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Jun

2025

Ecobank Nigeria Selected for GET.Invest EDGE Finance Programme

BANKING SECTOR#EcoBank, #EnablingDomesticGreenEnergy, #GET.Invest

Ecobank Nigeria Selected for GET.Invest EDGE Finance Programme Ecobank Nigeria, an affiliate of the leading pan-African banking group Ecobank Group, has been selected as one of five Nigerian banks to participate in the prestigious GET.Invest Enabling Domestic Green Energy (EDGE) Finance Programme. The initiative, funded by European donors, aims to scale up green energy financing and investment across developing nations. At the official launch of the programme, held at Ecobank’s head office in Lagos, Lawrence Edeke, Country Coordinator for GET.Invest Nigeria, emphasised that the initiative is designed to build capacity within Nigeria’s financial sector to support renewable energy projects. “The…

Jun

2025

By Famous Reporters

FG Launches Revolutionary Digital Platform to Showcase Cultural Heritage, Creativity, Tourist Attractions

NATIONAL NEWS#Culture, #HannatuMusaMusawa, #Nigeriaeverywhere.com, #Tourism

FG Launches Revolutionary Digital Platform to Showcase Cultural Heritage, Creativity, Tourist Attractions The new interactive website positions Nigeria as a premier global destination for arts, culture, and tourism. LAGOS, NIGERIA – The Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy proudly announces the launch of www.nigeriaeverywhere.com, a groundbreaking digital platform that showcases the nation’s rich cultural heritage, exceptional talent and tourism potential. This digital gateway to Nigeria represents a significant milestone in the Ministry’s ambitious drive to position Nigeria as a leading global destination for arts, culture, entertainment, and tourism by 2030. Nigeriaeverywhere.com offers visitors an immersive journey…

Jun

2025

By Famous Reporters

Access Holdings Tops in Asset Quality in Proshare’s 2025 Tier 1 Banking Rankings

BANKING SECTOR#AccessHolding, #Non-PerforingLowRatio, #Proshare

Access Holdings Tops in Asset Quality in Proshare’s 2025 Tier 1 Banking Rankings Access Holdings PLC has been ranked the Tier 1 bank with the best asset quality in Nigeria, having posted the lowest Non-Performing Loan Ratio (NPLR) at 2.76 percent, according to Proshare’s 2025 Tier 1 Banking Report released, recently. This marks a significant achievement for Access Holdings, reinforcing its leadership in credit discipline, risk management, and sustainable lending practices.The report, titled “The Class of 2025: Getting Bigger, Bolder, and Dominant”, ranks Access Holdings second overall in the Tier 1 category, placing just behind Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), which…

Jun

2025

By Famous Reporters

Just In: 4 killed, 2 abducted, others injured, as gunmen strike Anambra community

METRO#Bloodbath, #OkoFederalPolytechnic

Just In: 4 killed, 2 abducted, others injured, as gunmen strike Anambra community No fewer than four persons suspected to be students were gruesomely killed in cold blood, as unidentified gunmen attacked Oko community near the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The incident which occurred on Thursday's evening recorded many casualties who are suspected to bestudents of Oko Federal Polytechnic, in Anambra state. While the motive behind the attack remains unclear, sources in the area suspect it to be cult-related. The assailants reportedly opened fire without provocation, triggering chaos in the community. Earlier,…

Jun

2025

By Famous Reporters

(UPDATE) Assaulted 5yrs Abia girl, Chidera cries for justice, says ‘Ikemefuna does it to me everyday’

CRIME, METRO#Umule-NsoAfugiri

(UPDATE) Assaulted 5yrs Abia girl, Chidera cries for justice, says Ikemefuna does it to me everyday By Charity Uwakwe Miss Chidera, the five years old girl who reportedly suffered incessant sexual abuse from her uncle, Ikemefuna Igwe, in Umule-Nso, Afugiri Ohuhu, in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State, has cried for justice. Chidera told famousreporters.com in an interview that she wanted her abuser arrested so he could face the wrath of the law thus paying for the emotional, mental and psychological pain he had put her through. "I am angry because of Ikemefuna. I want the police to…

