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First Bank of Nigeria Limited says it has launched a virtual payment card, a naira-denominated debit card and digital representation of the plastic debit card. A statement from the bank on Sunday, titled ‘FirstBank begins the year with an innovative, convenient virtual payment card’, said the card was designed to be linked to either a customer’s operative account or wallet account. It said, “The FirstBank virtual payment card is a suitable alternative to the use of cash and cheques, with its wide-range features, which include the ability of cardholders to protect his/her card using the block and unblock capabilities; PIN…
The Oil Palm Growers Association of Nigeria (OPGAN) says the oil palm industry deserves more attention for increased productivity. The National President of the association, Mr Joe Onyiuke, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Onyiuke said that equipping farmers with the necessary tools and knowledge was critical in boosting the production of the commodity in the country. While commending the Federal Government for its support to the industry, he condemned the continued illegal importation of palm oil into the country. Onyiuke, who blamed the poor production of oil palm on…
Ogun State Government has detected and ordered an immediate destruction of an unlawful flyover bridge undergoing construction across Oluwa River, a boundary between Omo forest, Area J4 in Ijebu East and Ondo State. The Commissioner for Forestry, Hon. Tunji Akinosi, who led a monitoring team to Laagan Village, where the unauthorised construction of about 50 meters long bridge was located, commanded the settlers to pull it down within two weeks before the next monitoring exercise that would come up on the 21, this month. Akinosi said aims and objectives behind the heinous act, was for easy transportation of the State’s…
LAGOS – The stage is set for the first ever Kwara State Marathon, billed for Saturday, January 23, 2021. According to the Vice Chairman of the Organising Committee for the Marathon, Mallam Bello Mubaraq, the race is the first in the North Central and was initiated to engage youth positively. He also said that it was introduced to discover new talents in long distance race, encourage the youth to develop a career in sporting activities and curb restiveness to guarantee development in the state. Mallam Mubaraq, who stressed that the 18 Kilometers Marathon is purely a private partnership programme, added that…
Ikoyi Club based category-1 amateur golfer, Ajayi Tajudeen has emerge winner of the 59th edition of the FirstBank sponsored Lagos Open Golf Championship. Ajayi closed with 1-under par 70 for a total of 7-over the course par to win the Championship by two-shots after 56-holes. Happy at the recently held golf tourney, Ajayi adduced his success to hard work, saying “I practiced a lot”. “There is no short cut to success which is why I take the sport very seriously. I was well prepared for this tournament because I practiced a lot”, he said in a chat with newsmen shortly after…
The governors of Nigeria’s 36 states have agreed to take the COVID-19 vaccine on live television to help drive acceptance among the populace.The Chairman of the Nigeria’s Governors’ Forum, Dr Kayode Fayemi, made this known on Friday in Abuja when he fielded questions from State House Correspondents at the end of a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.“We too will like to demonstrate to our citizens that we believe that vaccines will work. “The Governors’ Forum managed the polio vaccines administration in the country and we have garnered a lot of experience. “We have worked with the Primary Healthcare Development…
An epidemiologist and director center for infectious disease research Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Kano, Professor Isah Abubakar says human and environmental factors in addition to the new varient of the covid19 are responsible for the spike of coronavirus pandemic during the second wave of the deadly disease. Professor Abubakar told ait.live that his center runs nearly 200 tests per day from samples received from the kano state tasks force on covid19, hospitals and individuals. Between 20th december 2020 and 7th january 2021,kano state recorded 356 new positive cases of covid19 out of 58979 samples tested. Even when community testing was…
No fewer than 104 people kidnapped by bandits in Katsina State have been rescued, the government said on Thursday. The state governor, Aminu Masari, explained that the government achieved this in collaboration with the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, the Nigerian Police, the Nigerian Army, the Nigerian Air Force, the Department of State Services (DSS), and other security agencies in the state. He made the remark shortly after he received a batch of 77 rescued persons escorted to the Katsina Government House by the heavily armed security operatives.Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, with some of the rescued abducted persons at…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has released the list of successful applicants in its ongoing recruitment exercise. NDLEA spokesman, Deputy Commander of Narcotics (DCN) Jonah Achema, disclosed this in a statement he issued on Friday, NAN reports. Achema called on those who scaled through to visit the agency’s website www.ndlea.gov.ng for the list. The spokesman also disclosed that those shortlisted have been contacted via E-mail and SMS. “The affected candidates, numbering 5, 000, are to appear at the Agency’s Academy, Citadel Counter-Narcotics Nigeria, (CCNN), Katton-Rikkos, Jos, Plateau State for the screening and documentation exercise between January 10 and…
Immediate past Chairman of Isoko North Local Government Council, Honourable Emmanuel Egbabor has urged politicians to always put their trust in God if they are to succeed in politics. Egbabor disclosed this on at the end of tenure thanksgiving service held at the Council pavilion, Ozoro. He said he was grateful to God to have been the first Isoko North Council Chairman to serve for two terms of six years back to back.He urged politicians and well-wishers to always look up to God in everything they do especially in their political aspirations. He noted that only God can put someone…