Letshego Microfinance Bank Nigeria named Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa initiative’s first “AFAWA Bank of the Year” at African Business Awards
Letshego Microfinance Bank Nigeria recently won the African Development Bank AffirmativeFinance Action for Women in Africa Award (AFAWA) Bank of the Year Award for 2023. The AFAWA award is a pan-African initiative aimed at bridging the USD42 billion financing gapfaced by women in Africa. Within a single year, Letshego has allocated 63% of its 5,115 […]
French Open: Jabeur sweeps into quarter-finals
Tunisian seventh seed Ons Jabeur powered into the French Open quarter-finals for the first time on Monday with a 6-3, 6-1 rout of American Bernarda Pera. Jabeur, a Wimbledon and US Open runner-up last year, will meet Brazilian 14th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia or Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo for a semi-final spot. Beatriz Haddad Maia […]
Tinubu in closed-door meeting with Wike, Umahi, Akpabio
President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with former governors Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Dave Umahi (Ebonyi) and Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
SPV saga: Keyamo vows to appeal suit dismissing investigation against Atiku
The outgoing Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has vowed to appeal the dismissal of suit to compel investigation of the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar over the SPV saga.
Govt pardons woman jailed 20 yrs for killing four children
A 55-year-old Australian woman who has served a 20-year imprisonment over the deaths of her four children was pardoned and freed on Monday
Labour Party: Lamidi Apapa, Abure in battle over plan to hold congress in Imo
The faction of the labour party, LP, from Imo state, loyal to Apapa Lamidi, has warned the Julius Abure, group not to conduct any labour party state congress, in Imo.
