First Bank of Nigeria Limited has partnered with Junior Achievement Nigeria to implement the 22nd National Company of the Year (NCOY) competition which will be held on Thursday, 13th October 2022. The annual flagship event which was last held physically…
When are you going to japa? — Gbubemi Atimomo
Musings on the current trend of japa-ing abroad If you haven’t noticed, everyone, their family, and their dog seem to be departing the country in large numbers every day, at least if social media and WhatsApp groups are to be…
*Confession: How I killed Super TV boss – Chidinma (Punch)*Lagos residents lament looming epidemic from overflowing wastewater plant (Guardian)
Confession: How I killed Super TV boss – Chidinma (Punch) A Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square on Tuesday watched the video recording of the lifeless body of the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, allegedly…
*Father, son re-arraigned for alleged N5.6b fraud (Nation)*Lagos developer defrauds 200 house seekers, victims blame police (Punch)
Father, son re-arraigned for alleged N5.6b fraud (Nation) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned a man and his son at the Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly laundering N5.6billion. First defendant Adewale Daniel Jayeoba, his dad…
Onyeka Nwelue joins University of Cambridge’s Centre of African Studies as visiting scholar
Nigerian writer, filmmaker, publisher and bookseller, Onyeka Nwelue, will serve as a visiting scholar at the Centre of African Studies, University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, Nwelue announced on his social media handles, Tuesday morning. Nwelue will visit the…
“Japa” Syndrome: Doctors who abandoned Nigeria for UK lament slave labour, exploitation
Some of the doctors who left Nigeria for greener pastures are currently lamenting tough conditions in their current place of employment, a BBC investigation has shown. Brain drain is a big challenge in the country as Nigerian-trained doctors are recruited…
Chairman of the party — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The inimitable Peter Enahoro, aka Peter Pan, wrote in his classic book, How To Be A Nigerian: “Next to God, there is nothing that fills the heart of the Nigerian with greater awe than a Chairman.” According to Peter Enahoro,…
*My ex-boyfriend wants me back, says BBNaija S7 winner Phyna (Nation)*2 arrested for trafficking girls to Côte d’Ivoire (DailyTrust)
My ex-boyfriend wants me back, says BBNaija S7 winner Phyna (Nation) The latest winner of the BBNaija show, Phyna has claimed her former boyfriend has begun making moves for reconciliation. She said upon her emergence from the reality TV show…
FirstBank: A triumphant return to the Nigerian banking frontline
The story of Corporate Nigeria in 2022, cannot be complete without a chapter on the incredible performance of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, which saw the hitherto encumbered bank now returning to the top of the ladder of the Nigerian…