FIRSTBANK AND ESTARS FORGE INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP TO ELEVATE ESPORTS EDUCATION FirstBank, the West African premier bank and financial inclusion service provider, is proud to announce a strategic collaboration with EStars Education Africa Limited (EStars), a global leader in ...
Read More »Wema Bank Celebrates 80 Years of Impact …Sets the stage for a future of more possibilities
Wema Bank Celebrates 80 Years of Impact …Sets the stage for a future of more possibilities Wema Bank, Nigeria’s most innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has officially marked the incredible milestone of its ...
Read More »AfDB launches $650m yearly economic support for Nigeria
The African Development Bank Group has approved a new five-year Country Strategy Paper for Nigeria, committing about $650m annually between 2025 and 2030 to drive economic transformation, build resilience, and foster broad-based prosperity. The Bank disclosed this in a ...
Read More »Petrol landing cost now N870, higher than Dangote’s price
The landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) has now averaged N870 per litre, reports by the Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria have shown. This is even as the price offered by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery threatened the ...
Read More »Anticipation builds as Wema Bank clocks 80 in 8 days
Anticipation builds as Wema Bank clocks 80 in 8 days. All roads lead to Lagos on May 2nd 2025, when Wema Bank, Nigeria’s oldest indigenous bank, leading innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, will ...
Read More »NNPCL to undergo forensic audit soon – Edun
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has announced that a forensic audit of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited will begin soon. Edun revealed this at the ongoing Nigerian Investor Forum, held alongside ...
Read More »Court okays arrest, detention of six CBEX promoters
The Federal High Court in Abuja has approved the request of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to arrest and detain six promoters of Crypto Bridge Exchange over an alleged investment fraud amounting to over $1 billion. Justice Emeka ...
Read More »Full list of phones that WhatsApp will no longer work on in May 2025
Users of older mobile phones will no longer be able to access WhatsApp from May 5, 2025, as the messaging platform phases out support for select devices This move is part of Meta’s ongoing efforts to maintain security and ...
Read More »Mikano Motors rewards Miss Nigeria with Changan car
Mikano Motors, a subsidiary of Mikano International Limited has rewarded the winner of the 45th Miss Nigeria, Doris Ogah, with Changan Eado Plus Luxury Sedan The official handover ceremony was held in Lagos at the main office of the ...
Read More »UBA unveils upgraded PoS terminal, app
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa, has unveiled an upgrade to its Point of Sale Terminal and its UBA MONI App to strengthen the digital payment landscape and empower small and medium-scale enterprises. In a statement on Sunday, ...
Read More »Federation Account allocation falls third straight month to N1.57tn
The Federation Account Allocation Committee has reported a further decline in monthly disbursements to the Federal Government, states, and local government councils, with a total of N1.578tn shared as March 2025 revenue. This marks the third consecutive monthly drop ...
Read More »Rand Merchant Bank Nigeria receives West Africa 2024 award
Corporate and investment bank Rand Merchant Bank Nigeria Limited has been recognised by DealMakers AFRICA for its lead advisory role in the exit of CardinalStone Partners from iFitness to Verod Capital Management. In a statement on Sunday, the firm ...
Read More »Marketers import 156.9m litres as petrol landing cost falls
Amidst an ongoing price war between players in the nation’s downstream oil sector, fresh investigations have revealed that the landing cost of imported Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) dropped to N853 per litre on Tuesday. This comes as marketers secured ...
Read More »Again, crude output drops amid global price crash
As the world battles a global crude price crash, Nigeria’s average daily crude output has fallen again in March, threatening the nation’s budget. According to data released by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, the daily crude production figure ...
Read More »Air Peace prioritises London routes expansion
Air Peace has put its plans for U.S. routes on hold as it focuses on expanding and strengthening its operations on the London route. Speaking on the airline’s current strategy, Head of Corporate Communications Ejike Ndiulo emphasised the importance ...
Read More »Delta Airlines marks 100th anniversary with flight museum reopening
In celebration of its centennial, Delta Air Lines has concluded plans to reopen what it called a Delta Flight Museum on April 7. The US-based airline said the newly renovated museum showcases the airline’s rich history, emphasising its culture ...
Read More »Air passengers protest missing 47,923 luggage in 2024
Air passengers are protesting incessant loss or delay in the arrival of their language in local and international airlines across the country’s airports in 2024. A recently released executive summary by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority of both international ...
Read More »65% tank farms dormant due to fuel subsidy removal
As the battle to control market share in the downstream sector rages on, no fewer than 70 tank farm owners have been compelled to cease operations in the past two years, leaving their facilities abandoned and idle as retailers ...
Read More »Parallex Bank commits to promoting savings culture
Parallex Bank has reiterated its commitment to promoting a savings culture among Nigerians through various initiatives and products designed to encourage financial prudence. This was disclosed by Preye Ojeme, Head of the Public Sector Department at the Parallex Bank ...
Read More »Algiers-Abuja direct flights begin April 6
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, announced the launch of Air Algérie’s inaugural direct flight service from Algiers to Abuja, set to begin on April 6, 2025. This is said to strengthen the diplomatic and economic ties between ...
Read More »From Marinho to Ojulari: History of NNPCL’s leadership from inception
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday removed Mele Kyari as the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and appointed Bashir Bayo Ojulari as his replacement, effective April 2, 2025. The President also dissolved the company’s ...
Read More »FirstBank Files Appeal
INJUNCTION AND STAY OF EXECUTION CARGO REMAINS UNDER ARREST In a surprising twist of events, its decision delivered today, the Federal High Court in a surprising shift from the true nature of FirstBank ’s claim held that the ...
Read More »Dollar-for-petrol: Marketers protest, Dangote exports fuel to US, others
Oil marketers under the aegis of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria have rejected the decision by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery to sell refined petroleum products in dollars. PETROAN urged the Federal Government not to allow ...
Read More »Discos rake in N509bn amidst serial grid collapses
Electricity consumers paid a total of N509.84bn in the fourth quarter of 2024 despite enduring five grid collapses within the same period, The PUNCH reports. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission said in a report that there were three incidents ...
Read More »Power generators fear collapse over N4.7tn debt
The Federal Government said it is taking necessary steps to offset the N4.7tn debt owed to power generation companies to avert a possible nationwide blackout. This came as stakeholders expressed fears that some power generation companies might be forced ...
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