Our banks & us: We need financial ombudsman service

Our banks & us: We need financial ombudsman service

CASE ONE: A young lady was in tears when she couldn’t withdraw a desperately needed twenty thousand naira with her ATM card. The till said she had only one thousand naira left in her account.
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Fire scare triggers stampede in Abuja airport

Fire scare triggers stampede in Abuja airport

A FAULTY air conditioner in the departure hall of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, today, sparked a fire scare, causing panic among passengers. The hall had been filled to the brim occasioned by delayed and cancelled flights. It took the intervention of power minister, Lanre Babalola, to restore normalcy. The minister was waiting to take […]

Leaders urged to emulate Sir Ahmadu Bello

Leaders urged to emulate Sir Ahmadu Bello

By Emeka Mamah Kaduna-FOUR former heads of state were among thousands of other Nigerians and prominent politicians and businessmen who attended the N20 billion Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation launch in Kaduna, yesterday. About N2.5 billion cash was realised on the occasion with the chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum (NGF) who is also Niger […]

UN not the only platform for the president to share his views, says Ojo Maduekwe

UN not the only platform for the president to share his views, says Ojo Maduekwe

Foreign affairs minister, Chief Ojo Maduekwe, recently represented President Umaru Yar’Adua at the 64th General Assembly of the United Nations in New York. He fielded questions on Nigeria from members of the United Nations Correspondents Association in the UN Building. Excerpts: By Abayomi Adesida SOME African delegations are kind of upset by the fact that […]

EFCC arrests Spring Bank former MD

EFCC arrests Spring Bank former MD

By Emma  Ovuakporie Abuja – THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has added the former managing director of Spring Bank Plc, Mr Charles Ojo, to the list of ex-bank executives in its cell. Former chief executive of Bank PHB Francis Atuche and a stock broker, Peter Ololo, had, on Friday, been arrested. It was […]