The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has described the $575m Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) recently launched by President Muhammadu Buhari as a good initiative to tackle multi-dimensional poverty in the beneficiary States. The group said in a statement…
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has disbanded the Landed Properties Special Operations Team in the State, following complaints over the untidy activities of the team. The notice was contained in a statement by the State’s Commissioner for…
Oluyinka Adewoye, a banker and an event planner extraordinaire is the founder of Lawrence Grace Foundation. She however has passion for helping widows and indigent school children. In this interview by Bankole Taiwo, the seasoned banker with heart of gold…
By Philemon Adedeji First Bank Holding of Nigeria (FBNH), in its unaudited financial results for the period ended September 30th, 2022, submitted to the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), saw its loan and advances increase significantly that it impacted on interest…
By Philemon Adedeji Atotal of six banks have reported 22.1 per cent increase in profit before tax (PBT) to N663.5 billion in third quarter (Q3) 2022 from N543.3 billion reported in third quarter (Q3) 2021, this is according to investigation…
The Atlas Lions of Morocco, against all odds have set new record as the first African country to qualify for semi-final of the FIFA World Cup. The North African country achieved this feat after their hard earned victory over Portugal…
Christian Ejike Anigbo, aged 31 has been arraigned by the Police before an Ikeja Magistrate Court and subsequently remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional facility for by-passing electric meter belonging to Ikeja Electric. According to an eye witness, Christian Ejike Anigbo…
Shell Nigeria says it has distributed relief materials worth one million dollars to flood-impacted states in the country. The company’s Media Relations Manager, Mrs Abimbola Essien-Nelson, said this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. Essien-Nelson said the relief materials…
By Philemon Adedeji At the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), Equities market halted a day negative performance on Thursday, driven by gains sustained in industrial heavyweight , Zenith Bank, Buacement, amidst other gainers pushed the broader index into positive sentiments, as…
The market capitalisation of the top five banks in Nigeria, otherwise known as the tier-1 banks or FUGAZ, depreciated by 2.10 per cent to close at N2.26 trillion as of Friday. Consequently, investors in these banks lost a total of…
