EDITOR’S PICK Rejection Of UTAS Will Prolong Strike Action – ASUU Osun 2022: Oyetola, Adeleke Makes INEC 15-man Final List PDP Primaries: Atiku Part Of Our Consensus Arrangement – Saraki It would be great to know how hackers break into ledgers. This is with the goal that one can have the option to safeguard his/her … Read more
3 Nigerian Banks Fined 800M over crypto transaction Access Bank Plc, Stanbic IBTC, and the United Bank for Africa Plc, involved in crypto transactions EDITOR’S PICK NURTW Sacks MC Oluomo, Dissolves Lagos State Exco FG To Borrow N720bn In Q2 – DMO 2023: Those Working Against Zoning Are Selfish – Wike EKO HOT BLOG has … Read more
Customers have lamented indiscriminate Bank charges. EKO HOT BLOG reports that customers have been lamenting about indiscriminate and unexplained charges on their accounts by various banks. The bank customers, in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Saturday, complained that attempts to get clarification from their banks were usually met … Read more
Court Stops ICPC From Freezing Bank Account Without Valid Order Eko Hot Blog reports that the Independent Corrupt Practice Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) cannot place a Post No Debit (PND) on a bank account without a valid court order according to the ruling of a Federal High Court in Lagos Justice Peter Lifu made … Read more
Tony Elumelu Biography and how he moved from applying for an unqualified job to owning a tier-1 bank. Eko Hot Blog understands that a recent Instagram post of Tony Elumelu displaying some yoga moves generated a lot of comments like “the fittest billionaire in Nigeria,” “Billionaire workout routine,” “fitness goals” and the likes. There is a lot more to the … Read more
Bank has mistakenly paid $175 million to customers on Christmas day. EKO HOT BLOG reports that UK bank Santander got into the Christmas spirit this year by paying out a total of £130 million ($175 million) to customers by mistake on December 25. The total payment was split over 75,000 transactions for around 2,000 corporate … Read more
Standard Chartered Launches Agency Banking EKO HOT BLOG reports that Standard Chartered has launched its agent banking service as part of its digital banking proposition to clients. Speaking at the signing ceremony in Lagos, head of Consumer, Private and Business Banking at Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Limited, David Idoro said: “we are pleased to launch … Read more
Kogi Govt has dragged EFCC to court and demanded N35bn. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been dragged to court by the Kogi State Government as earlier threatened over the N19.3bn bailout fund allegedly hidden in a secret account by the state government. The EFCC said the money … Read more
There was a little tension as fight broke out in a banking over bank refusal to reverse customers’ money. EKO HOT BLOG reports that there was a little tension as fight broke out in a banking hall of an undisclosed bank over the refusal of the management of the back to reverse customers’ money. In … Read more
Housewife has dragged brother-in-law to court over N14.2m inheritance. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a housewife, Jecinta Uloma-Ibe on Thursday dragged her brother-in-law, Nnameka Magnus-Aguwa, before a High Court In Kaduna State over her late sister’s N14.2million inheritance. The plaintiff also filed a suit against Zenith Bank for refusing to transfer the money to the … Read more
Zenith bank has announced recruitment exercise. Check below. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Zenith Bank Plc has announced recruitment exercise. Zenith Bank Plc was established in May 1990, and commenced operations in July of the same year as a commercial bank. The Bank became a public limited company on June 17, 2004 and was … Read more
Armed robbers have raided bank in Ekiti and killed three. EKO HOT BLOG reports that armed robbers on Monday evening raided a new generation bank in Ijero Ekiti, Ekiti State, killing at least three persons and carted away an undisclosed amount of money. According to reports, three policemen are feared dead in the robbery which … Read more
Armed robbers are currently attacking a bank in Osun State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that armed robbers on Tuesday afternoon attacked a branch of Wema Bank in Iragbiji, Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State. The robbers were said to be inside the bank as of the time of filing this report. The Wema … Read more
Polaris and Zenith banks incurred the biggest losses as a result of fraud within the review period, as they lost N938.4m and N360m respectively. Not less than eight deposit money banks in Nigeria lost a total of N1.9bn as a result of fraudulent incidents last year. This was according to data collated from their annual … Read more
Gunshots rented the atmosphere in Ondo State as gunmen attacked a bullion van in the state on Wednesday. EKOHOTBLOG reports that unknown gunmen suspected to be armed robbers, on Wednesday, attacked a bullion van in Ondo State. It was gathered that the bullion van belonging to a commercial bank was attacked by the gunmen at … Read more
DSP Johnson said the suspect successfully consummated debits (outflows) amounting to N417.5m through internet banking transfers to other banks. A Nigerian man believed to have hacked into the server of an undisclosed Nigerian bank to steal N1.87 billion has been apprehended. The suspect Salau Abdulmalik Femi, 38, was apprehended by detectives from the Special Fraud … Read more
On May 24, 2021, George finalized the agreement with the convicts and also contacted a Teller. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Uyo Zonal Command, has ensured the conviction of two bank officials, Daniel Akpan Eno and Mbuk Idongesit. The duo appeared before Justice Edem Ita Kufre of the Cross River State High … Read more
Armed robbers have attacked new generation banks in Osun State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that armed robbers, on Thursday, attacked two new generation banks in Iree in Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State. It was gathered that the armed robbers invaded the banks around 3:50pm on Thursday. As gathered by EKO HOT BLOG, the … Read more
The incident was confirmed by the Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Tee-Leo Ikoro. The operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have foiled an attempt by armed robbers to attack a bank bullion van in the state. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the incident occurred in Ondo town, the headquarters of Ondo West … Read more
This article highlights how you can open a savings or current account with any bank in Nigeria. Standing in line to get into the bank to open something as simple as a bank account can be tiresome and frustrating for some people. This article highlights how you can open a savings or current account … Read more