Reaffirms Support for Women Entrepreneurs Tier One Lender, Fidelity Bank Plc, has commenced the disbursement of the Federal Government of Nigeria’s (FGN) MSME Intervention Funds, administered by the Bank of Industry (BOI), to qualified SMES with a strategic focus on empowering women-owned businesses across the country. The FGN[Read More…]
Polaris Bank has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to deepen delivery of exceptional customer experiences as it joins institutions across the world to celebrate 2025 Customer Service Week, themed “Mission: Possible.” The annual global event, which runs from today Monday, October 6 to Friday, October 10, is dedicated to[Read More…]
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Monday condemned recent remarks by Senator Adams Oshiomhole on national television, describing them as a distortion of labour laws and an assault on workers’ rights. NUPENG also declared Oshiomhole, a former labour leader persona non-grata, vowing[Read More…]
By O’tega Ogra Following renewed claims from certain Western voices, including United States Senator Ted Cruz and television host Bill Maher, alleging “Christian persecution” in Nigeria, O’tega Ogra, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Digital Engagement and Strategy, offers this measured response. It reflects the growing insistence[Read More…]
…Sterling Bank Gifts Nigerians on Independence Day Sterling Bank has once again redefined the boundaries of customerfirst banking in Nigeria by scrapping Account Maintenance Fees (AMF) across all personal accounts. According to the bank, the announcement is an Independence Day ‘gifts’ for Nigerians. a statement by[Read More…]
The Edo State Executive Council has approved a revised supplementary budget of N799.820 billion for the 2025 fiscal year, up from the initial N675.220 billion, representing an increase of approximately N125 billion, or 18 percent. The approval followed an emergency executive meeting presided over by the Chairman-in-Council and[Read More…]
On Friday, September 27, the skies over Lagos opened with rain, steady, inconvenient, and for many, discouraging. But for the people of Access Holdings and Access Bank, its flagship subsidiary, it was just another obstacle on the path to making history. By midday, the clouds gave[Read More…]
NATIONAL BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE 65TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY OF NIGERIA, OCTOBER 1, 2025 Fellow Nigerians, Today marks the 65th anniversary of our great nation’s Independence. As we reflect on the significance of this[Read More…]
The Federal Government on Tuesday brokered a truce between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery. This was contained in a communiqué issued and signed by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Muhammad Maigari-Dingyadi, at the[Read More…]
…Rebukes Dangote anti-workers practices The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has expressed total solidarity with the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) in condemning the unjust and anti-labour practices recently carried[Read More…]
