In furtherance of its commitment to tackle unemployment and encourage entrepreneurs in Nigeria, Keystone Bank Limited has empowered three Nigerian innovative start-ups with N9 million grants. A statement by the bank said the initiative, which was in partnership with Kleos Advisory, began in January 2022 under its scheme tagged …

  As Nigeria grapples with unemployment, poverty and other challenges, it is cheering that e-commerce platforms are opening up opportunities for youths in the country to explore their talents and thrive as a recent report points to job creation as the largest benefit of Africa’s growing digital economy. Alerzo, a …

Stanbic IBTC Holdings, a member of Standard Bank Group, remained relentless in enhancing international trade between Africa and China. The financial institution recently hosted the Africa-China Trade Expo to promote trade relations and boost economic prosperity in the two regions. The two-day hybrid event, which held on 10 and 11 …

Statement from Emirates Airlines “Emirates has tried every avenue to address our ongoing challenges in repatriating funds from Nigeria, and we have made considerable efforts to initiate dialogue with the relevant authorities for their urgent intervention to help find a viable solution. Regrettably there has been no progress. Therefore, Emirates …

The Nigeria Digital Identification for Development (ID4D) project and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) have reiterated the need for stakeholders to collaborate in Nigeria’s digital identity efforts. A statement signed by Nigeria Digital ID4D’s Communications Manager, Dr. Walter Duru said the two organisations made their position known following a courtesy …

A customer of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), George Braide, who also own an account with the bank at the Aba Road by GRA branch of the bank in Port Harcourt, Rivers State Port Harcourt is asking the bank to refund his N7 million which was taken from his account …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Wednesday arraigned an internet influencer, Portia Emilia before a Lagos Special Offences Court, in Ikeja over alleged N110 million fraud. The social media influencer was arraigned alongside her company Savanah Crest Investment Limited before the court. The defendants, who were docked before Justice …

Daniel Usman Alkali Baba, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), has commended SP Daniel Itse Amah, an officer who rejected $200,000 offered to him to bury a case of armed robbery. The police boss also commended two other officers from across the nation who have been exemplary in their line …

The dispute between the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) and the Transmission Company of Nigeria has worsened Nigeria’s ailing power situation. Supply has been shut down at all TCN substations providing electricity the country’s distribution companies. The workers had on August 15 directed its members to picket TCN offices …

Lagos, Nigeria, August 15, 2022: Sterling Bank Plc has collaborated with Farafina Books, Nigeria’s leading independent literary publishers, to launch a premier anthology of the best of Nigerian writings spanning 200 years, from 1789 to 2018. The anthology, titled: “A Possible Future,” was curated to preserve the gems of Nigeria’s literary …