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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 …

    Following salary increases in a bid to support staff to cushion the effect spiralling cost of living, 10 Nigerian banks spent a total of N589.88 billion as personnel expenses in nine months of 2023, representing an increase of 33.2 per cent over N442.97 billion reported in nine months of 2022. …

    Lagos, 20th November, 2023 – P+ Measurement Services, a leading media intelligence consultancy, proudly announces its seventh consecutive year hosting the prestigious AMEC Measurement Month. This year’s highly anticipated event will delve into the critical theme of “Influencer Marketing and PR: Analyzing the Role of Influencers in Modern PR …

L-R; Mr. Femi Ogunwomoju, Registrar and Secretary of Council Olabisi Onabanjo University(OOU); Mr. Kola Olugbodi, Chief Executive Officer, Background Check International(BCI); Prof Johnson Agboola, The Vice Chancellor, Olabisi Onabanjo University, The Executive Vice Chairman, Verdant Zeal Group / Guest Lecturer, Dr. Tunji Olugbodi; and Prof. Olatundun Oderinde, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academics, …

FirstBank, Nigeria’s premier financial institution and leading financial inclusion services provider, has launched the Win Big promo to reward and delight its valued customers. The four-month promo, which started on 23 October 2023 and will run till 23 February 2023 will reward several new and existing customers of the Bank …

In celebrating Pan African Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS) 50th year anniversary, Catholic Bishops across Africa will gather to promote Synodal church in Africa through digital communications. Speaking at the World press conference held yesterday in Lagos, the president of CEPACS and Bishop of Oyo Diocese, Most Rev. Emmanuel Badejo …

The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has said that there might be an increase in telecom tariff in the country as the current tariff regime in the telecom sector is no longer sustainable. This was made known by the Chairman of ALTON, Mr. Gbenga Adebayo, in Lagos …

The new Managing Director of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA),Dr Olufemi Ogunyemi, has called for immediate commencement of infrastructure development in the Centenary Economic City Free Trade Zone, Abuja and the revamping of the Abuja Technology Village to position the Federal Capital City for economic growth and industrialization. …

Stanbic IBTC Bank Limited, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings has been recognised as the Most Outstanding Bank Supporting Women-Owned Businesses at the Women in Marketing and Communications Award (WIMCA) held in Lagos, Nigeria recently. WIMCA is the largest gathering of female professionals in brand, marketing and communications in Nigeria …

A new edition of the Globacom-sponsored African Voices Playmakers on CNN International will go on air this weekend. It will feature two renowned chefs, Georgiana Viou from Republic of Benin and Ayushi Gooroochurn  of Mauritius. Viou is well respected for her exquisite French cuisines which reflect her Beninese roots in France where she lives. When she left Republic of Benin for …