By Ginika Okoye The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has urged members of the public to continue their banking activities without fear, assuring that all banks remain safe and sound. Hawwau Gambo, the Acting Head, Communication and Public Affairs Department of NDIC in Abuja on Sunday, reiterated the corporation’s commitmentContinue Reading
By Shedrack Frank Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa has felicitated with women and mothers on the occasion of the 2025 International Mother’s Day, which is also known as Mothering Sunday. Diri described mothers as the stronghold of families and societal unity. He said that the celebration was an opportunity toContinue Reading
By Raji Rasak The Chairmen, Badagry Local Government and Council Development Areas (LCDAs) of Lagos State, have urged residents to continue living together in harmony, during and after the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. They gave the advice in separate messages on Sunday to Muslims in Badagry in celebration of the Eid-el-Fitr. InContinue Reading
By Ginika Okoye The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) says it will declare the first tranche of liquidation dividends from Heritage Bank’s asset realisation in April. According to NDIC, it will thereafter begin payment to uninsured depositors of the bank. Hawwau Gambo, the Acting Head, Communication and Public Affairs ofContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company says it will pay a final dividend of N5.94 per ordinary share to its shareholders for the 2024 financial year. The company declared this in a corporate disclosure through the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. The 2024 dividend, an increase from N2.54 dividend paidContinue Reading
By Kingsley Okoye President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has urged Muslim faithful in the country to continue to pray and work for the unity of the nation. Akpabio gave the charge while felicitating with the Muslim faithful on the occasion of the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. “As you celebrate the endContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Nigeria boasts an estimated 40 million Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), with women owning 57.5 per cent of these businesses, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). However, the profitability of these women-owned businesses, particularly in a challenging economic environment,Continue Reading
A cross-section of Muslim men at the Sideeqat Ahmad Megida Central Mosque, Ikorodu, during the Eid-el-Fitr prayer on Sunday. By Aisha Cole The Chief Imam of Sideeqat Ahmad Megida Central Mosque, Ikorodu, Nurudeen Abdul-Kadiri, has called on Nigerians to place their hope in President Bola Tinubu’s administration and support himContinue Reading
By Monday Ijeh The Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Ajao Adewale, has urged Muslim faithful to embrace love, kindness and unity as they mark the 2025 Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The CP made the call in his Eid-el-Fitr message to residents of the territory.Continue Reading
By Aderonke Ojediran Some Lagos residents on Sunday praised Nigerian Muslims for devotion and charity during the month-long Ramadan fast which ended on Saturday. In interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the residents noted that the Ramadan fast was a period of spiritual rebirth, urging Muslims to sustainContinue Reading
