Fidelity Bank leads Banks’ Support for SMEs
Fidelity Bank leads Banks’ Support for SMEs New data has shown Fidelity, FBN Holdings, and Guaranty Trust Holding Company recorded the most support for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) growth in Africa’s biggest economy. BusinessDay Analysis of Fidelity Bank, FBN Holding, GTCO, Zenith Bank, Stanbic IBTC Holdings, Union Bank, Access Bank, and Sterling Bank financial books showed that these banks recorded a cumulative contribution to the Small and Medium Enterprises Equity Investment scheme (SMEEIS) of N22.6 billion, up 6.6 percent from …
Hoodlums burn Ebonyi APC chair’s house
Hoodlums burn Ebonyi APC chair’s house Hoodlums have burnt the country home of the All Progressives Congress Chairman in Ebonyi State, Stanley Okoro-Emegha, at Ekoli Edda, in the Afikpo South Local Government Area of the state. The incident, according to an eyewitness who would not want his name mentioned in print, occurred at 10.18pm, on Monday. A reliable source in the area told our correspondent that Okoro-Emegha, had on December 24, kicked against the election of a youth group in the community that saw the emergence of loyalists to the imm…
Fun seeker electrocuted, Lagos shuts event venue
Fun seeker electrocuted, Lagos shuts event venue The Lagos State Government has ordered the closure and suspension of activities at the children’s section of Wonderland Lagos, on Monday, after a guest was electrocuted at the event venue. This was disclosed in a statement made available to our correspondent on Monday. The Director-General of the Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr Lanre Mojola, in a joint inspection with the Lagos State Task Force team, stated that the move would prevent fatalities to children who visit the event. He said, “The c…
Lawyers Protest In Lagos As Drunk Police Officer Allegedly Shoots Female Colleague
Lawyers Protest In Lagos As Drunk Police Officer Allegedly Shoots Female Colleague *** Suspects Now In Police Custody – Police PRO ***HURIWA Demands Immediate Prosecution Of Trigger-happy Officer LAGOS – Following the murder of a female lawyer and real estate consultant, Omobolanle Raheem while returning from a Christmas Day service with her family at Ajah under the bridge in Lagos state, Lawyers has taken to the streets to protest the death of their female colleague. Lawyers from the Lagos Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, including the…
Christmas tragedy: Road crash kills three on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Christmas tragedy: Road crash kills three on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Three persons lost their lives while six others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident that occurred on Christmas day on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Our correspondent learnt that the accident occurred at 5.50am at the Kara turning point of the highway in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun State, Florence Okpe, confirmed the accident in a statement issued on Sunday. Okpe sa…
Christmas: Osinbajo gives message of hope to Nigerians
Christmas: Osinbajo gives message of hope to Nigerians Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the celebration of Christmas brings hope, joy, God’s Grace and relief to Nigerians. Osinbajo spoke with State House correspondents on Sunday after the Christmas Service at Aso Villa Chapel where he delivered the sermon. According to him, the celebration is good news because Jesus Christ offers himself for the sins of man. “My message is the message of Christmas which is the birth of the new covenant; the birth of Grace; God’s Grace and mercy are what we ce…
2023: Tinubu Already Projected To Win, Say Sanwo-Olu, Obasa
2023: Tinubu Already Projected To Win, Say Sanwo-Olu, Obasa - Sanwo-Olu commends Obasa for his leadership - Obasa says Tinubu behind success of Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Speaker Mudashiru Obasa of the Lagos State House of Assembly have expressed optimism that the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will win the 2023 presidential election. This was as Sanwo-Olu, thanked the Speaker for his effective leadership of the legislative arm of government noting that the successes recorded by the…
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