Day: 9 October 2019

EFCC arrests Aso Rock’s notorious suspected fraudster

Jide Ige

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a suspected impersonator and fraudster, Abdulrauf Illyasu, for allegedly defrauding members of the public within the precincts of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Illyasu was said to have secured an office opposite the presidential banquet hall, where he carried out his nefarious activities. EFCC sources informed our Correspondent in Abuja on Wednesday, that the suspect claimed to be a member of the Chattered Insurance Institute of Nigeria, and also a deputy general manager with the National Insurance Corporation of Nigeria. EFCC investigation showed…

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Polaris Bank staff steals customers’ deposits, bolts away

Jide Ige

A staff of Polaris Bank, Emmanuel Agbroko, has reportedly absconded with customers’ thrift savings. According to Umukoro Hendrix, the Divisional Police Office, Obiaruku town, headquarter of Ukwuani Local Government Area (LGA), Delta State, Nigeria, Emmanuel has been declared wanted over the alleged multi-million naira customer deposit fraud. The suspect was alleged to have duped depositors of their hard earned money through numerous crafty means. Emmanuel who works with Polaris bank at Obiaruku branch in Delta State disappeared on the 1st of Oct 2019. The suspect dropped a note and the…

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House to empower lottery commission for more revenue generation -Gbajabiamila‎

Benjamin Chukwudaalu, Political Reporter

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has said that the House was ready to empower the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) through enabling legislation to empower it to generate more revenue.Gbajabiamila, who played host to the management team of the commission led by the chairman of its board, Alhaji Ibikunle Fatai, said the House is willing to come up with relevant laws that would make Nigeria generate more revenue to fund her annual budgets.The Speaker ‎said: “Yours is a very important agency in terms of revenue…

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FirstBank celebrates 2019 customer service week, appreciates its effects on Banks 125yrs legacy

Jide Ige

Nigeria’s premier and leading financial services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has joined the rest of the world to celebrate the 2019 Customer Service Week themed “The Magic of Service’. The weeklong event is to be celebrated from 7 – 11 October 2019 across the Bank’s over 700 branch networks in Nigeria and its FBNBank subsidiaries in over half a dozen countries across 3 continents. Customer Service Week is an international celebration which highlights the importance of customer service and staff who serve and support customers daily to deliver…

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