Asian Banker Global Excellence Retail Awards 2024
5 Jun
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has bagged two awards – Best SME Bank in Africa and Best SME Bank in Nigeria – at the highly converted Asian B
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AC Milan's star recruit Alvaro Morata revealed on Thursday that he was forced to move house after the mayor of the Italian town he chose to live with his family broadcast his arrival on social media. "I am a great Inter fan, but it is with great pleasure that I welcome Alvaro Morata to our…
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Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has approved the sum of N3.3b for the payment of accrued rights (bond certificates) of many workers who retired under the Contributory Pension Scheme across the state. The Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, said from the amount released by the government through the office of the…
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A Coalition of concerned northerners has raised alarm over the exclusion of female representatives from the governing board of the North West Development Commission (NWDC). Describing the development as a slap in the face of northern women, they noted that the appointment goes against the grain of the National Gender Policy, reminding the President of…
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The National Association of Nurses and Midwifery, Kano state chapter, has issued a 15-day ultimatum to the state government to respond to its demands. The health workers under the services of the state government vowed to embark on industrial action if its requests are not met at the expiration of the ultimatum. The Nurses’ ultimatum…
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Iran's missile barrage at Israel this week was meant as a warning that the Islamic republic can hit Israeli territory, but has instead exposed Iranian military limitations, analysts say. In its second-ever direct attack on Israel, Iran launched some 200 missiles on Tuesday, with most of them -- but not all -- intercepted by Israeli…
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President Bola Tinubu has issued a stern warning to terrorists and bandits across the country, urging them to surrender to government forces or face death. Tinubu, who noted that his administration has had enough of the activities of bandits, terrorists, and other non-state actors, said he has put in place both kinetic and non-kinetic strategies…
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African countries have been charged to establish robust policy and regulatory frameworks to support and govern e-learning and online education in their national higher education systems. The Secretary-General, Association of African Universities (AAU), Accra, Ghana, Prof. Olusola Oyewole, stated this on Thursday in Abuja at the Africa Centre of Excellence Technolgy Enhanced Learning—National Open University…
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Stakeholders in the mining, geoscience, and oil sectors have described the human capital deficiency in the industry as an epidemic that poses a great danger to the country. They said the epidemic must be addressed. The stakeholders included the President of the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS), Prof. Akinade Olatunji; the Chairman of AA…
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The Federal Government has given 2,000 compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered tricycles to youths as part of President Bola Tinubu's commitment to alleviating economic hardship. Minister of Youth Development, Dr Jamila Bio Ibrahim, said this in Abuja on Tuesday during the first phase distribution of the tricycles. Ibrahim said the tricycles would go a long way…
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The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 General election in Nigeria, Peter Obi, has congratulated Dr. Peter O. Nwosu on becoming the 11th and first Black President of the State University of New York (SUNY) at Oswego, United States. The Nigerian-born Nwosu was officially inaugurated into this distinguished position on September 27th,…