As much as 146 out of the official figure of 362 passengers on the attacked Abuja-Kaduna train cannot be reached since the train was attacked by terrorists on Monday night last week. Mr Fidet Okhiria, the Managing Director of Nigerian Railway Corporation, who made this known in a statement on Monday, however, said the number of safe passengers had risen ...

The federal government has directed telecommunication companies to bar all outgoing calls on unlinked lines from today, April 4, 2022.   Unlinked lines are sims not yet registered and linked with the National Identification Number (NIN). Ikechukwu Adinde, director, public affairs, NCC and Kayode Adegoke, head, corporate communications, NIMC, disclosed this in a joint statement on Monday.   “It would ...

……Proposes dividend of 35 kobo Per Share   Lagos, Nigeria, April 1, 2022: Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc has recorded 35.7% growth in Profit Before Tax for its 2021 financial year to close the year at N38.1bn according to the bank’s recently issued financial result.   Analysis of the results indicates that the bank grew Gross Earnings by 21.6% ...

Images of branded campaign vehicles of Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), have surfaced online.   Emefiele, who is alleged to be interested in running for president under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023, has continued to attract attention with many support groups urging him to declare. Though the CBN governor has ...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has asked Nigerians not to vote for presidential aspirants “lying” that some persons bought forms for them.   Ex-Vice-President Atiku Abubakar; former Senate President Bukola Saraki; Governor Aminu Tambuwal; former governor Peter Obi, are among the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirants, who have said nomination forms were bought for them.   2023: Peter Obi picks ...

The Debt Management Office (DMO) said on Thursday the Federal Government used loans secured from multilateral lenders as a tool for economic recovery.   The Director-General of the DMO, Patience Oniha, stated this in a keynote address at the fourth national budget roundtable and panel discussion at Covenant University, Ogun State.   She said Nigeria’s current debt profile to Gross ...

Regional Operations & Service Supervisor (ROSS) – South-West 2, Fidelity Bank Plc, Ayoola Alabi (3rd from Right) presenting a gift to the Proprietor, Bestline Distinct College, Ado-Ekiti Pastor Omodara David (3rd from left) and his Wife, Margaret Omodara as Programs Officer, Junior Achievement Nigeria, Chiamaka Nwokenna (1st left); Team Lead, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Fidelity Bank Plc, Victoria Abuka (2nd ...

Minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi disclosed this when he visited victims of the train attack at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital in Kaduna on Wednesday. “The Nigerian Air Force used to escort the train but for the past one or two weeks, they said the weather has been so bad that they can’t fly”, Amaechi said.   ”They say ...

A Branch Manager with First City Monument Bank, FCMB, Ikeja Branch, Mr. Tope Munis was docked by a Lagos State High Court for allegedly aiding N1.2billion fraud, property of Star Orient Nigeria Limited. The defendant was arraigned on 15 count amended charge alongside Dare Osamo and Ayoola Oloore Bisola who had earlier been arraigned over the alleged fraud before Justice ...

  Ecobank Nigeria’s operating income dropped by -17 percent to $223 million in 2021. In its Full Year Financial Statements for last year released on Tuesday, the figure was $46 million lower than $269 million recorded in 2020. Ecobank’s Net Interest Income also dropped from $161 million reported in 2020 to $91 million last year. The lender, however, reduced its ...