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First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider has announced its ongoing digital campaign “Mask Up, Stay Safe” as part of its advocacy to encourage everyone to consciously protect one another against the COVID-19 pandemic. The digital campaign which is designed to employ a fun approach to urge and engage its stakeholders on the need to observe the safety and precautionary guidelines during the festive season is implemented using the Bank’s customised face mask filter on instagram, that is made of the bespoke FirstBank 125th Anniversary pattern in Ankara fabric giving a distinct African contemporary…

Yoruba Journey to Redemption has Started”, says – Akintoye

The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) on Wednesday “conditionally” suspended its strike, ending a protracted industrial action that started since March 2020. ASUU National President, Biodun Ogunyemi made the announcement during a briefing of the union in Abuja, explaining that the development followed the agreement reached with the Federal Government and a meeting with its National Executive Council (NEC). He said the suspension of the strike takes effect from Thursday, December 24th, 2020. While warning that the union would return to strike without notice if the government fails in meeting its part of the agreement reached with the university…

LAGOS – Confederation of African Football (CAF) has con­firmed that FIFA has can­celled the next edition of FIFA U-17 and U-20 Wom­en’s World Cup tourna­ments. The cancellation was con­firmed in a letter by CAF to all national associations affiliated to CAF dated De­cember 20, 2020. The present global sit­uation of the COVID-19 pandemic was given as the major reasons for the can­cellation. “We regret to inform you that due to the world­wide situation that was strongly affected by the COVID 19 as well as the difficulties all confeder­ations are facing to com­plete the qualifiers phase, FIFA decided to cancel both the…

Member of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) visit Governor Aminu Masari at the Katsina State Government on December 22, 2020. The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has given the assurance that it will be tough on banditry, kidnapping, and other forms of criminality bedevilling the country. NGF Chairman and Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, gave the assurance on behalf of the members on Tuesday in Katsina State. He spoke when he led a delegation of the NGF to pay a solidarity visit to Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, and the people of the state over the recent abduction and rescue of…

The Defence Headquarters has promised to investigate the allegation that troops of Operation Lafiya Dole were involved in extortion at check points on major roads in Borno. Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno had on Monday alleged that security personnel including soldiers were collecting money from travelers on major roads in the state to the detriment of their duties. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Tuesday, said the Armed Forces of Nigeria have internal mechanisms to check erring personnel and sanction them appropriately. Enenche said that reported cases of extortion from the public had always…

LAGOS – Contrary to an earlier arrangement, the Afrobeat star, Seun Kuti, who was scheduled to meet with police authorities at Panti, Lagos, with the Movement of the People’s (MOP) legal team and activists, will now be heading for the State Police Command in Ikeja. An MOP source who pleaded anonymity told Newsjaunts on Tuesday morning on phone that the team would be meeting with the top police chiefs at the Command. Although the source could not say the reasons for the last-minute change of plan, he disclosed that the MOP team was already on their way to the command headquarters…

The Federal Government has imposed new restrictions amid the rising cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in various parts of the country. Mr Boss Mustapha, who is the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, announced this on Monday at the briefing of the task force in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He explained that the directives were advisories issued to state authorities for implementation in the next five weeks. The new restrictions include the closure of all bars, nightclubs, pubs and event centres, as well as recreational venues in all states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). All restaurants were…

Ebonyi State Chapter of the International Federation of Women Lawyers, FIDA has said it received over 100 reports of rape cases and various other forms of violence against women and girl children in the State in 2020. The State Chairperson of the non Governmental Organisation, Grace Iheanacho-Chima who gave graphic details of some of the reports received, calls for more collaborative efforts aimed at mitigating the trend in the State. The event officially marked the end of the 2020 year activism against Gender-Based Violence by the female lawyers in Ebonyi State. Like its counterparts across the world, FIDA, Ebonyi State…