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UBA Foundation’s National Essay Competition 2019 to Reward Schools with Highest Entries

UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has commenced the 2019 edition of its annual National Essay Competition in Nigeria with a call for entries. Now in its 9th year, the essay competition, targeted at senior secondary school students in Nigeria is organised annually, as part of UBA Foundation’s education initiative which is ... Read More »

Zenith Bank Drives Convenient Banking And Financial Inclusion With Z-Money

Nigeria’s leading financial institution, Zenith Bank Plc, has introduced Z-Money, which brings banking services closer to its customers and enhance financial inclusion among the under-banked and unbanked populace of the country. Z-Money is an agency banking product of the bank which entails the onboarding of agents who are expected to render basic financial services on behalf of the bank. Through ... Read More »

Anambra’s Innoson Dilemma: Between Patriotism And Pleasure By Faj

The news coming out of Anambra State of patriotic legislators voting against the buying of “Prado Jeep” for their own use, and rather opting for the locally made Innoson (IVM) SUV may turn out as a figment of the imagination of political opponents of the state governor, Willie Obiano; it is nonetheless, a good thing to contemplate. Apparently, the state ... Read More »

PDP Tasks NASS to Redirect 2020 Budget

…Challenges Buhari to Make Presidency Allocation Public | Southwest First Alert News.. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) laments that the N10.7 trillion 2020 budget presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly will further impoverish Nigerians and mortgage the future of the nation. The party urges the legislature to redirect the fiscal proposal to serve the interest of majority ... Read More »

Taraba killings Army issues statement on panel reports

Following the directive of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Muhammadu Buhari for an immediate investigation into the unfortunate incident that led to the killing of 3 Nigerian Police Force (NPF) personnel and 2 civilians by troops of the Nigerian Army (NA) along Ibi-Wukari Road in Taraba State, the Chief of Defence Staff General AG Olonisakin constituted a Board ... Read More »

Anti-el-Rufai protesters storm Abuja over detained journalist

A coalition of human rights organisations on Monday took to the streets in Abuja to protest against the detention of a journalist and social media activist, Steven Kefas, who had been held for 139 days in Kaduna prison, despite a court order, for criticising Governor Nasir el-Rufai. While demanding his immediate release and enforcement of his fundamental human rights, the ... Read More »

”I WAS SEXUALLY HARASSED ON CAMPUS” …EKITI FIRST LADY, BISI FAYEMI

Following BBC Africa Eye’s investigations in a documentary released on Monday titled: Sex-for-Grades, the First Lady of Ekiti state, Erelu Bisi Fayemi has revealed that she was a victim of sexual harassment during her university days. This is coming after BBC Africa Eye released the video as part of its exclusive undercover investigation of sexual harassment in two West African ... Read More »