As part of its effort to provide access to finance for SMEs to grow and expand their businesses, Access Bank Plc has launched a digital lending portal, “Cash flow Loans by Access”, which is a solution for business owners to access loans easily from the ...
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Ogoni women protest against activities of HYPREP, threaten to sue agency over inaction
Ogoni women have protested against failure of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) to implement the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP’s) report on Ogoniland. The women, who came from Eleme, Bodo, Kedere, Tai and Zakpor communities, among others, trooped to ...
Read More »Factional Rivers APC Suspends Aguma As Caretaker Chairman, Appoints Davies, Rejects Boms As Giadom’s Replacement
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has plunged the party further into crisis as a faction loyal to Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, has suspended Igochukwu Aguma as caretaker committee chairman. Aguma’s suspension came a day after ...
Read More »Southern Leaders Initiate N50 Billion Suit Against President Buhari Over Alleged Marginalisation
Court Fixes July 10 Hearing Date, Orders Service On Defendants Elder statesmen and leaders of socio-cultural platforms in the southern region of Nigeria yesterday initiated a N50 billion suit against President Muhammadu Buhari over alleged lopsided appointments. In the case ...
Read More »No State Is Free Of COVID-19, NCDC Insists As PTF Restates Restriction On Interstate Travels
Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, hss said no state in the country was coronavirus-free. He argued that “we live it in a context where viruses spread, and can only start talking about ...
Read More »Nigeria Begins Trial Of Pirates Under New Law
Our Waters Now Safer For Shipping, DG Assures To rid Nigeria’s waterways of crimes and reassure the global community that it is getting on top of the security issues in its maritime domain, the country will commence the prosecution of ...
Read More »NIS prosecutes two Indians for violating Nigerian immigration laws
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) will prosecute two India nationals (names withheld) for violating the Nigerian immigration laws, just as Comptroller General of the service, Muhammad Babandede, has warned migrants to desist from breaking the immigration laws of countries of ...
Read More »Edo 2020: AAC expresses participation, present credible candidate Election By Gbenga Dada.
Lagos,18,June,2020 The National Chairman of the Africa Action Congress, (AAC) Dr Leonard Nzenwa, has said that the party would present a credible candidate for the Edo governorship election scheduled to hold in September. Nzenwa, who is also the National Chairman, ...
Read More »National Orientation Agency condemns rising cases of rape, gender violence
Following increasing cases of rape and gender-based violence in the country, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) described the menace as evil against humanity for which all Nigerians should work together to stop. Director-General of the Agency, Dr. Garba Abari, in ...
Read More »WANEP canvasses improved security, protection of women, girls
The West Africa Network for Peace Building, Nigeria (WANEP-Nigeria) and its affiliate organisations have expressed concern over the increasing sexual assault and rape of women and girls in the country. It stated this in a statement issued by its National ...
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