Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest bank by assets, has appointed Yinka Sanni as its new Chief Executive for Africa Regions and a member of the Group Leadership Council. Sanni, the group’s Regional Chief Executive for West Africa, takes over from Sola David-Borha, who is retiring after thirty-one (31) years of …

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has urged the Minister of Communications and Digital Planning, Dr. Isa Pantami, to ignore calls by some people that he should resign. There have been calls for Pantami to resign over his alleged ties to terrorists sects. Pantanmi, who described the campaign for him to …

Madonna University Alumni Association (MUAA) has communicated its shock and remorse at the demise of Mrs. Adaeze Destiny Ikpeama, a member of the association who passed away on 10th April 2021 at a hospital in Lagos State. Speaking through its National President, Peter Nwachukwu, the Alumni body posited that the …

The argument against the profitability of Ecommerce in Africa has been the lack of infrastructure, especially the difficulty with connection and inroad to rural areas where the majority of Africa’s population resides. A 2019 report by the World Bank showed that 49% of Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria, live in …

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider has announced a webinar to sensitise individuals and businesses with useful information on being protected in today’s digital age.    The virtual event is scheduled to hold by noon on Friday, 16 April 2021 with “Staying Protected Amidst the Pandemic Chaos” being the topic …

The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) has signed a memorandum of understanding with national assembly management on the increase of salaries and allowances. The workers have been demanding the full implementation of the new national minimum wage. The failure of the implementation of the new wage has led to …

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, parent company of the Ecobank Group, has announced the appointment of Akin Dada as the new Executive Director of Corporate and Investment Banking. Previously Head of Ecobank Group’s Corporate Banking, Dada joined Ecobank in 2017 as the Executive Director of Corporate Banking in Nigeria, according to a …

As part of its commitment to support the growth and sustainability of Micro, Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (MSME) in the continent, Pan African financial Institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, is set to organise the next edition of its UBA Business Series. The UBA Business Series which is a monthly …

The innovative use of technology in delivery of financial services is eliciting a positive impact on businesses and customers’ experience in Nigeria. Aside from providing a cheaper, faster and user friendly financial option for Nigerians, fintech solutions are driving financial inclusion, employment creation. With about 30% population of tech-savvy and …

    …says Nigeria price is in line with or lower than prices across the West African coast  Management of Dangote Cement Plc has clarified that the price of a bag of cement from its factories and plants across Nigeria (as at 12th April, 2021) is N2,450 in Obajana and Gboko, and …