For decades, Nigeria’s credit system posed significant challenges for small businesses and low-income earners, who often struggled to qualify for loans. Traditional banks demanded collaterals, guarantors, and endless paperwork, effectively shutting out a large portion of the population working in the informal economy. FirstBank’s digital lending model flipped the script. With the launch of its digital lending model, the bank eliminated collateral requirements and slashed approval times from weeks to under five minutes. Loans now flow through multiple channels including *894# (the Bank’s USSD service), FirstMobile, LitApp, and the FirstMonie agent network, reaching market traders, civil servants, rural farmers and…
Author: Oluwatoyin Mathnuel
SUSPECT ON THE RUN AFTER HE JUMPED BAIL. The Command has launched a manhunt for Victor Ojie, popularly known as Wong Box, a self-acclaimed human rights activist. Suspect was arrested on the 14th August 2025 for multiple offences of Assault occasioning harm, Threat to life, and threatening violence contrary to Sec 355, 86, and 249 of the Criminal Code, and granted bail on the same date. The suspect has since refused to show up at the police station for further investigation. It’s pertinent for the command to state the fact as follows; On the 29th of May 2025, at about…
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), has successfully concluded the 2025 edition of its annual Summer School Programme organised through LAWMA Academy. The three-week intensive session, held at LAWMA’s headquarters Ijora-Olopa, brought together pupils from schools across Lagos to learn, innovate, and engage in sustainability-focused activities. This year’s programme, themed ‘Saving the planet one step at a time’, featured a rich blend of classroom lessons, practical demonstrations and field trips, aimed at deepening participants’ understanding of waste management and environmental sustainability. Pupils took part in recycling and upcycling workshops, creating centre tables and frames from tyres, plant vases from PET…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), RS 2.1 Lagos Sector Command, has further demonstrated its unwavering commitment to road safety by intensifying its Total War on Overloading enforcement operations. The special intervention, coordinated by the Deputy Corps Commander Operations, DCC Lucas Dare Oguntade, was strategically focused on curbing the life-threatening menace of overloading within and beyond the Lagos metropolis. Since commencement, the exercise has continued to receive wide commendation from stakeholders, commuters, and the general public—particularly for its decisive action against violators who dangerously combined human passengers with goods. To ensure seamless enforcement, the State Commandant of the Nigeria Security…
Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has announced plans to convene a high-level panel of seasoned experts to chart a strategic roadmap for promoting African exports in global markets. The panel session, titled “Laying the Tracks: Strengthening the Institutional Infrastructure for Africa’s Trade Promotion,” is scheduled for Day 2 of the Fidelity Nigeria International Trade & Creative Connect (FNITCC)—Saturday, September 20, 2025—at the Omni Atlanta Hotel, Centennial Park, Georgia, USA. Confirmed speakers include Nonye Ayeni, Executive Director/CEO of the Nigeria Export Promotion Council; Shaquana Teasley — Founder & CEO, Agate Solutions (U.S.); Titus Olowokere, Executive Director of the US-Nigeria Business…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos Sector Command, has once again demonstrated its commitment to saving lives and ensuring safer highways following a serious road traffic crash that occurred at Alaro City, Epe–Ajah corridor, involving six vehicles, today. The incident, which happened at about 1446hrs, was caused by a broken-down truck obstructing the bridge along Ajah road, resulting in a multiple-vehicle collision. A total of 15 persons (13 male, 2 female) were involved.Though, no fatalities were recorded, one female sustained injuries and has since received been taken to the hospital for medical attention. FRSC operatives from Corridor Command 13…
Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, is set to convene key stakeholders in Nigeria’s education sector for Eduthrive, an inspiring two-day conference designed to equip school owners with the tools and strategies needed to thrive in the upcoming academic session. Themed “Positioning Your School for Growth,” the event will take place from August 28 to 29, 2025, at the Fidelity SME Hub, 22 Lanre Awolokun Street, Gbagada Phase 2, Lagos. It will feature panel discussions, stakeholder engagement sessions, and networking opportunities, including participation from the Lagos Office of Education Quality Assurance. The program is tailored to support sustainable growth and…
A statement jointly signed by the Chapel Chairman, Comrade Abraham Akpabio, and the Chairman of the 2025 Press Week Planning Committee, Comrade Joshua Uloko, said the landmark event would witness series of activities lined up to make it memorable and would be formally flag off on Thursday, August 28 with an advocacy drive – a national discourse on the growing crisis of child abuse in Nigeria, and will be hosted by the Founder of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Ejigbo, Lagos, Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele at his Church auditorium by 10am. The theme of this year’s Press Week is, ‘Journalism and…
Nigerians have to know that the disobedience of people in leadership positions will continue to cost citizens heavily because why would a prophet with credible records like Primate Elijah Ayodele warn about a negative occurrence yet no one deemed it fit to work towards it? Many of the negative happenings so far in the country are products of disobedience because if someone somewhere had decided to listen and take actions, some of them would not have happened but for reasons best known to them, they ignore spiritual warnings and make citizens pay heavily for it. With the way some of…
Servant of the Most High God, Founder and Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has said that the Nigerian Army should use drones and airstrikes consistently for the next three weeks. He said the strikes must be consistent and massive so that the Boko Haram and the bandits can be decapitated to the extent that they would not have influence in any local government. Primate Ayodele said that since the current Chief of Army Staff is in charge, no local government has been in control of the bandits and terrorists. He commended him and say Nigerian army…