Presidential aide on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has revealed that President Bola Tinubu is still recovering from the knee surgery he had in London, the United Kingdom. Onanuga made this revelation in a recent interview with the Nigerian Tribune, while answering a question about President Tinubu’s health. Recall that prior to the launch of presidential campaign for the 2023 ... Read More »

Unity Bank Plc and Cashtoken, have announced a partnership to deploy a patronage reward product that will see the Bank’s customers winning millions of Naira in cash rewards, guaranteed instant cashback, and offer a life-changing opportunity. Cashtoken is a Cash Reward-as-a-Service company that operates a loyalty programme designed to power customer engagement and improve customer satisfaction. For Unity Bank, the ... Read More »

The Senate yesterday threatened to sack and equally jail the Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari and other top executive officers of petroleum subsidiaries. The Senate specifically threatened to sack the executive officers whose agencies were involved the Turn Around Maitanance (TAM) projects of Nigerian refineries. The Senate noted that from 2010 till date, ... Read More »

The Senate on Wednesday, November 22, resolved to investigate the abandoned Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras project in the Abuja metropolis said to have been awarded at the cost of N500billion. The resolution followed its consideration and adoption of a motion sponsored by Ned Nwoko (PDP – Delta North) at plenary. The contract was said to have been awarded to ... Read More »

The Lagos Coroner Court sitting at Ita-Elewa, Ikorodu on Wednesday, November 22, said that the most crucial aspect of an autopsy to determine the cause of death of late music star, Ilerioluwa (Promise) Aloba, is being conducted in the United States of America (USA). The state counsel, O. Akinde told the Coroner Magistrate, Adetayo Shotobi, that the autopsy into the ... Read More »

The Presidency, on Monday, blamed former President Olusegun Obasanjo for the current state of Nigeria’s democracy. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who spoke to the Newsthumb noted that the democracy the country currently practises dates back to direct inputs by Obasanjo when he led the country’s first as military Head of State from ... Read More »

The Third Edition of the Zenith Tech Fair, tagged “Future Forward 3.0”, is set to be held on Wednesday, November 22 and Thursday, November 23, 2023, at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, from 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. daily.The Two-Day fair will showcase leading technology innovations that cut across different aspects of life, such ... Read More »

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, November 20, told international investors that beyond natural resources, Nigeria’s greatest assets are its highly educated, highly skilled, and naturally industrious people. President Tinubu spoke in Berlin, Germany, at a panel discussion titled: “Fostering Local Value Chains and Investments in Africa – The Role of the German Private Sector” at the G20 Compact with Africa ... Read More »

FirstBank, Nigeria’s premier financial institution and leading financial inclusion services provider, has launched the Win Big promo to reward and delight its valued customers. The four-month promo, which started on 23 October 2023 and will run till 23 February 2023 will reward several new and existing customers of the Bank with a total cash reward of 170,000,000.00 naira. At the ... Read More »

firm MTN Nigeria is in the process of renegotiating its tower contracts to drive periodic reviews. noted that these contract renegotiations are important in mitigating the impact of forex liberalisation and higher energy costs. The firm stated this against the backdrop of its recent award of tower contracts to ATC and the imminent renewal of another 1,500 site contracts. The ... Read More »