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Monthly Archives: February 2019

I haven’t fled Nigeria —Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday said he has not fled Nigeria, contrary to a social media report that he had travelled out of the county ahead of the presidential election scheduled for Saturday. Obasanjo spoke with newsmen at his Presidential Library, Abeokuta, describing the Social media post as “fake news.” The former president was reacting to a Facebook post ... Read More »

Nobody will unseat me – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that nobody will unseat him. He made the remark in a short interview published by CNN Africa on Friday. The President also dismissed suggestions that he has no stamina to run the country for another four years. He said he would do his best to curtail the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast while thanking ... Read More »

Ecobank Assures Customers of a Memorable Valentine

Ecobank Nigeria has stated that its innovative digital products are available to make this Valentine season an exciting one for its customers. The bank’s customers are being offered mouth-watering deals and offers when they pay with EcobankPay at designated merchant locations in Aba, Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt . Executive Director, Commercial Banking, Carol Oyedeji, who stated this in Lagos, said ... Read More »

Ecobank deepens financial inclusion, Launches EcobankPay Zone AT Alaba Int. Market

      The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan, has launched EcobankPay zone at Alaba International Market, Lagos, and expressed the bank’s commitment to continue innovating more payment and financial solutions to best serve traders across the country. According to Akinwuntan, the bank has designated Alaba market as an EcobankPay zone, meaning that patrons of the market, Ecobank and ... Read More »

Zamfara APC Crisis: PDP Guber Candidate Berates Court of Appeal President

People’s Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in Zamfara state, Dr. Muhammad Bello Matawalle has accused the President of Court of Appeal of manipulating the appeal filed by Zamfara state chapter of All Progressive Congress (APC) seeking to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept its Candidates for the forthcoming elections. Matawalle, in a statement he personally signed and ... Read More »

Onnoghen owes Nigerians apology, not sympathy

Chieftainf the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Arise who represented Ekiti North Senatorial District between 2007 -2011, has said the embattled Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen deserves no sympathy but rather apologize to Nigerians. Arise expressed reservations on the stance of the National Judicial Council (NJC) on the trial of the suspended CJN Justice Walter Onnoghen. Speaking with The ... Read More »

Buhari doesn’t have time to write letters – Fashola

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, threw a jibe at former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday when he said President Muhammadu Buhari doesn’t have time to write letters. Obasanjo has been known for writing letters of criticism to his successors, including Buhari on multiple occasions. Speaking at the All Progressives Congress presidential rally in Lagos, Fashola ... Read More »

Globacom lands 26 aircraft full of telecoms equipment: spends billions to upgrade network capacity

Telecoms leaders, Globacom is determined to innovate and redefine its network for wider reach, optimum quality of service, greater data speed and larger capacity in 2019. Going by the current level of new investments in network infrastructure the company is set to take a greater share of the voice and data market in 2019, a new technical roadmap from the ... Read More »

How Leo won a million hearts in 12 months…More than one million Africans now bank on Leo

With ever-increasing customer expectations of quick service and near real-time transactional support, United Bank for Africa (UBA) committed resources to Artificial Intelligence (AI) a year ago, birthing Leo, a Banking Chatbot that helps customers carry out key banking transactions anywhere, using mobile devices and personal computers. Leo can be accessed via Facebook or WhatsApp. “Our customers are increasingly asking for ... Read More »

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