By JKNewsMedia EFFORTS TO reduce hunger in Nigeria received a boost as Fidelity Bank Plc extended its flagship Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme, the Fidelity Food Bank Initiative, to Anambra State. The outreach provided essential food supplies to more than 2,000 vulnerable residents in Awka, the state capital. The two-day exerc...
By JKNewsMedia EDUCATION PROVIDERS are intensifying efforts to remove barriers that keep millions of Africans out of school, with Transformation College of Business and Technology unveiling two new tuition-free professional certificate programmes. The institution confirmed in a statement that the semester will begin on 20 September and conclu...
By JKNewsMedia Commitment to academic excellence and innovation has taken a new step as AcadPass™, Africa’s leading digital ecosystem for students, announced the appointment of Professor Mondy Selle Gold as its National Academic Adviser (NAA). The platform described the appointment as a milestone in its mission to combine technology with scho...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THOUSAND OF young Nigerians gathered at the Baptist International Convention Centre along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for the Arise Congress 2.0, themed “The Emergence of Champions.” The event, which runs from Wednesday 3 to Saturday 6 September 2025, drew more than 24,000 participants. Deliver...
By JKNewsMedia LEADING THE Lagos State’s delegation to the 2025 Fidelity Nigeria International Trade & Creative Connect (FNITCC), according to Fidelity Bank Plc, is Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. In a press release issued at the weekend, the tier-one financial institution stated that the governor will use the FNITCC platform to spotlight La...
By JKNewsMedia COMMITMENT TO community transformation came into focus on Friday, 5 September 2025, when the Phenomenal Strides Foundation (PSF) led by its Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Ibiba Odili, paid a courtesy visit to His Royal Majesty, Oba Prof. Saka Adelola Matemilola, Otileta VII, Olowu of Owu Kingdom. Odili explained that the ...
By JKNewsMedia CELEBRATIONS UNFOLDED across several Nigerian cities on Friday as telecommunications operator Globacom presented cash prizes worth millions of naira to its subscribers through the Jolly Product Cash Award initiative. The company stated that the programme, which features Jolly Life Lottery, Jolly Wheel, Jolly Win, and Jolly Triv...
By JKNewsMedia MOMENTUM IN Nigeria’s diversification efforts continues to build as private-sector initiatives complement government-led programmes aimed at reducing reliance on crude oil. In this landscape, Fidelity Bank Plc said it has reinforced its role in promoting non-oil exports through its flagship platform, the Fidelity Nigeria Intern...
By JKNewsMedia ONE YEAR after its launch, SeaBaas, the core banking system designed and built in Africa, has processed more than two billion transactions, according to Sterling Bank Limited (SBL). The bank reported that the platform reduced processing times by about 60 percent and drove a 66 percent increase in customer adoption within its fi...
By JKNewsMedia PRESIDENT BOLA Ahmed Tinubu has directed the recall of Mr Salihu Abdullahi Dembos, the Director-General of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), following recent management changes within the agency. According to the statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, dated 2 Septe...
