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  NAGAFF writes Tinubu on retirement extension for Custom officers  The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has urged President Bola Tinubu to extend the mass due retirement of seasoned Customs Officers, expected to retire in  December 2026  by one year.  This is contained in a statement signed by the  NAGAFF Secretary General, Mr Geophrey Nwosu in Lagos on Wednesday.  The appeal is contained in an open letter to the President titled: '"The Matter of Mass Due Retirement of Seasoned Management Officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)". The association appealed to the President to  extend the tenure of all NCS officers retiring by December 2026 by one year.  It noted that the  one year should be used to train and prepare the upcoming young officers taking over from them to face the challenges of international trade in Nigeria.  Bola Ahmed Tinubu              ...

  How Mobile Banking Makes Everyday Transactions Easier...Tolulope Rojaiye Mobile banking is changing how Nigerians manage money, pay bills and complete everyday financial transactions. The value goes beyond having a bank on a smartphone. It lies in helping customers complete important banking tasks without allowing those tasks to disrupt work, business, family responsibilities or personal schedules. A routine visit to a bank branch can take more time than expected. Customers may have to contend with traffic, travel time and queues. For a business owner, this could mean leaving a shop during a busy period. An employee may have to sacrifice a lunch break, while a parent may need to reorganise an already demanding day. Bank branches remain important for customers who require financial advice, documentation or assistance with complex transactions. However, many routine banking activities can now be completed digitally. The Fidelity Mobile App allows customers to conduct several transa...

PRESS RELEASE  WAEC disclaims alleged revising of the 2026 subject combinations: Economics restricted fit science and arts students  Our attention has been drawn to misleading reports claiming the Council has imposed subject restrictions on certain students or altered the national curriculum. This is FALSE. The Council does not alter or restrict the national curriculum. Curriculum design is the sole responsibility of the Federal Ministry of Education, and we strictly adhere to all approved national standards. We urge all stakeholders and the general public to disregard these false claims. Official and verified updates are exclusively published via our website and official media handles.

 Kano Gov., Reps,  assembly members did not complete membership  resignation processes -NNPP  The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) says Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State,  members of the House of Representatives and  Kano  State House of Assembly elected on its platform 2023  did not complete constitutional requirements for resignation from the party.  This is contained in a letter to the Commission, jointly  signed the NNPP National Chairman, Dr Agbo Major and General Secretary , Mr Oginni Olaposi on Monday.  The letter is titled: "Purported Resignation of  Membership of the NNPP By Certain Elected Public Office Holders -Formsl Notice to Non-compliance  With The Party Constitution And Applicable Electoral Laws". "We write  to formally inform the commission of the purported resignation and subsequent political activities of certain elected public office holders,  who obtained their respective mandates on the platform...

From Opportunity to Expansion: How Fidelity Bank FundHer Supported Akara Café’s Next Chapter Building a business is often about recognising opportunities at the right time and having the capacity to act on them. For us at Akara Café, there came a point when an exciting opportunity presented itself: the chance to create a premium sub-brand that would offer a new expression of what we had built with Akara Café. It was an exciting prospect, but it was also a significant financial commitment. Like many growing businesses, we understood that expansion requires more than a great idea. It requires the right people, resources, planning and, importantly, access to capital. While we had continued to build and grow our existing business, taking on a new expansion meant having to carefully balance the investment required for the new venture with the working capital needed to keep our day-to-day operations running smoothly. That was where Fidelity Bank’s FundHer programme became particularly valuab...

 Fidelity Bank Champions Digital Adoption, Sustainable Growth for Lagos SMEs L-R: Divisional Head, Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs), Fidelity Bank Plc, Mrs. Ugochi Osinigwe; Head of Audit, Surulere Division, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr. Ibrahim Olalere; and Regional Bank Head, Ikeja, Fidelity Bank Plc, Mr Jude Monye; at the Fidelity Bank SME Quarterly Business Forum, held in Lagos recently. Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has called on Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs) to embrace digital solutions, maintain sound financial management practices and adopt structured business models to enhance competitiveness and drive sustainable growth. The call was made at the Fidelity Bank SME Quarterly Business Forum held recently in Lagos themed, “Build to Compete: Positioning Lagos Businesses for Sustainable Growth.” The forum brought together entrepreneurs, business owners, industry experts, and representatives of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NR...