By Peter Egwuatu Wema Bank Plc, has again demonstrated its commitment to deepening financial literacy and optimisation among its customers, particularly Small Medium Scale  Enterprises, SMEs. The Bank at a webinar themed ‘Unbundling Tax, Legal and Compliance – Issues for SMEs’ held recently stated that business education and registration was essential for any serious-minded entrepreneur […]

The push for the people of Nigeria’s South-South region to show greater interest in the various intervention funding of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is now yielding fruits, as the apex bank has granted a total of N333.2billion intervention loans to businesses in the region.

For the love of luxury and taste for good things; Nigerian -American rapper, King Joel have just acquired a brand new exotic ride. The new ride is one the latest Ferrari ride valued at N135,000,000. On the new ride, Joel noted that in life it is very important to make oneself happy and in doing […]

By Kingsley Omonobi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have foiled attempts by a 23-year-old secondary school leaver, Iwuyi Princewill Chukwuka and an Europe based Nigerian, Peter Mkwo to export nine kilograms of skunk and methamphetamine through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja to Turkey and Belgium respectively. Peter Mkwo, 37, […]

……As Buraimoh loses, Olorunrinu wins in Amuwo-Odofin LGA By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has commenced distribution of Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC nomination forms to its preferred candidates as winners in the primary elections held on Saturday, May 29, 2021. Primary polls were held across the 20 […]

By Peter Egwuatu, Assistant Business Editor Dr. A.B.C Orjiako, Chairman, Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc, in this interview with Vanguard shortly after the Company’s 8th Annual General Meeting, AGM in Lagos speaks on Seplat’s  diversification  to  renewable energy, new dividend policy,  Merger & Acquisition, M&A plans  into deep shore, financial position for the year 2020, […]

The need to support youth entrepreneurship as a solution to the increasing challenge of unemployment in Nigeria is reflected in the success story of Paystack, a fintech start-up company founded in 2016 by two Nigerian youths-Ezra Olubi and Shola Akinlade.

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo As concerned Nigerians continue to kick against the sudden increase in tuition fees of the Kaduna State University, KASU, by Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai,a former governorship aspirant in the state, Mr. Shuaibu Idris Miqati has described the increase as unwarranted, ill timed and ill advised, presenting several reasons why the increase should […]

By Prince Okafor As more people around the world turn to dietary supplements to boost their immunity following the outbreak of COVID-19 and its effects, the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Mopheth, Kunle Oyegade has urged Nigerians to adherence strictly to medical advice as key to remaining healthy throughout the pandemic period. Oyegade noted […]

There was an indication that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has made good its threat to deduct the N111.966 billion it spent in subsidizing the pump price of petrol in March by withholding same amount from the Federation Account, making zero remittance to the Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC.