Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA), has announced the release of $1, 500, 000 (421, 500, 00) Innovation Grant to support Diamond Bank’s Diamond Y’ello, ‘Winning the North’ project to boost financial inclusion to unbanked individuals nationwide.

ABUJA—Federal Government has vowed to complete all ongoing projects being handled by the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs for the benefit of the region and its people.

COMING at a time when it was inheriting a mismanaged economy and a virtually empty treasury, the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Administration did not need to preach too much to Nigerians to tighten their belts to the last holes. They quickly adjusted. In the process, Nigerians looked up to leadership by example.

Nigeria’s senior men’s basketball team, the D’Tigers preparing for next month’s Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil suffered a 22-point loss to Argentina in the 4-Nation Stankovic Cup in Beijing, China and battle France in the last game of the competition today.

THE people of Akoko Edo have appealed to the leadership of the APC to cede the Deputy Governorship position to the area since the senator for the area had been taken from them to Etsako land in Edo North.

FOR the first time in many years, former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida (retd) could not join other Muslim faithful for the two rakaat prayers at the Minna Eid praying ground, without explanation.

MRS. Tokunbo Edun, Administrator, Grace Schools, Gbagada, Lagos, has described the Nigerian curriculum as superior and effective in developing the capabilities of the Nigerian child.

BY virtue of Ayodeji Daniel Dada scoring an overall 5.00 CGPA at the 2015/2016 University of Lagos convocation ceremony, he becomes the first to achieve such feat in West Africa.

WARRI—The kingpin of the gang, which recently kidnapped Mrs Cynthia Diden, wife of member representing Warri North constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, Michael Diden, has been arrested. The suspect, simply identified as Sinfianu, who hails from Adamawa State, was reportedly arrested by the anti-kidnap police squad at a hideout in Hausa Quarters, Warri, Delta State on Monday.

As part of efforts to ensure that the judiciary plays a vital role in institutionalising Rule of Law in the country, Law Pavilion, a leading IT partner to the legal services industry is set to organise the first Judicial Awards Titled “Words in Gold”. The award is to recognise, celebrate and immortalise present and past Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria from 1960 till date who through their pronouncements have contributed immensely to the development of law and jurisprudence.

FOR, perhaps the second “season”, the Lagos State Government,LASG, has decided to run the poor hustling for a living off the streets. In “season one”, former Governor Babatunde Fashola carried out what was widely referred to as “deportations” of fellow Nigerians who happened to be non-indigenes to their perceived states of origin, using the Kick Against Indiscipline,KAI, an outfit that has now earned the notoriety of the LASG’s “bad man” anti-poor brigade.

With less than 30 days to the election of new national officers to run the affairs of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, lawyers have pleaded with the President of NBA, Mr. Augustine Alegeh, SAN, to exercise caution and not throw the association into crisis reminiscent of the 1992 debacle of the NBA. They urged the President of the Bar to play according to the rules of the game, observe international best practices and provide a level playing field for all contestants in the elections irrespective of where his loyalty lies.

President, Inner Wheel International, Mrs Oluyemisi Alatise, has said that she spent the last 15 years promoting Nigeria’s image globally while serving in subordinate capacities, before attaining the number one seat in the global charity organisation, comprising women professionals in 103 countries.

THE Co-Founder of Women in Business, Management, and Public Service (WIMBIZ), Mrs Ibukun Awosika, has charged Olashore International School, Illoko-Ijesha, Osun State, graduates to be fearless, stating that failure has lessons success can never teach.

LAGOS— Despite its huge borrowings and high finance cost in the last two years, Oando Plc has assured its investors return to profitability.