Building on its long-standing presence in sub-Saharan Africa, First Bank of Nigeria Limited is gearing up for its next growth phase as financial systems across the continent open up to new opportunities. More than a decade after an acquisition spree that boosted its footprint in sub-Saharan Africa, First Bank of Nigeria Limited is looking…
Anayo Ezugwu The management of ARISE News Channel has announced that the cable news network has gone live in South Africa, Angola and Botswana, and seven other countries in Southern Africa, on Multichoice/DSTV Channel 416. The other countries are Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. In a statement…
Samuel Okwaraji was a professional Nigerian footballer and qualified lawyer who tragically passed away on August 12, 1989. TRUETELLS Nigeria understands that there had been stories that the Nigerian international died during a match against India. A fabricated story which is widely believed by young Nigerians who did not experience his death. However, his untimely death…
Nigeria has been knocked off as Africa’s top crude oil producer by Angola. This was revealed in the direct communication data of April 2023 monthly oil market report (MOMR) released by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Nigeria’s recorded its lowest production rate in 2023 with 999,000 barrels per day in April. Angola…
The United Kingdom has revised its policy on the recruitment of health workers from overseas. The code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, recently updated, has Nigeria returned to the red list countries, which means, “no active recruitment is permitted”. Apart from Nigeria, the UK…
Angola and Libya have overtaken Nigeria as the biggest crude oil producers in the African continent. The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) disclosed this in its Oil Market Report for September 2022 releases on Tuesday September 13 in Lagos. The report revealed that Nigeria’s crude oil production for August averaged 1.100 million barrels…
Angola, on Wednesday decriminalise same-sex sexual relations in the country. According to information gathered, the new law overturned a colonial-era ban on homosexual relations which described it as “vice against nature”. Activist Jean-Luc Romero-Michel tweeted, “The law decriminalising homosexuality adopted in Angola in 2019 took effect today. Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is…
