• Bayo Adetu
• February 11, 2022
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In recognition of the giant strides and efforts by Junior Achievement Worldwide – the parent body of Junior Achievement Nigeria and other Junior Achievement across 119 countries – in equipping young people to solve societal issues, whilst building an entrepreneurship mindset, Junior Achievement World Wide –– has been nominated for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize. Asheesh Advani, CEO of JA …

• Bayo Adetu
• February 8, 2022
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In furtherance of its appreciation of customers, whilst promoting the adoption of mobile payment solutions in the country, FirstBank is rewarding holders and customers of its branded Visa Gold card in its ongoing Visa Gold card. The promo which will have over 300 Visa Gold cardholders rewarded during the promo is scheduled to end on 25 March 2022. Each month, …

• Bayo Adetu
• February 5, 2022
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The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Colonel Hameed Ali, Rtd, is using advanced technologies to outsmart smugglers’ techniques in concealing contraband products across the borders into Nigeria. This was the disclosure of Comptroller Joseph Attah, Customs spokesman, who  played host to a team of the National Association of Online Security Reporters, NAOSRE, led by its President, Comrade Femi …

• Bayo Adetu
• February 3, 2022
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Nigeria’s first fully digital bank, ALAT is set to unveil the third edition of Hackaholics (3.0) themed Building the Future, a pitch event where innovators and tech enthusiasts are welcome to pitch groundbreaking solutions to some fundamental societal challenges. The 2022 Hackaholics pitch event will be inviting applications from creative tertiary students and youth from every corner of the country …

• Bayo Adetu
• January 31, 2022
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Over a hundred years since banks came into Nigeria, services rendered to small and medium scale businesses were limited to core banking services and transactions. However, those that cared to look further were able to stand the test of time, reinventing themselves with cutting edge financial services that remain key to sustaining its relevance to not just its host communities …

• Bayo Adetu
• January 30, 2022
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Three trans-border drug traffickers have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, while trying to smuggle 48,000 tablets of 225mg Tramadol through Mubi, Adamawa state to Cameroon Republic, just as over 1,500 kilograms of imported Loud and other illicit substances have been intercepted in raids across Lagos and Edo states. A statement signed by Femi …

• Bayo Adetu
• January 28, 2022
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The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has reassured stakeholders and players in the maritime corridor of his commitment to concrete safety and security in the nation’s maritime industry. Speaking to a group of journalists in Lagos on Friday, including representatives of the National Association of Online Security Reporters, NAOSRE, Dr. Jamoh disclosed …

• Bayo Adetu
• January 28, 2022
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Considering recent developments, Guaranteed Trust Bank (GTBank) can easily be described Nigeria’s most controversial financial institution.  Aside the Innoson Motors scandal, which was eventually settled by the Supreme Court, dozens of GTBank’s customers groan almost on daily basis as monies are fraudulently removed from their various accounts.  On December 31, 2021, Bankole Clement woke up happy to see the last …

• Bayo Adetu
• January 24, 2022
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has stopped the registration of alcohol in sachet, small volume PET and glass bottles below 200 millilitres. The Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this in a statement issued by the agency on Monday. Adeyeye said the registration of new alcoholic drinks in sachet and small volume PET …

• Bayo Adetu
• January 21, 2022
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The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, has expressed the readiness of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) in sustaining the collaborative healthcare arrangement  with the National Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA).   This, he said is in order to further improve healthcare services for members of the AFN and the nation in general. The CDS, who made the disclosure …