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The Group Managing Director (GMD) of Polaris Bank, Mr. Adetokunbo Abiru, yesterday stated the efforts of the new management team to stabilise the defunct Skye Bank and reassured all stakeholders of the bank that it would have no problem meeting its obligations to all corresponding banks, depositors, customers and other financial institutions. The CBN revoked the operating licence of Skye …

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By Amos Odeh Advertisement The Bayelsa State Command has arrested a notorious cult leader/ armed robbery suspect terrorizing Yenagoa metropolis. On 20th September, 2018, at about 1610hours, operatives arrested a notorious cult leader and an robber who was on the wanted list of Bayelsa State Police Command. The suspect one Prince Owei ‘m’ aka Big Fela 19 years, from Ikibiri …

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The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Mr Patrick Akinwuntan has reaffirmed that his mandate in Nigeria is to grow the Ecobank brand by delivering it as a brand of choice. The bank Managing Director stated that Ecobank service will be available and within the reach of every Nigerian either in their homes or locality through any of the bank’s versatile touch …

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Olusegun Agbaje, resident electoral commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun state, says if vote-buying is not killed in Saturday’s governorship election, the country is in serious trouble in 2019. He said this at a press conference at the INEC office in Osogbo, the state capital, on Friday. Agbaje asked Osun voters to be patient enough to …

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EU member states lost almost 150 billion euros (177 billion dollars) in Value Added Tax revenues in 2016, with a third of that estimated to be due to fraud, the European Commission announced on Friday. VAT is a consumption tax charged on most goods and services and is an important contribution to national budgets helping to fund domestic public services …

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The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, says it is reviewing the recent sanctions placed on MTN and four commercial banks. In a statement released Wednesday, September 19, 2018, the apex bank said the parties involved have submitted fresh documents in response to the sanctions. CBN had ordered MTN to refund $8.1 billion which it claimed the company repatriated using irregular …

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Africa’s leading entrepreneurship focused philanthropy, The Tony Elumelu Foundation, is launching the world’s largest digital platform for African entrepreneurs and the African entrepreneurship ecosystem –  TEFConnect. TEFConnect will officially be unveiled at this year’s TEF Forum, taking place on October 25th, 2018 in Lagos. Harnessing and building on the success of Africa’s largest entrepreneurship catalyst, the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme, which …

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The Federal Government has approved the mandatory use of the national identity number beginning January 1, 2019. The National Identity Management Commission made this known on Wednesday in a statement signed by its Head, Corporate Communications, Loveday Ogbonna. The statement revealed that the “Federal Executive Council has approved the immediate commencement of the implementation of a strategic roadmap for Digital Identity …

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As part of efforts to impact financial knowledge on Nigerian youths, Stanbic IBTC Bank, in partnership with the Creative Youth Community Development Initiative, a Wole Soyinka Foundation, has organised a Financial Literacy forum for students of the Covenant University, Ogun State. During the programme, the participant were taken through basic issues in finance, banking and the economy. Apart from raising …

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Diamond Bank Plc has listed the benefits of its customer loyalty reward programme, Genzone. The bank also assured that it would continue to reward loyal customers who accumulate Gempoints in the Gemzone programme. The Gemzone is a Diamond Bank’s customer loyalty program designed to express gratitude to customers of the bank. Through this initiative, points earned can be exchanged for …

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