KPMG SME Report: FIRSTBANK Named Biggest Mover In 2019
Written by Collins Nweze Capital is crucial in driving sustainable Small and Medium Enterprises’(SMEs’) growth and uplifting the economy. First Bank of Nigeria Limited, as part of the launch of its specialised SMEs’ propositions, has continually supported SMEs through diverse initiatives. The bank says its support for SMEs is in line with the Central Bank […]
Buhari Has No Confidence in His Government, Party – PDP
…Says Failed Leader Cannot Nominate a Good Successor. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the Presidency’s continuous reference to a presidential successor, less than a year into President Muhammadu Buhari’s second tenure, is a direct acceptance of failure and lack of capacity of the Buhari administration to manage the affairs of a nation as complex […]
Sadio Mane Crowned African Player Of The Year
Senegalese striker and Liverpool star Sadio Mane has been crowned as the 2019 African Player of the Year. The 27-year old Senegalese striker claimed the top prize for the first time on Tuesday at the 2019 CAF Awards ceremony held in Egypt. Mane beat his Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah of Egypt who won the award […]
Policeman Arrested For Shooting Corps Member, Two Others In Bayelsa
The Bayelsa State Police Command says they have arrested a mobile police officer for unlawful use of his firearm, shooting a corp member and two others. A statement released by the command on Tuesday said the suspect was arrested on the orders of the State Commissioner of Police, Uche Anozia and he is currently in […]
‘Chioma B Or Cadijat’, Cardi B Asks Nigerians To Pick Her New Name
American rapper, Belcalis Marlenis better known as Cardi B, has asked Nigerians to pick a Nigerian name for her. The rapper had earlier announced to file for Nigerian citizenship following the killing of a top Iranian General, Qasem Soleimani, by the United States government in an air attack in Baghdad. “Specially being from New York. […]
UAE Approves Issuance of 5-Year Multiple-Entry Tourist Visa
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced the introduction of a multiple-entry tourist visa scheme valid for five years for all nationalities. Dubai, the country’s commercial city, is one of the favourite destinations of Nigerian travellers. Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president and prime minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, announced the development […]
Just Go, PDP Replies Oshiomhole, APC…Says Nigerians Need Not Be Reminded That Buhari Leaves In 2023
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has counseled the embattled National Chairman of the fizzling All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole to stop pushing the APC third term discourse in the public space. The party further counsels Oshiomhole to desist from going to the Presidential villa to push the impossible as such will not save him […]
BREAKING: Kwara Govt Demolishes Saraki’s House In Ilorin
There was palpable tension in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital in the early hours of Thursday as the state government made good its intention to take over an expanse of land said to have been illegally acquired by the late Dr Olusola Saraki. The disputed plots of land had been a source disagreement between the […]
FIFA Bans Samson Siasia For Life
The Federation of Football Association (FIFA) has banned former Eagle player and coach, Samson Siasia for life. Siasia, whose mother has been in abductors’ den for almost two months, was banned for alleged match-fixing with a betting firm. FIFA ordered he will have nothing to do with football-related matters again. It also imposed a ban […]
Man, 26 Threatens Suicide Over Father’s Unpaid Gratuity
A 26 year old man, Mr. Joseph Odey, threatened to kill himself on Wednesday in Calabar, the Cross Rivers State capital if the government continues to delay the payment of his deceased father’s gratuity, Vanguardngr.com reports Odey, according to the report, in a lone protest stormed the governor’s office on Leopard Road where he lamented […]
