Category: News Update
FirstBank deepens financial inclusion with largest agents banking network, empowers SMEs
At present, there are over 86,000 banking agents across 772 out of the 774 local government areas in Nigeria, a demonstration of FirstBank’s commitment to...
COVID-19: US surpasses .4m deaths
The United States has reported at least 400,000 deaths from Covid-19 since the pandemic began, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University as of Tuesday...
Glo excites customers with new season of Cashtoken rewards
Subscribers to National Telecommunications Company, Globacom, will win different cash prizes ranging from N5,000 to N100 million in the next three months. This is...
Presidency overrules Akeredolu
…Says he cannot send herders away from forests reserve …Commends him for tackling insurgency The Presidency has swiftly raised objections to the directive of...
Oyo: Amotekun clampdown on bandits
Seizes sacks of dangerous weapons and amulets Efforts of the Oyo state security Corps otherwise known as Amotekun to rid the state of criminals and bandits paid of...
Banditry: Troops neutralise bandits in Kaduna
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), on Tuesday, said that in the renewed efforts to end insurgency activities in the country by the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN), the Troops...
Kukah: Disparaged at home, honoured abroad
….Gets new appointment from Pope Francis Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah has earned a new appointment from Pope Francis, despite being vilified by Aso Rock over a...
FIRS made N4.9trn in 2020 – Director
…Says performance represents 98% of target The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it collected N4,952,243,711,728.37 as tax revenue in the 2020...
Tanker explosion kills three, burn vehicles in Abeokuta
No fewer than three persons were reportedly dead on Tuesday and many vehicles burnt to ashes as a result of a fire incident that happened at Kuto, in Abeokuta, Ogun...
An analysis of three COVID-19 outbreaks: How it happened, how it can be avoided
An office, a restaurant and a bus were the settings for multiple infections that have been studied in detail by health authorities. Their conclusions offer...
