As part of efforts to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 on the education sector, Heritage Bank Plc in partnership with Honourable Fatima Mohammed (FAMO) foundation has provided succor to over 300 affected private school teachers and small medium enterprises (SMEs). Thechallenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, have continued in …
Read More »Police interrogates four PWC workers over deputy senior partner’s death
Four PriceWaterhouseCoopers’ workers in Nigeria were interrogated by the police over the mysterious death of the company’s Deputy Country Senior Partner, Tola Ogundipe. Ogundipe had gone for a boat cruise before his death. He is said to have drowned while boating. His boat was seen and his body was later …
Read More »Banking sector made N263.78trn electronic transactions in Q2 – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that the banking sector recorded a total volume of 2,160,436,659, amounting to N263.73 trillion electronic payment transactions in the second quarter of 2020. In a report titled “Selected Banking Sector Q2 2020,” the bureau said online transfers accounted for the bulk of …
Read More »The real arguments for Nigeria’s digital Banks
If you live in Nigeria, you’ve probably heard some stories about how difficult it is to get anything done at a government agency. Those stories are so popular that they have made their way into popular culture through “oga is not on seat” jokes. When you’re going to a government …
Read More »Smart Shopping Help Online Shoppers Save Money, Compare Prices
Many will agree that the stock of digital businesses have risen tremendously in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic. The crucial role played by technology and ecommerce during the lockdown has further opened up the space for more possibilities. For many small and medium scale businesses that managed to survive economic …
Read More »FIRSTBANK PROMOTES CAREER DEVELOPMENT OF STAFF, GRADUATES THIRD SET OF ITS SENIOR MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (SMDP) PARTICIPANTS
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider, has graduated 12 successful candidates in the third edition of its Senior Management Development Programme (SMDP). The graduation ceremony held virtually, via the Zoom video conferencing platform on Wednesday, 2 September, 2020. The Senior Management Development Programme (SMDP) is …
Read More »International Literacy Day 2020: FirstBank Set The Pace With Innovative e-learning Solutions
By Eche Munonye Covid-19 brought a huge challenge to education and literacy, First Bank of Nigeria Limited responded with a Rosetta stone of innovative e-learning initiatives that have far-reaching effects Since 1967 that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have been celebrating International Literacy Day to promote …
Read More »Union Bank Staff In EFCC Net Dupes Customer Of N80m
The Kano Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC), has arraigned one Kolapo Oduwole before Justice Musa Danladi of the Katsina State High Court on a six -count charge of forgery and fraud in the sum of N80,000,000( Eighty Million Naira only). According to EFCC Head of Media …
Read More »Ray of hope as Nigeria’s COVID-19 figures dwindle.
With the continuous increase in the rate of recovery from the dreaded Coronavirus, Nigeria appears to be winning the war against the pandemic that has wreaked havoc across the globe. Data gathered from the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control by P+ Measurement Services in the month of August saw Nigeria recording …
Read More »9mobile doles out N20m, 1000 smartphones in ‘Mega Million’ promo
9mobile has announced the giveaway of N20 million naira, 1000 smartphones to customers in its promo tagged Mega Million promo. The promo, across various regions of the country, continues to gift lucky winners with life-changing uplift and relief especially in the wake of the economic effects of Covid-19. Mega Million …
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