 2010
2011: Politicians Take War to Facebook, Others
POLITICAL office seekers have turned to social media and social networking sites to woo Nigeria’s literate but apathetic voters ahead of the 2011 general elections but this rapidly growing segment of…