October 2022

FirstBank rewards promo winner with N1m

First Bank of Nigeria has concluded its FirstMobile Cash-out Promo with the presentation of N1, 000,000 to the grand prize winner, Mrs Zainab Badmus. The presentation, which took place on Thursday in Lagos, was witnessed by representatives of the National…

Police arrest three robbery suspects in Kwara

Operatives of the Kwara State Police Command have arrested three robbery suspects in a major crackdown on criminals around Kwara State University axis, Malete. They are Ridwan Abdulfatai (20), from Oke-Foma area in Ilorin, said to be a jailbird; Ibrahim…

Corruption fought me out of office — Magu

Former Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu,has said his exit from the anti-corruption agency is not justifiable. Magu made the assertion at an award ceremony by the Northern Female Students Association organised in his…

Xpress Payments obtain CBN mobile money license

By Ibiyemi Mathew Leading payment solutions provider, Xpress Payments has obtained a mobile money operator licence from the Central Bank of Nigeria. In a press statement made available to Nigerian NewsDirect, the licence allows XpressMTS to instantly commence operations as…

OPEC output cut to stabilise industry — Group

The African Petroleum Producers Organization, (APPO) has said that the group is in full support of the recent decision by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries   (OPEC) to cut production by around 2 per cent. “It is a decision well…