FIRSTBANK CONVENES THE FOURTH EDITION OF ITS ANNUAL FIRSTGEM EVENT, REINFORCES ITS LEADING ROLE IN PROMOTING WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider has announced the fourth edition of its annual FirstGem Conference, tagged FirstGem 4.0. The 2021 event is themed ‘The Art of Negotiation’ and convened to provide women with insights on the secrets of wealth management, investment and savings. It is scheduled to hold on Wednesday, 31 March …

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Nigerian Military Receives Tanks, Artillery From China

Nigeria’s military has taken delivery of VT-4 main battle tanks, SH-5 self-propelled howitzers and other equipment from China in an effort to strengthen its land forces in the battle against Boko Haram militants. The equipment was acquired from China’s Norinco after being ordered last year under an apparent $152 million contract. The equipment was unloaded on 8 April and included …

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Re: You’ve outlived your relevance, Katsina SSG berates Federal Road Safety Corps

The attention of the Federal Road Safety Corps has been drawn to a fabricated and fake statement credited to the Secretary to the Government of Katsina State, Alhaji Mustapha Inuwa, in a publication by one Agaju Madugba which was published in the Sun News of Tuesday, 24 March, 2021. The crux of the untruth, misinformation, misrepresentation of facts, and a …

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NDLEA intercepts parcels of cocaine, heroin going to UK, Ireland, Australia

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has intercepted well-concealed and unaccompanied parcels of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and cannabis sativa being shipped to the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Australia, Maldives and New Zealand. A statement signed by the agency’s Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi and made available to NAOSRE stated that a notorious trafficker, Sikiru Owolabi, who is behind …

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Alleged unscrupulous activities: Lagos Speaker Obasa sets up committee to probe 2 council chairmen

The Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. (Dr) Mudashiru Obasa, on Monday constituted a joint committee of the House to probe allegations brought against two local government council chairmen in the state. The joint committees on Public Account Committee (Local) and Local Government Administration and Community Affairs are to investigate allegations of unscrupulous activities against the chairmen …

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Adamawa Police Command Arrests Kidnappers, Robbers

The Commissioner of Police, Adamawa Police Command, Aliyu Adamu Alhaji, has gone on the offensive against kidnappers and robbers in the State, vowing to ensure that criminal activities are completely rooted out of the State. This is contained a statement signed by DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, Police Public Relations Officer of the Command and made available to NAOSRE. In the …

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FIRSTBANK CEO LISTS TECHNOLOGY, CAPACITY AS KEY FOR POST-COVID-19 GROWTH …Thumbs up mobile banking (FirstMobile) and USSD (*894#) platforms

By Bolaji Israel Dr Adesola Adeduntan, Chief Executive Officer, First Bank of Nigeria Limited said technology, innovation and enhanced capabilities have become necessary to achieve significant business growth in the post-COVID-19. Adeduntan made this remark on Thursday during a Digital Disruption Series webinar organised by the Surrey Business School of the University of Surrey, England. The webinar was themed: “Digital …

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Shell Rattled By Bank Accounts Restrictions, as Aiteo Seeks $4bn for ‘16 Million Barrels of Crude Diverted ’

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), youth leaders, lawyers as well as student bodies, have alerted Nigerians and the international community of an alleged plot by oil giant. the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), to launch a global smear campaign against Aiteo Group. The groups and their members, numbering over a thousand who gathered in Abuja, told journalists that …

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