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By Dipo Olowookere Brazilian winger, Anthony, is now eligible to make the Manchester United squad again, a statement from the football club has disclosed. A few weeks ago, the footballer was suspended by the English sports outfit over allegations of assault in his home country. His former girlfriend, Rosilene Silva, accused the footballer of assaulting her, prompting the police in Brazil to launch an investigation into the claims. The police in the United Kingdom also took an interest in the matter, forcing the Old Trafford team to ask Anthony to stay away from the team. In an update on Friday,

By Adedapo Adesanya Nigeria’s campaign to win a fourth African Cup of Nations (AFCON) will see the Super Eagles face Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, and Equatorial Guinea in Group A of the 2023 tournament scheduled for early next year. The draw was held at the Parc Des Expositions in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire on Thursday. The 2023 AFCON tournament will be taking place in the country from January 13 to February 11, 2024. Nigeria were placed in Pot 2 ahead of the draw event attended by representatives of the participating teams, including the continent’s football legends like Mikel Obi, Taribo West, and

By Aduragbemi Omiyale An innovative initiative called Omo Adugbo, designed to tackle the high rate of unemployment among youths across Nigeria, has been introduced by a foremost bookmaker, BetWGB. This schemed, which is part of the company to bridge the youth unemployment gap in the country, involves the provision of an outlet in each local government across the country to serve as the organisation’s contact office within the local area. By establishing these outlets across the country, BetWGB Nigeria aims to impact positively on the local economy and bridge the unemployment gap that has affected many young Nigerians. With a

By Aduragbemi Omiyale The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) and the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have applauded the Ikeja Local Organisation of Junior Chamber International (JCI) for its safe driving campaign. The group recently sensitised some transporters under the aegis of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Ikeja branch, on the global best practices of using the roads. “Once a message of sensitization of this nature is sent out with a continuous reminder, there would be a change of attitude,” the Unit Head of Special Marshals of the FRSC, Ojota Unit Command, Mr Ande Apollo, stated.

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The digital core banking solution for Africa’s fintechs and Neobanks, BankOne, has been relaunched by Appzone and re-engineered with the functionality expected to drive the exponential growth of fully digital offerings. This follows Appzone’s Series A raise in April 2021, the largest locally-led raise in Nigeria which repositioned the organization to roll out new innovative offerings that help financial institutions function in a fully digital and automated way. Having previously built out functionality to automate and run traditional Banking operations, Appzone is now deploying BankOne as a platform for technology-driven financial institutions intending to adopt a 360-degree

By Dipo Olowookere Shareholders of Zenith Bank Plc will be paid an interim dividend for the first half of 2020, a notice from the financial institution has hinted. However, the amount to be paid by the lender to investors of the company has not been disclosed and the payment is subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). On Thursday, the board of Zenith Bank held a meeting to consider the financial statements of the organisation for the period ended June 30, 2020. During the meeting, which also had the issue of payment of an interim dividend

By Aduragbemi Omiyale The new owners of Polaris Bank Limited, Strategic Capital Investment Limited (SCIL), have appointed Mr Adekunle Sonola as the new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer. This followed the acquisition of the 100 per cent equity stake in the bank for N50 billion and the agreement to pay the N1.3 trillion injected into the lender by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over the next 25 years. Mr Sonola, who is replacing Mr Innocent C. Ike, has more than 33 years of experience in the African financial services sector, most recently as Executive Director of Commercial Banking at Union

By Dipo Olowookere The Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) assigned to Access Bank by Fitch Ratings has been affirmed with a Stable Outlook. Also, the Viability Rating (VR) is affirmed at ‘b’. A statement issued by the rating agency disclosed that the IDRs of Access Bank are driven by its intrinsic creditworthiness as defined by its VR. Like all Nigerian banks, Access Bank’s VR is constrained by the operating environment in Nigeria (B+/Stable). The fragile economic recovery restrains banks’ growth prospects and asset quality, with the VR reflecting the lender’s position as one of the country’s largest banks with an

The implementation of the $2.5 million World Bank assisted 3rd National Urban Water Sector Reform Project in Makurdi, Benue State, has commenced. This was made known by the acting National Coordinator, Mr Fasoye Adewale, at a meeting with Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State. During the courtesy visit to Mr Ortom at his office at the Government House to get the commitment from the state government for the project, Mr Adewale noted that the project will boost the agriculture sector in the state. Benue is nicknamed the Food Basket of the Nation. At the meeting, Mr Ortom and the General

By Jerome-Mario Utomi Aside from the time-honoured belief that the poverty of any country is felt by the quality and quantity of food to its citizens, it is important to state abinitio that this piece was principally inspired by two separate but related promptings. First is the study report which among other observations states that over the past century in the United States of America (USA), there exists a shift in the locations and occupations of urban consumers. It explained that in 1900, about 40% of the total population was employed on the farm, and 60% lived in rural areas.

You are an easy target for hackers if you utilize a public Wi-Fi network. A public Wi-Fi network is insecure compared to your own network. You don’t know who else is connected to the network and who created it. Hackers take advantage of the lack of security on public Wi-Fi networks and can steal your personal and private information. We recommend that you always use a free VPN on public Wi-Fi hotspots. Encryption makes it virtually impossible for anyone to see your data. It makes it very difficult for hackers, governments and your internet provider to access your private information.