We are pleased to announce that the Central Bank of Nigeria has approved the merger between Providus Bank Limited and Unity Bank Plc, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of our respective institutions. This merger represents a strategic and complementary union that will leverage the strengths of both banks to create a leading financial institution in the industry with footprints in retail, corporate, commercial, and digital banking. Unity Bank Plc, with its rich legacy of over 18 years, has established a robust retail banking network, comprising more than 220 branches nationwide. With a strategic niche in the agricultural business,…
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Nigerian star girl, Favour Ofili qualified for the final of the women’s 200m event at the ongoing athletic event of the 2024 Paris Olympics, reports thegazellenews.com Running from Lane 6, Ofili came second in the first semi final of the event recording a new season best time of 22.05 seconds to book her place in the final. Thegazellenews.com had earlier reported that Ofili clocked 22.22 seconds to qualify for the semi final winning her heat which was her season best time then. In the semi final, Ofili came up against newly crowned Olympic champion in the women 100m, Julien Alfred,…
By Fredrick Nwabufo Throughout history, great speeches have effectuated great change. Former United States President John F. Kennedy set the tone for a new America with the ‘New Frontier Address’; Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi, and other exceptional leaders stirred consciences, evoked national allegiance, and rallied the people not only by the artistry of their words, but also by the candour and courage of their individuality. President Bola Tinubu sits in the pantheon of such great leaders who have shown rare honesty, courage, and purpose, especially through a vagarious time. The President addressed the nation today, August 4, 2024, on the…
Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has been released from Kirikiri Correctional Centre. The Nigerian crossdresser was on April 12, 2024, sentenced to six months imprisonment for abusing the naira. Looking robust and stylish with his makeup and wig, he danced in the G-Wagon his friends brought to receive him today Monday, August 5th. Recall that Bobrisky was sentenced to six months imprisonment on April 12, 2024, without the option of fine by Justice Abimbola Awogboro. In a video on X on Monday, Bobrisky, spotted with actress, Eniola Ajao, shared excitement on return. “I’ve missed you guys so much. I…
By Olufemi Soneye In its editorial of 2nd August, 2024, the BusinessDay newspaper, characteristically, launched another scurrilous and baseless attack on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd). In the editorial entitled: “NNPCL: Liability or Asset to Nigerians?”, the newspaper set out to paint the picture of NNPC Ltd that is a liability to Nigeria instead of an asset that it should be. It chronicled a litany of issues which in its estimation have made the company to lose its place as an asset to the nation. As to be expected, all the issues it raised were either outright…
One of Nigeria’s medal hopes at the ongoing Paris Olympics, Favour Ofili lived up to her pre-tournament hype winning her heat to qualify for the semi finals of the women’s 200m event, reports thegazellenews.com. Running in Lane 2 of Heat 6, Ofili clocked a time of 22.24 seconds, her season best, to win the heat. Her time was the second best among the qualifiers, only bettered by American Gabrielle Thomas who clocked 22.20 seconds to win her heat. Ofili outran seasoned athlete like Dina Asher-Smith of Great Britain and Gambian Gina Bass to win her heat. She is now one…
My fellow Nigerians, 1. I speak to you today with a heavy heart and a sense of responsibility, aware of the turmoil and violent protests unleashed in some of our states. 2. Notably among the protesters were young Nigerians who desired a better and more progressive country where their dreams, hopes, and personal aspirations would be fulfilled. 3. I am especially pained by the loss of lives in Borno, Jigawa, Kano, Kaduna and other states, the destruction of public facilities in some states, and the wanton looting of supermarkets and shops, contrary to the promise of protest organisers that the…
President Bola Tinubu will address the nation in a broadcast on Sunday, 4 August, 2024, reports thegazellenews.com According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, the address takes place at 7:00 am. “Television, radio, and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to plug into the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) for the broadcast. The broadcast will be repeated on the network services of the NTA and the FRCN at 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm on the same day,” the statement…
Former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, said it would be unfair for him to criticise President Bola Tinubu over the country’s economic hardship. Sanusi, a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), speaking during a virtual religious event on Sunday, said Nigerians who expected him to speak about the economic hardship deliberately wanted him to oppose the president. He explained that he had to deviate from the religious theme of the event to remind Nigerians about his stands on the badly managed economic policies of the immediate past administration of Muhammadu Buhari. He said the Buhari administration ignored…
The Ogun State Government, on Saturday, 3 August, 2024, described as a total fabrication the claim that Governor Dapo Abiodun called Nigerians sore losers over the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protest. Rather, it said, the Governor was talking about certain losers of the 2023 elections who were cashing in on the dissent of Nigerian youths to destabilize the country, adding that the chaos that greeted the protest in several parts of the country had vindicated his position. It stated that nowhere in the referenced interview with Channels TV did the Governor suggest, even remotely, that ordinary Nigerians ventilating their grievances over the…