Jun

2025

By Famous Reporters

Breaking: Outrage in Abia over sexual assault on girl, 5 *HRM Nwigwe Accused of shielding suspect

METRO#ChideraIgwe, #HrmEzeInnocentNwigwe, #IkemefunaIgwe, #Infamy, #SexualViolence, #UcheIgwe, #Umule-NsoAfugiri

Breaking: Outrage in Abia over sexual assault on girl, 5*HRM Nwigwe Accused of shielding suspect By Charity Uwakwe Pandemonium is silently seething in Umule-Nso, Afugiri, in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State, following the brutal sexual assault meted out to a 5-year-old girl, simply identified as Chidera, a native of the community. Reportedly, underaged Chidera was said to have been incessantly sexually abused, by one Ikemefuna Igwe, a young man who is said to be her uncle, who is in his early twenties. When visited by our Reporter at his home town, in Umule-Nso, Afugiri, last Saturday, June…

Jun

2025

By Famous Reporters

NAOSNP Condemns Attacks, Benue Massacre, Insecurity

NATIONAL NEWS#2025BenueAttack, #2025BenueMassacre, #Insecurity, #NAOSNP, #security

NAOSNP Condemns Attacks, Benue Massacre, Insecurity The National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP), a renowned association of Media practitioners has vehemently, condemned the increasing Security lapses in the country leading to unwholesome massacre of Nigerian citizens, some in their sleeps, with special emphasis to the Yelwata killings in Benue State. It would be recalled that in the early hours of Friday, June 13, 2025, more than 200 persons were slaughtered by alleged heavily armed herdsmen in Yelwata, a farming community in Guma County, Benue State. This mass killing is part of a disturbing wave of targeted violence that…

Jun

2025

By Famous Reporters

BENUE KILLINGS: NSCDC Boss charges Operatives on upscaled intelligence in combating criminality

NATIONAL NEWS#AhmedAbubakarAudi, #Benuekillings, #NSCDC

BENUE KILLINGS: NSCDC Boss charges Operatives on upscaled intelligence in combating criminality The Commandant General (CG), of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi, mni, OFR, has condemned the gruesome massacre of unarmed civilians and charged his operatives on the need to upscale and expand their Intelligence gathering network to arrest the perpetrators and bring them to justice. The CG made this statement during a scheduled visit to the state for an on-the-spot assessment of the situation alongside other security chiefs. He commiserated with the Governor and people of Yelwata in Guma Local Government Area…

Jun

2025

By Famous Reporters

Access Bank Clarifies CBN’s Directive, Promises June 30 Exit of Forbearance

Business#AccessBank, #Centralbankofnigeria

Access Bank Makes Clarifications on CBN's Directive, Promises June 30 Exit of Forbearance Access Bank Plc has responded to the letter of the Central Bank of Nigeria, directing temporary suspension of dividend payment among other bonuses, saying that the bank was the first to meet and exceed the Central Bank of Nigeria's authorisation on meeting N500 billion minimum capital requirement. In the statement signed by the bank's secretary, Sunday Ekwochi, and made available to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP), the bank stated it was prepared to comply with the apex bank’s directive on exiting forbearance by…

Jun

2025

By Famous Reporters

BENUE MASSACRE: President Tinubu queries IGP, Security Operatives over delayed arrest

NATIONAL NEWS#2025BenueMassacre, #AhmedBolaTinubu, #Benuekillings, #IGPKayodeAdeoluEgbetokun

BENUE MASSACRE: President Tinubu queries IGP, Security Operatives over delayed arrest of perpetrators President Bola Tinubu has expressed dismay over the failure of security operatives to apprehend suspects linked to the recent bloodbath in Yelewata community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. No fewer than 200 people were killed when assailants suspected to be herders invaded the community on Friday, June 13, 2025, and carried out the dastardly act. The incident, another episode in the recent wave of violent killings in the North-Central state, triggered national outrage, forcing the President to make a condolence visit on Wednesday, June…