Month: March 2024

Promoting Peace: Fubara Hosts Christian Council Of Nigeria Leaders, Inspects Ongoing Road Project

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Following the steps he has taken in the last few months to ensure an atmosphere of peace, the Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Siminalayi Fubara, yesterday received the leadership of Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN) to swell the number of his admirers. The governor’s drive towards peaceful co-existence in the state has recently endeared him to peace loving indigenes of the state and eminent leaders across the country. Speaking after the meeting with the Christian leaders, the governor said: “It was indeed a fruitful and rewarding interaction with the clerics…

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FirstBank Inaugurates ‘Digital Xperience Centre” At Banana Island

Gideon Myek

FirstBank of Nigeria on Wednesday inaugurated its “Digital Xperience Centre” at the Banana Island Front Gate, Ikoyi, Lagos. In his speech at the event, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, FirstBank of Nigeria and subsidiaries, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, who inaugurated the Centre, said it was the fourth such state-of-the-art facility in the country and the second in the state to be inaugurated by the bank. He said that the establishment of digital experience centres aligned with the bank’s commitment to delivering exceptional customer experiences and staying at the forefront…

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CBN Liquidates validated $7bn Forex Backlog

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The Central Bank of Nigeria has cleared all inherited valid foreign exchange backlogs of $7 billion claims, putting paid to backlog obligation inherited by the current Gpvernor, Mr Olayemi Cardoso. Acting Director, Corporate Communications, Mrs. Hakama Sidi Ali, confirmed clearance of the last leg of the obligation in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. She noted that the CBN recently concluded the payment of $1.5 billion to settle obligations to bank customers, effectively settling the residual balance of the FX backlog. She also disclosed that independent auditors from Deloitte Consulting…

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GTCO Announces 2024 Food And Drink Festival

JUSTINA EMMANUEL OKPARA

  Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc has announced the dates for the 2024 GTCO Food and Drink Festival. So also did the company announce the venue of the event in a statement it issued on Wednesday in Lagos State. The announcement marked the beginning of the process to the seventh edition of the most anticipated culinary festival in Africa. The event has been slated for April 26 to 28, 2024 at GTCentre, Plot 1, Water Corporation Drive, Oniru, Victoria Island, Lagos State. The GTCO Food and Drink Festival is widely…

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