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Monthly Archives: June 2019

FIRSTBANK BAGS MULTIPLE AWARDS, REINFORCES ITS LEADING ROLE IN PROMOTING CASHLESS TRANSACTIONS

Nigeria’s premier Bank and leading financial services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has in 2019, been conferred with multiple awards cutting across the industry. The Bank which is also commemorating its 125 years anniversary has been widely commended for re-inventing itself and being nimble in its service delivery, whilst painstakingly adapting to the dynamic changes that have enveloped businesses, ... Read More »

 Ministry Of Justice Takes Over Danjuma Goje’s Corruption Case As EFCC Is Forced To Withdraw In Presidential Deal The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has withdrawn from a case of financial misappropriation preferred against Senator Danjuma Goje in what  can confirm to be a deal between President Muhammadu Buhari and Goje. Goje is accused of stealing N5 billion between ... Read More »

Certificate of return: I’ve forgiven INEC’s returning officer, Prof Ibeabuchi —Okorocha

The immediate past Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, has said he has forgiven Prof. Innocent Ibeabuchi, the returning officer for the Imo West senatorial election, in the 2019 general elections. Okorocha said this in a statement signed by his media aide,  Mr Sam Onwuemeodo, and made available to newsmen in Owerri, on Friday. The statement came shortly after Justice Okon ... Read More »

Obasa returns unoposed as Lagos speaker

Immediate past Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa has been returned as speaker of the 9th Assembly. He was returned unopposed on Friday by his colleagues as he remained the only nominated candidate at the close of nomination. Obasa was nominated by Hon. Olanrewaju Oshun, Lagos Mainland 2 constituency, seconded by Hon. Oluyinka Ogundimu ... Read More »

FIRSTBANK JOINS OTHER INTERNAL AUDITORS ACROSS AFRICA TO PROMOTE RISK MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY

The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Nigeria, led by Uduak Udoh, its Chairman/President and Chief Audit Executive, First Bank of Nigeria Limited joined other Chief Audit Executives and Internal Audit practitioners and professional across Africa at the 6th Annual Conference of the African Federation of Institutes of Internal Auditors (AFIIA) organised in Gaborone, Botswana. The event was held from 27-31 ... Read More »

First Bank Grants Scholarships to 18 Students

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has granted scholarships worth N2.7 million to 18 students, who emerged winners in its XploreFirst promo, an initiative designed to boost savings culture and promote financial inclusion among students. The winners, who were drawn from the six geopolitical zones, received a sum of N150,000 each. They emerged through an electronic draw conducted by Tequila on ... Read More »

Heritage Bank empowers ‘HB Lab’ tech start-ups’ winners with $40,000 grants

As part of its efforts to support Nigeria’s aspiration and roadmap to become a leading Information Communication Technology (ICT) Hub in Africa, Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s most innovative banking service provider has doled out $40, 000 grants to winners of the maiden edition of HB Innovative Lab. The maiden edition of Heritage Bank Innovation Lab Accelerator programme (HB-LAB) tagged, ‘Demo ... Read More »

Face-off: APC NWC members back Oshiomhole

• How and why Shuaibu disagreed with Oshiomhole • Key opposition figures implicated in plot to cause crisis in APC The Deputy National Chairman (North) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Lawal Shuaibu  may have lost his battle to get Comrade Adams Oshiomhole sacked as the party’s national chairman. Shuaibu who launched an Oshimhole –must-resign campaign last week, does ... Read More »

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