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First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, sponsored the Africa International Trade Exhibition (A.I.T.E 2023), held on 21 and 22 September 2023 at the Hilton Hotel Midtown, New York, U.S.A. The event was themed “the imperatives of global trade for African SMEs as a …

    There is growing concern that reports about Flutterwave’s financial scandals will have a negative impact on its growth prospects. Reports emerged early this week that Africa’s largest fintech lost almost N3 billion in customers’ funds, alleged to have been stolen by hackers. This quagmire amidst the economic crises …

Oando Plc’s stock price has lost 8.9 per cent of its value to settle at N11.85 after its financial accounts cast doubt over its ability to continue as a going concern. The company has topped the losers’ chart on the Nigerian Exchange Limited in the last two days following the …

  UBA to Incentivise Businesses that register to Attend. Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) has announced that it is once again the headline sponsor of the 2023 edition of the annual Lagos International Trade Fair. In partnership with the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), organisers …

Contrary to reports by some online media that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, under the leadership of Group Chief Executive Officer Mr. Mele Kyari is conducting secret recruitment without board approval, this medium reliably gathered that it’s false. The report had claimed that about 35 people were allegedly recruited …

Emma Okonji The Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), have stressed the need for the protection of telecoms infrastructure, given its critical nature in accelerating data and voice transmission from one location to another, to enhance effective communication and financial transactions across all sectors of the Nigerian economy. …

Promasidor Nigeria Limited, makers of Cowbell Milk; a leading dairy brand in Nigeria, and producers of Cowbellpedia, Nigeria’s foremost educational TV Quiz Show targeted at secondary school students in Nigeria are set to bring back the successful TV quiz show to the screens. The TV Quiz show which focused on …

  Mr Tony Elumelu and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu   A gathering of prominent global leaders, including Nigeria’s President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, representatives from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), as well as numerous leaders from the public and …

L-R: Dr Femi Badejo, CEO, Global Trade Policy (left), presenting the award for Telecoms Brand of the Year to Glo officials, Ms Catherine Bomett, Director, Customer Care; Mr Remi Makinde, Group CTO, Rollout; and Mr Zakari Usman, Head Enterprise Business Group, at the Marketing Edge awards at Podium Event Centre, …

Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, has announced it will operate an additional five-a-week service to London Heathrow starting from 31 October 2023 until 30 March 2024. This temporary service will meet market demand during the busy winter season and offer customers more travel choices. Emirates currently serves London Heathrow with …