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PRESS RELEASE First Bank of Nigeria and Clickatell Drive Financial Inclusion in Nigeria using WhatsApp First Bank of Nigeria, in partnership with Clickatell’s Transact division, has commercially launched their Chat Banking channel on WhatsApp LAGOS, Nigeria, October 30, 2018/ — Clickatell (www.Clickatell.com) promotes Financial Inclusion in Nigeria by enabling FirstBank to launch Chat Banking on WhatsApp, unlocking the opportunity for millions of new consumers to experience an improved way to initiate day-to-day secure banking activities and digital product purchases from within the chat application. First Bank of Nigeria, in partnership with Clickatell’s Transact division, has commercially launched their Chat Banking channel on WhatsApp. This…
President Donald Trump WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he wants to order the end of the constitutional right to citizenship for babies of non-citizens and unauthorized immigrants born in the United States. The president’s comments to “Axios on HBO” come amid a renewed push for hardline immigration policies before the midterm elections. Trump believes focusing on immigration will energize his supporters and help Republicans keep control of Congress. Revoking birthright citizenship would spark a court fight over the president’s unilateral ability to change an amendment to the Constitution. The 14th Amendment guarantees that right for children born in the U.S. Asked…
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on Sunday in Abuja, jocularly said he was learning the `Shaku Shaku’ dance steps for campaigns ahead of the 2019 general elections. `Shaku Shaku’ is a popular and contemporary dance style common among young Nigerians. The vice president said that his friend recently polled large number of votes just by dancing. Osinbajo, who was the Chairman and Special Guest of Honour at the `Launch of Five Fascinating Books’ written by Funmilayo Braithwaite, in Abuja on Sunday, said that his friend recently polled large number of votes just by dancing. According to him, nobody knows what will work in…
N1 MILLION NAIRA BONANZA… My mission is to empower 10 Nigerian youths(carefully selected among my Facebook friends) with vibrant business ideas with N100,000 each. My team shall go through all the business proposals and investigate the applicants before final selection. I also have friends who want to pay school fees and hospital bills of their loved ones in Nigeria, I will use the remaining funds to assist these people too. To say many talented youths without financial empowerment in Nigeria in an understatement. Time to help them is now. Are you ready for this project? Can I trust you?…
The Governing Council of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso has announced reduction in the proposed tuition fee which generated heavy controversy in the institution. This is contained in a statement signed by the institution’s Head, Public and Alumni Relations Unit, Olalekan Fadeyi, and made available to newsmen on Saturday. NAN recalls that the management of the institution had recently announced an increase in the tuition fees, which attracted condemnation by stakeholders. The tuition was increased from N65,000 to N200,000 for indigenes, while non-indigenes were expected to pay N250,000 from N72,000. The statement said that the council Chairman, Prof.…
The Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation has said that the latest endorsement of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar.by the Economist Magazine, puts to lies the recent ridiculous claims made by the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, that the international media is askance of his candidature. This is the second endorsement in as many months by the world’s number one economic and policy magazine. The organisation said the endorsement was based on the clarity of vision and the detailed policies of the PDP’s candidate when compared to the “vague and empty” promises of the incumbent All…
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairperson of Ebonylife TV, Mo Abudu, has been named in the U.K. powerlist of most influential and powerful black Britons. The Powerlist is an annual publication that was started in a bid to provide professional role models for young people of African and African Caribbean heritage. It recognises those who have changed lives or are making a huge difference in their environment. Abudu made a personal announcement on her social media platform, writing: “The Powerlist is the most authoritative recognition of Black influence in the U.K., therefore I am honoured and humbled to be…
UBA NATIONAL ESSAY COMPETITION 2018 UBA Foundation, the CRS arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, invites applications from Senior Secondary school students in Nigeria for the National Essay Competition. The UBA National Essay competition provides a competitive platform to develop the intellectual and writing abilities of senior secondary school students in Nigeria. Winners get educational grants to study in any African University of their choice. The competition has been held annually since 2011 with students challenged to write on different engaging topics to test their writing and cognitive skills. The essay competition is structured in such way…
Mr Paul Piche, a Norwegian and Ms Charlene Cross, a Briton, revealed how Mr John Abebe, the brother of the late Stella Obasanjo, a former First Lady of Nigeria, allegedly forged documents to perpetrate a four million dollars fraud. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Abebe is facing a four-count charge of forgery, fabricating evidence, using fabricated evidence and attempt to pervert the cause of justice at an Ikeja Special Offences Court in Lagos. He, however, denied the charges which were proffered against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). During Tuesday’s proceedings which started at…
The Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Organisation says it will run an issue-based campaign ahead of the 2019 general elections. A statement issued by the Spokesman of the organisation, Segun Showunmi, on Tuesday in Abuja, linked mismanaged campaigns in previous elections to some of the problems currently facing the country. Showunmi said that the 2019 election should be issue-based, devoid of slandering and name calling. “We hold the view that unguarded narrative hurts the country and further divides us as a people. “Elections come every four years in our country and if a great effort is not taken, we could…