FirstBank, West Africa’s premier financial institution and financial inclusion services provider, has officially announced its sponsorship of the Carnival Calabar & Festival 2025, unveiling a landmark addition set to redefine the carnival experience — the first-ever private premium seating area at the event. The highlight of FirstBank’s participation is the construction of a 500-seater premium…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has stated that the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has automatically become a tax ID for Nigerians. The development comes in the wake of conversations surrounding a provision of the tax laws mandating a Tax ID for bank account ownership. Speaking in a public awareness campaign on the new…
Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, on Tuesday declared that politicians would only find God and solace in the All Progressives Congress (APC). Alia made the remark while speaking at the distribution of food items for Christmas and New Year celebrations organised by the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, in Kaduna. According…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s 2026 budget proposal, describing it as “wishful thinking” and accusing the administration of planning to bury the country under an unsustainable debt burden. In a preliminary review of the budget proposal presented to the National Assembly, the opposition party said the document represents a dangerous…
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has disclosed details of a private meeting with President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, where Wike allegedly volunteered to deliver the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the President ahead of the 2027 general elections. Makinde said the revelation left him “in shock”…
The Federal Government has disclosed that Nigerian security agencies are collaborating with major social media companies to identify and shut down accounts used by terrorists and criminal gangs to publicise attacks, flaunt stolen items and raise funds. The Director-General of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Maj.-Gen. Adamu Laka, made this known on Tuesday during…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused the administration of President Bola Tinubu of illegally altering Nigeria’s tax reform legislation after its passage by the National Assembly, describing the alleged action as “a brazen act of treason against the Nigerian people and a direct assault on our constitutional democracy.” In a statement posted on his…
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced a controversial new incentive offering undocumented immigrants a $3,000 cash stipend and a free flight home if they agree to voluntarily leave the country before the end of 2025. The policy, announced in a press release posted on its official website on Monday, December 22,…
Alpha Morgan Bank was among the major sponsors of the recently held Iganmode Cultural Festival (Odun Omo Iganmode) in Sango-Otta, an event that celebrated the rich cultural heritage, history, and identity of the Awori people of Ota. The festival, a significant annual cultural gathering in the ancient town of Ota, came alive with a vibrant…
In African football, partnerships are often transactional-logos on billboards, brand names stitched onto banners, fleeting moments of visibility. Yet, occasionally, a collaboration signals something more enduring: a quiet alignment between aspiration, identity, and long-term human progress. That is the space TECNO appears to be occupying as Africa prepares for the 2025 Africa Cup of…
