Integrity Reporters

FirstBank Hosts SMEConnect Webinar To Empower Small And Medium Enterprises FirstBank, West Africa’s premier financial institution and financial inclusion services provider, is pleased to announce its upcoming SMEConnect Webinar scheduled to hold on Wednesday, 26 November 2025. The SMEConnect Webinar is one of the ways FirstBank delivers its capacity building of its value propositions to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It is designed...

President Tinubu mourns the passing of Awo's grandson, Segun Awolowo President Bola Tinubu is deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Olusegun Awolowo, the grandson of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo. The President describes Segun Awolowo's death at 62 as unfortunate and a tragic loss "not only to the Awolowo family, but also to the entire country." The President...

Dangote clarifies: our 5.6% PMS price cut drives lower pump prices, not the suspension of 15% import tariffs on PMS and diesel The attention of Dangote Petroleum Refinery has been drawn to a series of misleading publications claiming that the recent reduction in pump prices by oil marketers is a consequence of the Federal Government’s reversal of the 15 per...

NTDA, Bayelsa community urge local festival promotion for cultural preservation Philip Jeremiah Eke The Nigerian Tourism Development Authority (NTDA) and the Odi community in Bayelsa State have urged corporate brands to invest in indigenous festivals for cultural preservation and sustainable economic growth. The Director-General, NTDA, Olayiwola Awokan and organisers of the Odi Ogori Ba Uge International Festival, made the call at an event on...

A dangerous Concentration of Power: Is CBN’s Fixed Income Securities Takeover a Ticking Bomb for Nigeria’s Economy? BY BLAISE UDUNZE   The Central Bank of Nigeria’s decision to take full control of government securities issuance has been described by some as a bold move toward transparency and market efficiency. Yet, beneath the surface of this reform lies a web of structural dangers...