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Access Bank: Nigeria’s Most Valuable Brand for Fourth Consecutive Year 

Access Bank: Nigeria’s Most Valuable Brand for Fourth Consecutive Year 

Access Bank: Nigeria’s Most Valuable Brand for Fourth Consecutive Year  Access Bank PLC has once again emerged as Nigeria’s most valuable brand, securing the top position for the fourth consecutive year in the latest “Nigeria 25 2025” ranking by Brand Finance, the world’s leading brand valuation consultancy. This achievement reaffirms Access Bank’s sustained brand leadership and its impact on the financial landscape through innovation, customer-centricity, and strategic growth. The 2025 report shows that banks now account for 59% of the total brand value in the ranking, reflecting the strength and influence of the sector in shaping Nigeria’s economic future. The…
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Min. Of Arts, Culture, Tourism Creative Economy Marks 2025 World Day For Cultural Diversity

Min. Of Arts, Culture, Tourism Creative Economy Marks 2025 World Day For Cultural Diversity

Min. Of Arts, Culture, Tourism Creative Economy Marks 2025 World Day For Cultural Diversity The Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy joins the global community in commemorating the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, a day set aside every year by UNESCO to honour the power of culture in fostering peace, inclusion and sustainable development across nations. This annual observance, held on May 21, reminds us all of the richness in our differences and the importance of intercultural dialogue in promoting understanding, mutual respect and peaceful coexistence. It is a moment to reflect…
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Peter Obi to declare 2027 presidential bid under new political party

Peter Obi to declare 2027 presidential bid under new political party

Peter Obi to declare 2027 presidential bid under new political party The 2023 Labour party presidential candi 10kdate, Dr. Peter Obi has alongside his team and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar's team, have described as "speculative", the rumoured 2027 presidential election running mate bid. In a recent development, Obi stated unequivocally that he will not accept a secondary role in the fourth 2027 presidential election in spite of the odds. This is following his recent sharp rebuffsto form a coalition with former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, during which the latter had proposed that he contested as his running mate in…
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Breaking! Nigeria Synergises with AFRIFF       …Set to Launch Film Content Market

Breaking! Nigeria Synergises with AFRIFF …Set to Launch Film Content Market

Breaking! Nigeria Synergises with AFRIFF…Set to Launch Film Content Market In the not too-distant-future, the Nigeria nation will be in the spotlight, Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy has formed a collaboration with the Famous Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF). In a bold move to reinforce Nigeria’s leadership in the global creative economy, the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF), establishing the AFRIFF Film and Content Market (AFCM), a pioneering marketplace poised to reposition Africa as a…
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JUST IN: Wife, mother of wanted ‘bandit kingpin’ Ado Aliero arrested by authorities

JUST IN: Wife, mother of wanted ‘bandit kingpin’ Ado Aliero arrested by authorities

JUST IN: Wife, mother of wanted ‘bandit kingpin’ Ado Aliero arrested by authorities Two women identified as the wife and mother of one Ado Aliero, a wanted notorious terrorist, have been reportedly arrested in Saudi Arabia. According to reports, the duo of the terrorist's mother and wife (names withheld) were nabbed in Medina after they were spotted in a mosque. Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, had shared a video of two women believed to be Aliero’s wife and mother, and tagged the Nigerian Army headquarters on X. In July, 2022, Aliero, a suspected bandit…
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Access to Holdings Sets Benchmark in Fraud Eradication

Access to Holdings Sets Benchmark in Fraud Eradication

Access Holdings Sets Benchmark in Fraud Eradication As global financial fraud surges to over $485 billion in annual losses, Access Holdings PLC is setting a new standard in Africa’s banking industry through aggressive and strategic investment in technology aimed at combating the growing threat, National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP can report. With Nigeria's financial sector experiencing a spike in digital fraud, particularly through mobile and online channels, Access Holdings has emerged as a front-runner in fraud prevention through innovation. In 2024, Access Holdings, the parent company of Access Bank, recorded a landmark ₦193.5 billion ($120.5 million) in…
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How nurse swapped my newborn with lifeless baby in hospital… New Mum Wails

How nurse swapped my newborn with lifeless baby in hospital… New Mum Wails

Woman narrates how nurse swapped her newborn with lifeless baby in hospital A woman who recently put to bed has gone to the social media to narrate how a nurse assigned to her in a certain hospital, (name withheld), where she put to bed, tried to swap her newborn baby with a dead baby. The puerpera lamented that if not for the Almighty God and her intuitive which she described as a strong one, her beautiful baby would have been swapped with some dead baby right under her nose. She, therefore, charged other prospective mothers to always be vigilant while…
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Access Bank Secures DFIs’ USD 100 Million Facility Aided By German DEG for MSMEs, Gender Equality in Nigeria

Access Bank Secures DFIs’ USD 100 Million Facility Aided By German DEG for MSMEs, Gender Equality in Nigeria

Access Bank Secures DFIs’ USD 100 Million Facility led by German DEG for MSMEs, Gender Equality in Nigeria Access Bank Plc has successfully closed a USD 100 million senior loan facility with a consortium of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), led by the German DFI DEG - Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH, and supported by FinDev Canada, Amsterdam-based asset manager ILX, as well as Austrian DFI OeEB, Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank AG. This significant financing will support privately-owned MSMEs, small corporates, and family-owned businesses across Nigeria, with a particular focus on promoting female entrepreneurship and economic empowerment. At least 30 per cent of…
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Finland Court Charges Simon Ekpa With Terrorism

Finland Court Charges Simon Ekpa With Terrorism

Finland Court Charges Simon Ekpa With Terrorism A Finland court has charged Simon Ekpa, a self-acclaimed Separatist leader with inciting terrorism using the social media.n Finnish prosecutors on Friday said they have charged Simon Ekpa with inciting terrorism online. Finland’s National Prosecution Authority revealed this today, Friday in a statement. This is even as the prosecution authority said the prosecutor had decided to drop charges against four others in the case due to a lack of evidence. According to the statement, NPA had charged “a Finnish individual in a case involving suspected public incitement to commit crimes with terrorist intent…
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How Bandits fed newborn twins to dogs as mother delivered in captivity

How Bandits fed newborn twins to dogs as mother delivered in captivity

How Bandits fed newborn twins to dogs as mother delivered in captivity Aminu Jaji, a member of the All Progressives Congress, has revealed that Bandits snatched newly born twins from their mother and fed them to their dogs. Aminu Jaji, a member of the House of Representatives from Zamfara State, disclosed this, Wednesday, while addressing journalists at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja. According to him, the mother who was abducted amidst pregnancy delivered her set of twins while still in custody of the bandits. Jaji while expressing acrimony towards the rising security situation in his state, alleging that armed insurgents…
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