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  Plan International Nigeria, a leading advocate for girls’ rights and gender equality, will return to the Africa Social Impact Summit this year with a strategic emphasis on policy influence, system strengthening, and high-impact partnerships that drive the protection, empowerment, and long-term advancement of girls across the continent. As one …

    …Delivers Renovated Classrooms at Historic School   As part of its commitment to enhancing access to quality education, leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has renovated three blocks of classrooms at the historic Kobi Government School in Bauchi State.   The project, executed under the Bank’s Fidelity Helping …

The $20 billion Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has been hailed as a symbol of industrial revolution, driving Nigeria’s economic emancipation. This commendation was made by the Technical Committee of the One-Stop Shop (OSS) for sale of crude and refined products in naira initiative during a tour of the facility …

Zenith Bank Plc, Nigeria’s biggest bank by Tier-1 Capital, has assured shareholders and investors of its readiness to satisfy all relevant conditions to exit the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) regulatory forbearance by June 30, 2025. The bank also expressed confidence in meeting shareholders’ dividend expectations in the 2025 financial …

Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has directed institutions to verify and upload their students data on the Student Loan Application System (SLAS). This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday by the Director, Strategic Communications of NELFUND, Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi. Oluwatuyi said SLAS had …

Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) has begun charging the ₦6.98 Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) fee directly from customers’ airtime balances, ending the practice of debiting bank accounts for the service. In text messages sent early Wednesday, the lender informed customers that the new billing model takes effect immediately. “Dear Customer, …

…Analysts say the initiative will reduce inflation and create jobs A recent initiative by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, which includes the distribution of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and diesel to marketers, petrol dealers, manufacturers, telecommunications companies, the aviation sector, and other large-scale users across the country, with free logistics support …

Samer Chedid, CEO of Nestlé Indonesia has been appointed CEO of Nestlé Central and West Africa (CWAR) replacing Mauricio Alarcón who has taken on a new role within the Nestlé group. A business leader with diverse experiences across Nestlé including Middle East, Asia, and Africa, Mr. Chedid is no stranger …

  Fidelity Bank Plc (“the Bank”) refers to the recent circular issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria “CBN” (Reference No. BSD/DIR/CON/LAB/018/008) concerning regulatory forbearance on Single Obligor Limit (SOL) and other credit facilities and wishes to provide the clarifications below to its esteemed shareholders, NGX Regulation Limited (NGX RegCo), …

  Lagos, Nigeria – June 16, 2025 – Our attention has been drawn to a publication on Sahara Reporters website titled, “Fidelity Bank MD Onyeali-Ikpe Confesses to Paying ₦5Billion To Avoid Police Detention Amid Over ₦19Billion Fraud Probe”.   We would like to categorically state this story is patently false …