Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited will hold its SMEConnect Webinar by 11am on Thursday, 8th July 2021 with “The ABCs of Accessing Finance for your Business” being the topic to be discussed at the event. Participants are required to register for the[Read More…]
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HOW TO VOTE ON FIRSTBANK-SPONSORED THE VOICE NIGERIA SEASON 3
UN1TY Limited and Livespot360, producers of The Voice Nigeria Season 3 have explained how to vote on the voice Nigeria season 3, sponsored by First Bank, Baba Ijebu and Airtel. The International talents reality series designed to discover and harness music talents in Nigeria is in its third season in Nigeria.[Read More…]
Amazon retains crown as world’s most valuable brand
Amazon tops Kantar BrandZ’s list of the world’s 100 most valuable brands for the third year in a row, as a host of global businesses bounce back with a vengeance despite the trials of lockdown. The success of the ecommerce giant comes amid a record year of growth for brands[Read More…]
Tokyo Olympics: Rising Sports Sponsorship Dilemma For Advertisers
Big Japanese sponsors of the Tokyo Olympics, earlier this month, privately called for the Games to be postponed for several months (possibly to next year, or at least to September or October this year) so that more spectators can attend the mega event and marketing campaigns can be monetized for[Read More…]
FG tells Nigerians to reject prepaid meters without NEMSA label
The federal government has urged Nigerians to reject prepaid meters with the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) label. NEMSA’s chief electrical inspector Peter Ewesor, charged Nigerians to ensure that meters installed are in line with the approved metering code. Mr Ewesor stated this at a seminar organised by the[Read More…]
Jigawa court sentences 65-year-old man to life imprisonment for sodomy
The Jigawa State High Court in Birnin Kudu Local Government Area sentenced a 65-year-old man, Sabiu Suleiman, to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of sodomy. The judge, Musa Ubale, on Monday convicted Mr Suleiman of sodomising a 15-year-old boy in Kiyawa town of Kiyawa Local Government Area of the[Read More…]
Nigerians should be paying N256/litre for petrol: NNPC
Mele Kyari, the Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says Nigerians should be paying at least N256 per litre for petrol. Mr Kyari disclosed this at a stakeholders meeting organised by the NNPC to stop fuel smuggling. Commenting on the current PMS and subsidy payment, Mr Kyari[Read More…]
BREAKING: Buhari to travel to London for ‘medical follow-up’
President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to London, the United Kingdom, on Friday for a scheduled medical follow-up, his media office has announced. Femi Adesina, his spokesman, said in a brief statement on Thursday that the president is due back in the country “during the second week of July, 2021”.
Gumi: IPOB kills security agents — but herdsmen only kidnap children for money
Ahmad Gumi, Islamic cleric, says it is unfair to compare the activities of criminal herdsmen with those of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The cleric, who is known to have access to bandits, said herdsmen’s crimes weigh significantly lesser than those of IPOB. Speaking on Arise TV on Wednesday,[Read More…]
Nigeria’s economic performance gives me comfort: Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria’s economic performance gives him comfort amid millions of Nigeria pushed below the poverty line. “The performance of our economy despite COVID-19 gives me comfort,” said Mr Buhari, “that we can achieve our goal, but we need to seriously scale up and work more with states[Read More…]
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FG Revenue Rises 76% to N12.5tn, Fueled by Tax and Oil Gains — Budget Office
The Federal Government’s earnings have increased by 76 percent, rising from N7.1 trillion in 2022 to N12.5 trillion in 2023, due to higher taxes and oil revenues. This information was revealed in the recently released 2025-2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper from the Ministry of Budget and[Read More…]