Stanbic IBTC Bank, a member of the Standard Bank Group, launches an integrated marketing campaign on its Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) application, with the dedicated code, *909#. The *909# USSD string affords customers the opportunity to access wallet and banking services such as (inter and intra bank transfers, airtime purchase, …
Read More »Stanbic IBTC upgrades infrastructure of Lagos Primary School
Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, has donated an ultra-modern lavatory to Abaranje Primary School, located in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. The facility donated by Stanbic IBTC consists of a block of 12 modern toilets – 10 for the use of students …
Read More »Polaris Bank unveils new mobile banking app
Polaris Bank has unveiled its new Polaris Mobile Banking App and is offering customers, a 50% discount on all transfer fees for 30 days after registration on the app. The Bank disclosed that the new Polaris Mobile Banking App “is now available to users on both Google Play for Android devices and …
Read More »JIM OVIA WITHDRAWS FROM THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
Following the hypersensitivity of the issues surrounding the lives and well-being of Nigerian citizens living in South Africa and to contribute his voice against the poor state of security regarding foreign nationals living in Africa, the Founder/Chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, Mr. Jim Ovia has withdrawn from further activities at …
Read More »Redeployments at NPDC aimed at optimizing production – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has clarified the redeployment of 12 management staff of its flagship upstream subsidiary, the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), saying it was aimed at repositioning the company to meet it production and reserve targets. Addressing newsmen at the NNPC Towers on Tuesday, the NNPC …
Read More »First Bank Showcases Opportunities in Nigeria’s Agric Value Chain
CEO of First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) and Subsidiaries, Adesola Adeduntan says the objective of the Bank’s Agric Expo is to support the goal of the Federal Government of Nigeria to make Agriculture a mainstream in the country. To discuss this, he joins CNBC Africa’s Christy Cole for more. Video …
Read More »Elumelu urges Japan to invest $2.5bn, empower African entrepreneurs
African investor and philanthropist Tony O. Elumelu has challenged the Government of Japan to invest 5 percent of its $50bn commitment to Africa, in empowering African entrepreneurs. Mr Tony Elumelu spoke at the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Yokohama, Japan, yesterday. “At TICAD 2016 in Kenya, …
Read More »If there is a bank on ground to help the country address geographical gaps in terms of financial inclusion, it is FirstBank’
Adesola Adeduntan is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of FirstBank of Nigeria Ltd. In this interview with BusinessDay’s Patrick Atuanya & Endurance Okafor, he shares insight on how the commercial bank is driving financial inclusion in Nigeria, especially in the Northern region where exclusion rate is high. With over 31,000 …
Read More »Keystone Bank empowers youths and business start-ups
Fastest growing financial services provider, Keystone Bank Limited, has again demonstrated its commitment towards the empowerment of MSMEs & youths in entrepreneurship by launching a capacity building Masterclass to empower entrepreneurs with the requisite skills for business growth. The maiden edition of the Masterclass tagged ‘Spark Up Your Brand’ held …
Read More »ZENITH BANK OFFERS ZECA EDUCATION LOAN FOR CHILDREN
Nigeria’s leading financial institution, Zenith Bank Plc, has introduced the Zenith Children’s Account (ZECA) Education Loan to assist parents pay their children/ wards school fees as the new school session begins. The loan offering, which is disbursed directly to the account of the beneficiary’s school, comes at a very …
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