The Joint European Union-United Nations Spotlight Initiative, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and in partnership with the Foundation for Resilient Empowerment and Development (FRED), is set to release a Nigerian Film which addresses the protracted issue of Gender-Based Violence, GBV, to the viewing public. The film …
Read More »Unity Bank MD Advocates Policy Actions to Stem Gender-Based Violence in Nigeria
LAGOS.07.12.23. The Managing Director of Unity Bank Plc, Mrs. Tomi Somefun has called for comprehensive policy actions that will dismantle the structures that enable gender-based violence in Nigeria. At the Ebony Life Cinema, the venue of the film screening in Lagos, Unity Bank supported the BECKMA movie premiere by ARDA Development Commuications Inc. …
Read More »Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC secures ‘Bank of the Year – Nigeria’ Award by Financial Times ‘The Banker Magazine’
Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC was recently recognised as ‘Bank of the Year in Nigeria’ by The Banker magazine, a publication of the Financial Times. The award ceremony, widely acknowledged as the ‘Oscars of the Banking Industry’, took place in London on Thursday, 30 November 2023. The Banker Magazine’s acknowledgment of …
Read More »FirstBank UK Adopts Bloomberg TOMS to Optimize Fixed Income Workflow
London, 28 November 2023 — Bloomberg announced today that FirstBank UK Limited (FirstBank UK), the UK subsidiary of First Bank Nigeria Limited, the premier West African bank, has adopted Bloomberg’s Trade Order Management System (TOMS). By integrating TOMS into its workflow, FirstBank UK will have access to a comprehensive suite …
Read More »NPA mgt summons over $1.85bn, N1.87bn debts
The Senate The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has summoned the management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to explain why terminal operators refused to pay shipping and service boat dues totalling $1.85 billion and N1.87 billion, to the federal government. Chairman of the committee, Ahmed Wadada, issued the summon on …
Read More »The Address Homes delivers another project, Ikoyi Crescent on Record time
In line with its tradition of providing regal and lavishly built luxury housing brands in its bid to bridge the gap in the housing deficit in the country, The Address Homes Limited, Nigeria’s leading real estate development firm dedicated to the attainment, development, and management of bespoke deluxe contemporary homes, …
Read More »SBI Media Announces Media Workshop Internship Program
SBI Media, the multiple award-winning agency and leading player in the media industry, is thrilled to announce the 4th edition of its annual media workshop which is planned to be a comprehensive internship program designed to provide hands-on learning opportunities for fresh graduates of diverse academic backgrounds. The fourth edition …
Read More »Nigeria’s economy begins major shift as oil sector rebounds
There are indications that Nigeria’s economy is reversing back to oil-sector led development while the gains made in non-oil sector is now reversing. But feelers from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, have indicated that a fresh challenge to the nation’s new strength in the crude oil sector has started …
Read More »Tinubu’s 50 percent subsidy on agriculture input panacea to inflation – APC chieftain
President Tinubu A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has described President Bola Tinubu’s 50 percent reduction in the cost of agricultural inputs for farmers ahead of the dry season farming in the country, could tackle food price inflation. Oyintiloye, while speaking with …
Read More »Osun govt officials didn’t attend Davido’s child naming – Adeleke’s aide
The government of Osun State has denied that any of its officials attended Governor Ademola Adeleke’s nephew’s child naming ceremony in Atlanta, United States of America. It would be recalled that Governor Adeleke’s nephew, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, and his wife had a twin recently, and insinuations in …
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