Sterling Bank CEO, Abubakar Suleiman Abubakar Suleiman, managing director of Sterling Bank and three other executive directors at the financial institution, Raheem Owodeyi, Tunde Adeola and Yemi Odubiyi engaged in share dealings last week. The four top executives traded about N42.36 million worth of shares, on the heels of the …
Read More »FIRSTBANK PARTNERS WITH ELOY FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF FEMALE OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES
In furtherance of the need to empower female business owners across the country, The ELOY Foundation, in partnership with FirstBank presents the ELOY Foundation Business Shower, created to support female entrepreneurs on their journey to building sustainable businesses. The support from FirstBank will be carried out through the FirstGem loan …
Read More »Huawei SD-WAN recognized as Gartner Customers’ Choice for third straight year
Huawei has been named a 2022 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for WAN Edge Infrastructure, receiving this distinction for a third straight year. Customers across a wide variety of industries, such as finance, manufacturing, and services, had by December 31, 2021, comprehensively reviewed WAN edge infrastructure products and solutions from …
Read More »B2B e-commerce is helping micro businesses save time, energy, and resources
Unlike the years where micro business owners in underserved areas face deprivation in accessing fast moving commodities and goods to sell to consumers due to factors such as: unavailable infrastructure, long distance to the market and lack of adequate transport for purchased goods. These days, the story has changed as …
Read More »UBA Foundation Joins Rest of the World to Celebrate International Day of the African Child;
….Donates Books, Reading Sessions Across Africa . In commemoration of the 2022 International Day of the African Child, the UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Group, on Thursday, joined the rest of the world to celebrate African children by holding reading sessions …
Read More »How FCMB, Principal Officers Of Nigeria Police Academy Conspired To Withhold My Salary, Illegally Deducted My Money – Lecturer Cries Out
“FCMB unlawfully withdrew all the salaries in my account, N500,000 without adherence to CBN guidelines and extant rules on salaries loan.” Alecturer in the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social and Management Sciences of the Nigeria Police Academy (POLAC), Wudil, Kano State, Dr. Goddy Osa Igbaekemen has accused the First …
Read More »Heritage Bank wins Lagos Environmental Sustainability Award, commits to nature protection
For its contribution and support towards Environmental Sustainability, especially, in Lagos, the state government, awarded Heritage Bank with its 2022 Environmental Sustainability Award. The bank joined other corporate organisations and schools within the State, awarded for their efforts towards protecting nature and limiting the impact of climate change on …
Read More »FIRSTBANK secures $150 million Afreximbank Pandemic Trade Impact Mitigation Facility (PATIMFA) to support businesses in Nigeria
13 June 2022 – African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the disbursement of a US$150 million finance facility to First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider. The funding was provided under Afreximbank’s Pandemic Trade Impact Mitigation Facility (PATIMFA). Afreximbank’s US$150 million financial support will …
Read More »PenCom Begins Online Verification Of FG Retirees June 20
The National Pension Commission on will on Monday, June 20, commence the 2022 online verification and enrolment exercise for retirees/prospective retirees of federal government treasury funded Ministries, Departments and Agencies. The Commission stated this in a statement made available on Thursday. It said that those eligible for the online verification …
Read More »REDTV Emerges Best Online TV of the Year
REDTV, Africa’s leading lifestyle entertainment online network, powered by Africa’s global Bank, the United Bank for Africa (UBA) has been announced as the winner of Online TV of the Year at the prestigious 2022 edition of the GAGE Awards which was held over the weekend in Lagos, Nigeria. The award came as …
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