The first batch of Nigerians who were evacuated from war-torn Sudan arrived in the country late Wednesday. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission made this known in a terse statement on its Twitter page early Thursday. Sharing photos of the evacuees, the commission tweeted, “The first batch of Nigerians who fled war-torn Sudan arrived via military jet C13 at Nnamdi Azikiwe ...

One of Africa’s fastest growing companies and Nigeria’s leading commercial bank, Sterling Bank, has reported a growth of 28.5 percent in its profit after tax for 2022. The bank’s profits grew to N 19.3 billion for the year ended 31 December 2022 in comparison to N15 billion as reported by the bank for the end of the 2021 financial year. ...

The 2022 KPMG Nigeria Banking Industry Customer Experience survey result listed Polaris Bank ‘as the most improved Bank under retail segment moving up five places to sixth position and 3rd under SME segment’, with the Bank showing significant improvement in customer ratings. Many customers have praised the Bank for its personalized service, proactive approach to problem-solving, and faster turnaround times. ...

Organ Harvesting: UK Court Finally Sentences Ike Ekweremadu To 10 Years Imprisonment. The Former deputy senate president, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has been sentenced to 10 years in UK jail. Ike Ekweremedu, the former deputy senate president, was, on March 23, convicted for luring a young man into the United Kingdom with a view to exploiting his kidney in a trial ...

The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) in Kaduna was indicted by Nigeria’s Senate over the disbursement of a N3.2 billion loan. The loan was given to ten vendors for the purchase of tractors and equipment to be allocated to end-users. The indictment followed the 2016 report of the Auditor General of the Federation, which was considered by the Senate Public Accounts ...

In an increasingly uncertain macroeconomic environment, Fidelity Bank Plc has remained appealing in the banking sector. This is evident in its full year 2022 financial results which showed a better-than-expected performance amid the headwinds in the economy. Specifically, in the full year 2022 results, Fidelity Bank’s gross earnings increased to N337,050 billion as of December 31, 2022, significantly higher than ...

NAFDAC to investigate cancer-causing chemical in Indomie noodles The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it will investigate allegations of a cancer-causing chemical found in Indomie noodles. Health officials in Malaysia and Taiwan said they had detected ethylene oxide, a compound, in Indomie’s “special chicken” flavour noodles. Ethylene oxide is a colourless, odourless gas that ...

Sources within Polaris Bank Limited have revealed the true situation in the financial institution that a section of the media has falsely spun around. All According to the sources, there is no such thing as a controversy trailing the Bank, as the reaction within the financial institution stems from some staff’s inability to understand and accept positive and productive changes ...

It was gathered that President-elect Bola Tinubu hosted two governors of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at Defence House, Abuja, on Friday. Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike and his Oyo State counterpart, Seyi Makinde, held a meeting with the incoming president. The two governors were among the aggrieved G-5 governors of the PDP who refused to work for former ...

     Ecobank Connives With Fraudsters To Defraud Customers Money. Reports shows that Ecobank Nigeria have connived with a fraudster named Joel, to use the BVN of Mr Anino Jonah Ghereje, who is not a customer of the bank to open an account in their bank in his name. According to reports from a twitter user the bank later used the ...