Business

Amid frequent fall in naira, the house of representatives committee on finance, loans, and debt management, has recommended that all locally produced goods be banned from importation. The house gave the recommendation while considering a report on the 2024-2026 medium-term expenditure framework and fiscal strategy paper (MTEF/FSP). Recall that the …

Lagos, Nigeria; Tuesday, 21st November 2023- Leading telecommunications network, Airtel, alongside its subsidiary, Smartcash Payment Service Bank, has been recognized at the highly esteemed LAIF (Lagos Advertising and Ideas Festival) awards with a significant haul of trophies. This recognition took place at the 18th edition of the foremost creativity event …

Stanbic IBTC Holdings, a member of Standard Bank Group, is set to host the ninth edition of its annual flagship corporate social investment initiative, the Together4ALimb Walk. The event, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, 25 November 2023, in Lagos, reaffirms Stanbic IBTC’s commitment to supporting children living …

More winners have emerged in the Stanbic IBTC Bank Reward4Saving Season 3 Promo for October, with 70 customers awarded cash prizes of ₦100,000 each in the monthly draw. The event was held at the Bank’s Walter Carrington Crescent head office in Lagos, where winners were presented with their corresponding cheques at …

Haruna Musa, Jaiz Bank’s Substantive MD Jaiz Bank Plc has appointed Haruna Musa as its substantive Managing Director ahead of the retirement of Ahmed Hassan. The bank which is the first non-interest bank established in Nigeria made the disclosure in a regulatory filing seen. The bank said the decision was …

  PalmPay has concluded its N300 million Giveaway Promotion, which ran from November 1 to November 21, and offered Nigerians using the payment platform, the opportunity to win cash rewards. The campaign, which was grouped into three winning phases of N70 million, N100 million and N130 million, had users partake …

The Third Edition of the Zenith Tech Fair, tagged “Future Forward 3.0”, is set to be held on Wednesday, November 22 and Thursday, November 23, 2023, at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, from 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. daily. The Two-Day fair will showcase …

  LAGOS.20.11.23.  Retail lender, Unity Bank Plc has extended N10 million business grant to 30 members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, who took part in the 10th edition of the Bank’s flagship Entrepreneurship Development Initiative, known as Corpreneurship Challenge. The winners, including upcoming entrepreneurs developing innovative solutions in several business value chains such …

  The House of Representatives have asked the leadership of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) to release the list of its 350 top debtors at a Bankers’ Summit being planned by the legislators. AMCON data showed that 350 of its 12,000 total debtors owe 84 per cent of N4.7 trillion …

Globally, access to finance is a critical success factor in the growth and development of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Financial inclusion on the other hand is the availability and equality of opportunities to access financial services. It helps individuals and businesses to access useful and affordable financial products …