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The Godwin Emefiele-led Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has urged Nigerians to embrace the e-Naira because of its accruing benefits, which includes deepening financial inclusion in the country. The apex bank’s Director Corporate Communications Department, Osita Nwanisobi, made the call on Thursday at the ongoing Lagos International Trade Fair. In …

NEW YORK/LAGOS, 11 November 2021 – UNICEF and African e-commerce platform Jumia (NYSE: JMIA) announced today a partnership in support of Giga’s work to connect every school to the Internet and every young person to information, opportunity, and choice. Jumia’s data science capacity will offer Giga insights into the economic …

In line with its commitment towards giving back and impacting lives, UBA Foundation – the corporate social responsibility arm of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc – has kicked-off a week-long series of activities aimed at promoting mental health awareness for staff and customers starting with a panel session on Wellness …

It may not be the best of times for the troubled First City Monument Bank (FCMB) as depositors in the bank are reportedly closing their accounts with the bank in droves. According to media reports, the development came about, as a result of a leaked internal memo within the bank, …

  …To add 750, 000MTs via rain-fed cultivation, reduce annual import by 60 In a bid to meet high demand amid poor production capacity of wheat, the Central Bank of Nigeria and Heritage Bank Plc have adopted a novel but more robust approach to boost local production and reduce dependence …

Kogi State House of Assembly has threatened to issue a warrant of arrest against the Managing Director of Sterling Bank Plc, Abubakar Suleiman should he fail to appear before the house on Tuesday next week. The House had invited the Managing Director two weeks ago to clarify the N20bn Bailout …

The Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of NOVA Merchant Bank Limited, Mr. Nath Ude, has been conferred as an Elected Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) at the 2021 CIBN Fellowship Investiture. The event which held on the 30th of October 2021 at the Balmoral Convention …

Five years ago I had the vision to create a platform where exceptional entrepreneurs would be groomed and given the right tools to excel. This was the birth of the Charles O’Tudor Brand Master Class (COBMC). COBMC was first launched on June 20th 2017 at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce …

Wednesday, 3 November 2021. Lagos First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced the commemoration of the 2021 and 60th edition of its annually sponsored Lagos Amateur Golf Championship. The tourney is scheduled to Tee-Off at the golf section of Ikoyi Club 1938 …

Abdulrasheed Maina’s reign of impunity while feasting on pensioners’ money was facilitated, expedited, accelerated and in collaboration with Nigeria’s known player in financial industry. Again, Fidelity Bank Plc that was incriminated in Diezani Alison-Madueke’s money laundering case, aided and acted as conduit through which Maina made an extraordinary, mind boggling, …