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- 27 Apr 2012
What went Wrong with Stanbic IBTC Esusu Services?
On April 22, it was reported by one of Nigerian dailies, The Punch newspaper that some customers of STANBIC IBTC were allegedly defrauded as active customers of the Bank enrolled for the…
- 10 Sept 2015
DSS Screens Buhari’s Ministerial Nominees
Department of State Services (DSS) has reportedly commenced the screening of ministerial nominees sent to it by President Muhammadu Buhari, according to Punch Newspapers. It was gathered that no…
- 18 Oct 2015
FG May Slash Import Tariff on Cars
Reprieve appears underway for car dealers and buyers following plans by the Federal Government to review its import tariff on vehicles, according to Punch newspapers This is expected to bring down…
- 22 Jan 2023
Buhari Government Rakes in N11.5 Trillion from Firms as Taxes – Report
Federal government has raked in N11.5tn from taxes paid by business organisations under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, according to findings by The Punch Newspaper. Data sourced…
- 3 Sept 2015
Niger Arrests Nigerian with N1Bn Cash
The police in Niger Republic have arrested a Nigerian carrying 4.6 million Euros (N1.05 billon) in cash, according to a report by Punch newspapers. The man was reportedly arrested at the Diori Hamani…
- 21 May 2015
Loan Dodgers Owe Banks N138Bn
Loan default by customers made 13 Deposit Money Banks to lose a combined sum of N138 billion in the 2014 financial year, according to calculations by the Punch Newspaper. Data obtained from the 2014…
- 27 Mar 2015
D. Day as 56m Nigerians Choose between GEJ and GMB
No fewer than 56 million Nigerians will file out today to elect the next president in an election believed to be the keenest in the history of the country, according to Punch newspapers. The figure…
- 14 Sept 2015
Five Nigerians Get CNN/MultiChoice African Journalist Awards Nomination
The independent judging panel of the 2015 CNN MultiChoice African Journalist Awards has named five Nigerians among the nominees for this year’s awards. The nominees from Nigeria are Femi Asu, Punch…
- 6 Jun 2022
Meet the 20 Participants Selected for the Maiden Cohort of Pan-Atlantic University & MTN Media Innovation Programme
The School of Media and Communication (SMC), Pan-Atlantic University has announced the 22 media practitioners selected for the first edition of the MTN Media Innovation Programme. Group Photograph of…
- 10 Nov 2015
MTN May Sack Nigeria Management over $5.2Bn Fine
Indications have emerged that the MTN Group may this week call for the resignation of some management staff of its Nigerian subsidiary over the $5.2 billion fine imposed on it by Nigerian…
- 15 Jan 2015
APC Accuses GEJ, PDP of Embezzling N5Trillion Oil Revenue
All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO) has asked President Goodluck Jonathan and the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to explain to Nigerians how N5 trillion…
- 2 Nov 2015
Uproar, Chaos as Banks Block Accounts Due to BVN
At least five million bank accounts were deactivated by Deposit Money Banks operating in the country on Saturday night following the October 31, 2015 deadline set by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
- 10 Jun 2024
Meet 2024 MTN-MIP Fellows Cohort 3
MTN Nigeria, in partnership with Pan-Atlantic University, has announced the 20 Fellows to participate in the third edition of its Media Innovation Programme (MIP) following a rigorous selection…
- 26 Mar 2023
Funso Aina named ‘Innovator of the Year' in Europe, Middle East and Africa
Funso Aina, MTN Nigeria’s Senior Manager, External Relations, and one of Africa’s most decorated media and public relations professionals, has been announced ‘Innovator of the Year’ in the brands…
- 15 May 2024
Court Grants Final Forfeiture of Property Recovered from Telecom Experts’
Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of a parcel of land measuring 2348.072 square metres in Enugu State recovered from the…
- 21 Dec 2018
MTN Appoints Aina Senior Manager, External Relations
MTN Nigeria has appointed Mr. Funso Aina, as Senior Manager, External Relations. Having joined MTN Nigeria in January 2009, Aina was, until his latest appointment, the company’s Public…
- 14 Apr 2017
Aboderin-Talabi Chairs 2017 TAMS Productivity Summit
Mrs. Olubunmi Aboderin-Talabi, high-flying media executive and council member of Women in Business (WIMBIZ), is the chairperson of the 2017 edition of high-level management meeting - TAMS…
- 6 Jan 2014
CBN Doles Out $26.6Bn to Defend the Naira
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) shelled out some $26.6 billion from the nation’s external reserves to save the naira from devaluation last year, according to information on the apex bank’s website. CBN…
- 26 Dec 2023
Union Bank: CBN Investigator Invites Titan Trust Bank Officials
Jim Obazee, special investigator appointed by President Bola Tinubu to probe the activities of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has once again invited three top officials of Titan Trust Bank (TTB)…
- 24 Dec 2018
NGO Accuses Police of Raking in N2.5Bn Monthly through Bribes
International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law (Intersociety), Onitsha-based frontline research-based rights group, has described the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) as the most corrupt…
- 29 Aug 2014
Tambuwal/Fashola to Challenge President Goodluck in 2015- Rep
The presidential and vice tickets of Aminu Tambuwal, speaker of the House of Representatives; and Babatunde Fashola, Lagos State Governor, under the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC)…
- 8 Oct 2015
Ebola Scare: Doctor, Nurses Under Watch
Fifteen persons have been reportedly quarantined at the accident and emergency ward of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital after an Ebola Virus Disease scare in the hospital on…
- 2 Apr 2015
Naira Gains 7%, now N211 on GMB Victory
The naira appreciated by seven per cent to 211 against the United States dollar at the parallel market following the victory of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari,…
- 14 Sept 2015
Buhari’s Ministers: DSS Screens Odimegwu, Falana, Others
Mr. Festus Odimegwu, former managing director of Nigerian Breweries Limited, and Prof. Pat Utomi, a former presidential candidate, are among the ministerial nominees that have been screened by the…
- 28 Aug 2015
NCS Urges FG to Engage IT Professionals to Tackle Abandoned IT Projects
In the past few weeks, there have been widely reported cases of abandoned or poorly implemented IT projects across ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) which the Nigeria Computer Society says…
- 27 Aug 2014
Beware! Fraudsters Shop Abroad with Cloned Nigerian ATM Cards
Facts emerged on Tuesday that electronic fraudsters had been duplicating Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards belonging to Nigerian bank customers and using them to buy items worth millions of…
- 10 Aug 2015
Buhari Hunts for Stolen Billions @ NNPC after Futile Attempt as Military Ruler
As oil minister during military rule in the 1970s, Muhammadu Buhari oversaw the birth of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Bloomberg reported that, now, as democratically elected…
- 18 Aug 2008
Retirement Benefits: 105 Nipost Retirees Die
About 105 of the retirees of the Nigerian Postal Service (Nipost) have reportedly died following the inability of Nipost to pay their entitlements, setting a volley of protests by the former staff.…
- 20 Oct 2015
Osinbajo, Ekeh for Guild of Online Publishers Inauguration
The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers will be formally inaugurated on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at the prestigious Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria's…
- 27 Nov 2014
Senators Move to Sack GEJ over Corruption, Budget Implementation
At last count, 63 senators have signed up to the plan to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan in the Senate, upper legislative chamber over alleged high level of corruption and poor implementation of…