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Widely reputed as the longest surviving and most resilient indigenous bank in Nigeria, Wema Bank Plc, according to its corporate philosophy, “has over the years, diligently offered a fully-fledged range of value-adding banking and financial advisory services to the Nigerian public.” But recent development is threatening the bank’s ambition and reputation “to give every customer a delightful and memorable service experience.” According to the document received by the Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists, NGIJ, Niger State governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani-Bello in a letter dated 23/07/2015 from the office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Malam Zakari Abubakar appointed Ori Adeyemo, a Lagos based forensic expert as consultants to investigate deductions of unremitted 10% Withholding Tax on Credit Interest by some banks operating in the state. However, an instruction was passed by the then Finance Ministry Permanent Secretary to its supervised Niger State B...

The Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ) writes to draw the attention of your organisation, the EFCC, to the malfeasance/manipulation noticed in the collection and operation of the Nasarawa State Internally Generated Revenue, (IGR). The Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists is an association of journalists “driven by the thirst for professionalism and agenda setting role of the media to make the government accountable to the governed.” We therefore wish to highlight the Nasarawa IGR manipulation as follows: Our investigations have revealed that for the 12 banks that had swarmed around Nasarawa revenue collection pie since 1999, the coming of former governor Tanko Al-Makura in 2015 changed the tide. We gathered that former Governor Al-Makura who was worried stiff on the paltry internally revenue generation, despite the numbers of banks operating in the state, was bent on doing something about it. This becomes paramount to the governor because Internally G...

By Fashina Shakiru Flycomnews. In a bid of complimentary the effort of the Lagos State Government yesterday Aspirant for Chairmanship position under All progressive congress (APC) Honourable Abdul-Jeleel Tawo Olasupo presented and distributed over two thousand, two hundred (2200) Relief Food Material Package to various wards in Lagos Island East to mitigate the effect of stay at home lockdown directive by the state and federal government. Olasupo who speaks with the newsmen at the distribution center in Lagos said as the government announced the lockdown for precautionary measure to avoid the spread of pandemic coronavirus pledged to give back to the society to show support for our families and people around us as constituency where I belong to. According to him, I have decided to make a provision to support the people of my constituency some Relief Food Material Package; Garri, semovita, Wheat, Ayoola Pound yam and Rice which some over One thousand (1000) first phase...

...Says 'Arch. Kabir Ahmed, Lagos State Commissioner for Waterfront and I are Political Disciples of Jagaban'. ... Affirms that the 2023 train is gathering steam The Director General, Hon Aminu Suleiman and Arch Ahmed Kabir Abdullahi, who is the current Lagos State Commissioner for the waterfront. Both of them have come along way and have been political disciples of Jagaban. Arch Ahmed Kabir is an indigene of Katsina State and resident in Lagos. He was once a Special Adviser to the Governor and head of several agencies in Lagos State at different times from the days of Asiwaju as Governor till the present. It was Asiwajus' style of inclusive governance that saw the emergence of Arch Kabir Ahmed and many other people from all parts of Nigeria into the Lagos State Civil service and Cabinet. I recall that at a point, an Igbo man was the Lagos State Commissioner for budget and economic planning for 12 years in the person of Mr. Ben Akabueze. He is currently the DG ...