OUTRAGEOUS SCENARIOS
By MATTHEW DIKE LADY He met you in your village .You are an undergraduate and he claimed to be a bank executive and the owner of a Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV). Now that your traditional marriage has been done and…
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Liberalized downstream is most visible means of growing economy —Oyebanji
By Akinyemi kehinde and Faizat Adedolapo The Executive Chairman of Major oil marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN), Mr. Adetunji Oyebanji, has said a liberalized downstream is the most visible means of growing economy in the medium to long term. Speaking…
Allow investors to run Nigerian refineries — IPMAN
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has advised the Federal Government to allow investors to take over the running of the country’s three refineries. The National Secretary of IPMAN, Alhaji Danladi Pasali, stated this in an interview with…
DNA paternity test: My saddest day in court
By Kenneth Ikonne The scene in the courtroom of the Family Division of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, evoked deep pathos. The judge, a lady, was sobbing. And so were the parties, the lawyers, and everyone else including me.…
I & E FX window: Naira depreciates by 2.23% to N539.11/ £
By Kayode Tokede Naira against the pound sterling depreciated by .223 per cent to close at BN539.11 at the Investors & Exporters Foreign Exchange (I & E FX) window on Thursday. The local currency at the I & E FX…
CBN orders banks to accept travel documents, refugee ID for transactions
By Kayode Tokede The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed commercial banks and other financial institutions to, henceforth, accept Machine Readable Travel Documents (MRCTD) and Refugee Identification Card, as means of identification for financial transactions. The directive was given…
CIBN to relaunch mentoring scheme for young practitioners
By Kayode Tokede The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, (CIBN) says it has concluded arrangements to relaunch its Mentoring Scheme, to develop capacity of young practitioners in the Banking and Finance Industry. The Head, Marketing/ Corporate Communication and External…
Banks allegedly close accounts dealing with cryptocurrency
By Kayode Tokede …as Senate invites Emefiele, Yuguda, over Cryptocurrency ban Investigations have revealed that Nigerians linked with cryptocurrency trading have allegedly had their bank accounts closed by their respective banks. This is in lieu of Nigeria’s apex bank directive…
Faith: A guarantee for answers to prayers!
Welcome to another exciting week! I hope you were blessed by last week teaching. This week, we shall focus on:Faith: A Guarantee for Answers to Prayers! From Scriptures, we understand that faith is the only guarantee for answers to our…
Lagos Speaker urges Buhari to revisit Metroline Project to immortalise Jakande
The Speaker, Lagos House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to revisit the Metroline project in honour of the late Lateef Jakande who died on Thursday at 91. Obasa made the plea in a motion raised…