The Lagos State Government has given go-ahead to families, who have corpses in mortuaries but have not been able to bury them in the last two months because of the restriction occasioned by the outbreak of coronavirus to do so within the next two weeks. It said the permission was because mortuaries are getting congested and government may be compelled ... Read More »

FirstBank mourns as we confirm the loss of our staff, Abdullahi Lawal who until his passing worked at our Kano Main Branch. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this time as we do all that is necessary to support them. We ask that all necessary courtesies be extended to the family so they can grieve privately. As ... Read More »

When Access Bank and Star larger beer announced their intentions to sponsor one of Nigeria’s, biggest TV shows, Access The Stars, it was met with enthusiasm and excitement. For a bank whose operational purpose is hinged on sustainability and creating an enabling environment for its customers as well as the society to thrive, it came as no surprise at all. ... Read More »

Over the years Access Bank’s sustainability goals have bordered on several organisational policies including Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The idea of CSR was set into motion to integrate social and environmental goals into a company’s business. This is based on the fact that CSR drives for loyalty with customers, engagement with employees and positive public attention which is in tune ... Read More »

By Bolatito Adebola  In this COVID-19 era where movement is restricted in some major parts of the world – including Nigeria – with many Banks and business reengineering efforts to improve the adaptability of their customers to electronic ways of carrying out business, Firstmonie Agents, an agent banking initiative from First Bank of Nigeria Limited is bridging the gaps and ... Read More »

Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi came under fire on Wednesday for imposing life bans on two journalists from covering the government and making veiled threats to correspondents in the state. The governor said he could no longer guarantee their safety. The governor announced the “banning for life” of The Sun and Vanguard correspondents Chijioke Agwu and Peter Okutu. Umahi barred ... Read More »

Kano State Government says it has evacuated 524 Almajiri children to neighbouring Jigawa, their state of origin. Malam Muhammad Sanusi-Kiru, the state’s Commissioner for Education who is also the Chairman of the evacuation committee said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Kano. He said that the evacuation of the children was to ... Read More »

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that his administration will deploy more than 70,000 extra troops to help enforce a lockdown intended to stop the spread of coronavirus. South Africa has had 3,465 confirmed coronavirus cases – second only to Egypt in Africa – and 58 deaths. The country has some of the most stringent coronavirus lockdown restrictions in the world. ... Read More »

Governors of the 36 States of the Federation on Wednesday “unanimously” agreed to the implementation of an inter-State lockdown for two weeks to contain the spread of COVID-19. 25 States have recorded cases of coronavirus with 782 confirmed cases as at 11:25 pm on April 21 with 25 deaths. The Governors, operating under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum ... Read More »

Nigeria has recorded 91 new cases of COVID-19, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced. NCDC, on its verified twitter handle on Wednesday evening, said 74 of the new cases are in Lagos, five in Katsina, four in Ogun, two in Delta, two in Edo, one in Kwara, one in Oyo, one in FCT, one in Adamawa. With ... Read More »