Stanbic IBTC Introduces Smart Loan to Support Customers

Stanbic IBTC Bank, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has introduced a Smart Loan digital solution to enable customers who have an account with their Asset Management arm access a loan to enable them meet their medium-term financial obligations. According to the bank, the devaluation of the naira due to the global economic downturn…

The Lagos State Government has endorsed the hosting of the Festac Music Festival, which was initiated by the late Nigerian singer-songwriter Olanrewaju Abdul-Ganiu Fasasi – popularly called Sound Sultan. According to the state government, this gesture is a way of keeping the late Rapper’s vision of raising young talents alive. Sound Sultan died on July…

2021 Recruitment: Police Extends Online Registration by 10 Days

The Nigeria Police Force has extended the online registration in the ongoing 2021 recruitment exercise for interested and eligible Nigerians into the service of the Nigeria Police Force as Police Constables to Saturday, January 22, 2022. The Police Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba, who made this known in a statement on Wednesday stated that…

Skit maker, De General, 3 Others Arrested in NDLEA’s Lagos raids

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in the early hours of today, Wednesday 12th January arrested a skit maker, Sunday Joshua, popularly known on social media as De-General, following the raid of a notorious drug joint at Orchid Estate, Lekki area of Lagos state. A statement by the NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi,…

2023: God Won’t Forgive PDP If We Fail To Rescue Nigeria – Wike

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has said God will not forgive the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, if it fails to rescue Nigerians from socio-economic hardship inflicted on them by sadistic policies of the All Progressives Congress, APC led federal government. The governor insisted that for the PDP to actualise the sacred objective of rescuing…

NIMC Debunks Report of Server Breach, Says Server Most Secure for Identity Management

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has assured Nigerians that its servers were not breached but fully optimised at the highest international security levels, as the custodian of the most important national database for Nigeria. NIMC’s Head of Corporate Communications, Kayode Adegoke, gave the assurance in a statement on Monday amid reports that the agency’s…

EFCC Re-arrests Mompha for Alleged Money Laundering

The Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have re-arrested a suspected internet fraudster, Ismailia Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, for laundering funds obtained through unlawful activities and retention of alleged proceeds of crime. The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed in a statement that Mompha was arrested on Monday, January 10, 2022.…

UBA’s Leo Clocks 4, Set to Further Transform Digital Banking in Nigeria, Africa

Africa’s global bank, United Bank for Africa has said that it has concluded plans to commemorate the 4th year anniversary of its flagship artificial intelligence Chabot, with new offerings set to further change the face of digital banking in Nigeria “Birthed January 11, 2018, with a firm resolve to prioritise its customers as well as…

Vehicle Road Worthiness Certificate Policy Not a Revenue Generation Drive – LASG

The Lagos State Government has debunked allegations that the newly introduced ‘no-vehicle inspection, no road-worthiness’ policy is an exercise targeted at generating money for the State Government. The Director, Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS), Engr. Akin-George Fashola, spoke on the issue during a radio programme, appealing to car owners in the State to come forward with…

Stanbic IBTC Insurance Covers Super Eagles as Nigeria Commences AFCON Battle

Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, has taken the bold step to ensure the Super Eagles of Nigeria wins the ongoing African football tournament, the African Cup of Nations (AFCON), in Cameroun. Late last year, Stanbic IBTC and the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) announced a meaningful partnership that would see Stanbic…