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FirstBank boosts SMEs with N500,000 grant –Official

FirstBank of Nigeria Ltd on Sunday announced a N500,000 business grant to five Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), through its SMEConnect initiative aimed at boosting employment. Group Head, Retail Banking, Lagos Mainland 1, FirstBank, Mrs Oludolapo Adigun  listed the five…

Tragedy as accident claims eight lives in Ekiti

By Mike Adebayo, Ado-Ekiti No fewer than eight persons have been feared dead while some passengers sustained injuries in a ghastly motor accident along Ifaki-Ayegbaju road. The accident involved a car and a Toyota Siena which were involved in a…

Four millionaires emerge from Ecobank Nigeria Super Rewards Scheme

Four customers of Ecobank Nigeria Limited,  including Tsoo Alaye, with an Ecobank Microfinance Special Account representing FCT / Northern Region; Badero Modupe Olufunmilayo, with a Personal Flexi Account, representing Lagos Region; Omiwole Damilare Daniel, with an Ecobank Microfinance Special Account,…

Post Afghanistan implications for Nigeria 

By Dakuku Peterside . In the past week, the unfolding events in Afghanistan have dominated the media space. The seemingly unimaginable happened. The Taliban forces marched into the capital, forcing the scampering away of the president of Afghanistan government and his…