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Zedvance Launches ExtraCash, Empowering Nigerians to Show Up Ready
Economy

Zedvance Launches ExtraCash, Empowering Nigerians to Show Up Ready

NM Partners

Zedvance Finance Limited has announced the launch of ExtraCash, a credit solution designed to help Nigerians meet their financial needs, seize opportunities, and keep their personal and business plans moving forward. Available through the Zedvance App, ExtraCash provides eligible customers with…

Sterling HoldCo Subsidiary, Alternative Bank appoints Gul Khan as MD/CEO
Economy

Sterling HoldCo Subsidiary, Alternative Bank appoints Gul Khan as MD/CEO

Chike Olisah

The Alternative Bank Limited (Alt Bank), the non-interest banking subsidiary of Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc, has appointed Gul Khan as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, following approval by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The post Sterling HoldCo Subsidiary,…

Senate probes telecom firms over failed calls, airtime deductions
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Senate probes telecom firms over failed calls, airtime deductions

Punch Newspapers

The Nigerian Senate has ordered a probe into alleged arbitrary airtime deductions by telecom firms for failed, dropped, and prematurely terminated calls. Read More: https://punchng.com/senate-probes-telecom-firms-over-failed-calls-airtime-deductions/

US house rejects impeachment bid against defense secretary
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US house rejects impeachment bid against defense secretary

Punch Newspapers

The United States House of Representatives has rejected an attempt to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth over unauthorised military operations against Read More: https://punchng.com/us-house-rejects-impeachment-bid-against-defense-secretary/

Tinubu rewards victorious Flamingos with N100m bonds each
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Tinubu rewards victorious Flamingos with N100m bonds each

Punch Newspapers

President Bola Tinubu has gifted Nigeria’s U-17 women’s team, the Flamingos, N100m each in Federal Government Savings Bonds for winning the World Cup. Read More: https://punchng.com/tinubu-rewards-victorious-flamingos-with-n100m-bonds-each/

Edo gov promises traders free shop allocation at renovated market
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Edo gov promises traders free shop allocation at renovated market

Punch Newspapers

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has promised traders free initial shop allocation at the rehabilitated Oba Market in Benin City to help them resume b Read More: https://punchng.com/edo-gov-promises-traders-free-shop-allocation-at-renovated-market/

2027 Polls: EU flays rising violence, hate speech, pledges support for NHRC
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2027 Polls: EU flays rising violence, hate speech, pledges support for NHRC

Nwafor

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA – The European Union (EU) on Wednesday expressed concern over reports of election-related violence, hate speech and political intimidation ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking at the opening session of the 2026 Civil Society and Human Rights Defenders Forum on…

2027: Learn from Jonathan, don’t rely on governors, group tells Tinubu
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2027: Learn from Jonathan, don’t rely on governors, group tells Tinubu

Nwafor

By Ugochukwu Alaribe UMUAHIA — A political group, Ndigbo for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (NDI-ABAT), has cautioned President Bola Tinubu against making state governors the principal pillars of his 2027 re-election strategy, urging him to build direct relationships with Nigerians and strengthen…

Tinubu awards N100m FG Savings Bond to each victorious Flamingos player
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Tinubu awards N100m FG Savings Bond to each victorious Flamingos player

Emmanuel Okogba

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday announced the award of a ₦100 million Federal Government Savings Bond to each player on Nigeria’s victorious U-17 women’s football team, the Flamingos. The post Tinubu awards N100m FG Savings Bond to each victorious Flamingos player appeared first on Vanguard News.

ADP demands electricity reforms, proposes 2027–2035 transformation plan
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ADP demands electricity reforms, proposes 2027–2035 transformation plan

Nwafor

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Action Democratic Party (ADP) has called on the Federal Government to embark on urgent electricity-sector reforms, demanding greater transparency in public investments and accountability in the management of funds committed to the power sector. The party also proposed a…

Video: First lady receives Flamingos in Aso Villa
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Video: First lady receives Flamingos in Aso Villa

Ayobami

Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Wednesday hosted the Flamingos at the Presidential Villa in Abuja following their historic victory at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco. The post Video: First lady receives Flamingos in Aso Villa appeared first on Vanguard News.