slideshow

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 Jim Ovia has withdrawn from further activities at …

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 …

PRESS RELEASE 3rd September, 2019. RE-VICTOR ADOJI STEPPED DOWN FOR OTHER CANDIDATES Dear Kogites, We write to debunk the devilish and wicked news making round the social media of the decision of Dr. Adoji stepping down for other candidates ahead of the Kogi PDP gubernatorial primaries which will kick start …

By Felix Onajite President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment of Mr. Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi as the fifth director-general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has attracted applause from IT stakeholders from far and near. Interestingly, before his appointment, Abdullahi was serving as technical assistant to the immediate-past director-general of the …

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 …

Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, Sunday confirmed an international status for the Asaba, Delta State Airport, saying the state government is living up to standards on the required facilities. Sirika, who spoke with journalists after inspecting facilities at the facility said: “We are responsible for civil and aviation transportation and …

  After over two months of inaction following July 27, deadlock in negotiation between the Federal Government and Organised Labour over the consequential adjustment arising from the N30, 000 new National Minimum Wage, NMW, the two parties will Wednesday resume what is considered a make-or-mar meeting. Already, there are worried …

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 …