CBN grants national banking licence to Fortis MFB

The Central Bank of Nigeria has granted a national banking licence to Fortis Microfinance Bank Plc.

The approval was confirmed by the Chairman of the bank, Mr. Felix Achibiri, while speaking during the bank’s Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday in Abuja.

He said with the national banking licence,

Rivers tribunal: 16 senators, Reps petition Buhari

Sixteen senators and members of the House of Representatives from Rivers State on Tuesday petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over alleged interferences by security agencies in the hearing of cases before the state election petition tribunal.

The lawmakers singled out the “State Security Services” and the “Nigerian Army” as security

Beijing: Okagbare rekindles medal hope in 200m

Nigeria’s sprints queen, Blessing Okagbare, hopes to put behind her the disappointment of Monday’s women’s 100m final when she takes to the tracks again on Wednesday in the women’s 200m heats.

Okagbare is Nigeria’s major hope of winning a medal at the ongoing IAAF World Athletics Championships in

APC hails service chiefs for leading war against insurgency

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the service chiefs for personally taking charge of the fight against Boko Haram.

The party described the development as `a breath of fresh air’ in the counter-insurgency battle.

Alhaji Lai Mohammed, APC National Publicity Secretary, made the

Biafra matter settled in 1970, ACF tells Igbo

The pan-northern socio-political group, Arewa Consultative Forum, has told Igbo leaders to warn their youths agitating for secession, saying that the issue that led to the nation’s 30-month Civil War had been settled since 1970.

The ACF also cautioned the Federal Government against negotiating with the Boko Haram sect.

The group asked the Buhari administration to

Osun judge not a husband snatcher – Group

The Civil Societies Coalition for Emancipation of Osun State has risen in defence of Justice Folahanmi Oloyede, who one Mrs. Emily Richard-Obire, accused of snatching her husband.

The group in a statement made available to our