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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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

  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 …

A cross-section of Students of Bayero University, Kano who participated in the fifth edition of the Youth Empowerment Academy – Stream 5 (YEA 5) organized by Fidelity Bank PLC in conjunction with Bayero University and Gazelle Academy in Kano at the weekend. Consistent with its unbridled commitment to youth empowerment …

Polaris Bank has announced that it takes a minute for customers to get its new pay day loan called Polaris Salary Advance. Polaris Salary Advance is a customer-led product that enables employees get up to 50% of their net monthly salary to meet basic needs before their next pay day. …

Tony O. Elumelu, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation and the Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), will speak at the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), taking place in Yokohama, Japan from August 28 – 30, 2019. As the leading champion of entrepreneurship in Africa, Mr. Elumelu will ensure that …

The newly appointed director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mr Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi has said that his vision is to completely transform the agency into a smart organization. Abdullahi, made this known during the staff general meeting held at the agency’s corporate headquarters in Abuja on Thursday. …