PRESIDENT BUHARI APPOINTS NEW SERVICE CHIEFS

President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the immediate resignation of the Service Chiefs, and their retirement from service. Those involved are the Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin; Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas; and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar. President Buhari thanks the outgoing Service Chiefs …

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When will GTBank get it right?

By Isa Isawade The question many customers of one of the high profile commercial banks in Nigeria, the Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) are asking is whether the bank is covertly managing a fundamental crisis. This impression is triggered by the inability of the bank to resume full operations months after the general COVID-19 lockdown and subsequent curfews occasioned by the …

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CBN disburses N1.8trn for development financing

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, said it disbursed N1.79 trillion for financing development in nine schemes from January to September 2020. This is contained in the apex bank’s October 2020 Economic Report released last weekend. Analysis of the report shows that out of the amount disbursed, N1.19 billion was deployed to 767 projects, N491.2 billion was guaranteed to 2.6 …

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I knew I was gay at 10 — Bolu Okupe

Bolu Okupe, son of former presidential aide, Dr Doyin Okupe, speaks to AFEEZ HANAFI on his sexual orientation as a gay and his father’s remarks Your dad, in two separate Facebook posts, expressed strong belief that you would reconsider your sexual orientation as a gay someday. What is your view on this? Sexual orientation is not something that one can …

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JUST IN: IGP Adamu orders arrest of Sunday Igboho

The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has ordered the immediate arrest of Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho over ultimatum to Fulani herdsmen to quit Ibarapa, Oyo State. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu was quoted as saying the IGP has ordered Igboho’s arrest in an interview with BBC Hausa Service. Shehu said he just …

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FIRSTBANK DEEPENS FINANCIAL INCLUSION WITH LARGEST AGENT BANKING NETWORK, EMPOWERS SMES

At present, there are over 86,000 banking agents across 772 out of the 774 local government areas in Nigeria, a demonstration of FirstBank’s commitment to deepening financial inclusion and ensuring the unbanked are adequately catered for. In an interview with BusinessDay, Adesola Adeduntan, FirstBank’s CEO, noted that over N9.6 trillion had been processed through the bank’s agent network. As he …

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Biden to offer 11 million immigrants citizenship on first day in office

US President-elect, Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people living in the U.S. without legal status, a massive reversal from the Trump administration’s harsh immigration policies. The legislation puts Biden on track to deliver on a major campaign …

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Buratai As 2020 African Steward Man Of The Year

Femi Oyewale, President, National Association of Online Security Reporters, NAOSRE and Thomas Uzah, Head of Department, Mass Communication, Kwararafa University Wukari, take an overview of Nigerian 2020 security outlook vis-a vis the role of Lieutenant General Buratai, Chief of Army Staff in relationship with the well deserved African Steward Man Of The Year Honour A major plank of the collective …

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NDLEA intercepts 21.9kg of cocaine in NAIA

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja has intercepted 21.9kg of Cocaine. This contained in a statement signed by the NDLEA airport Commander, Mr Kabir Tsakuwa on Monday in Abuja. The statement signed by the agency’s Spokesman, Deputy Commander of Narcotics (DCN) Jonah Achema, the illicit substance concealed in two suite cases was the …

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