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  Five Game-Changing Facts About FirstBank’s MREIF Home Loan For many Nigerians, home ownership has always felt like a long dream parked somewhere between someday and maybe. However, the MREIF Mortgage Loan by FirstBank of Nigeria is quietly changing that narrative. Here are ...

  WEMA BANK ANNOUNCES TOP 10 NOMINEES FOR SARA GIVES TO EMPOWER HER AWARD Wema Bank, Nigeria’s oldest indigenous, most innovative and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has announced the Top 10 nominees for its women-focused award ...

  Fidelity Bank To Empower Women With Sustainable Entrepreneurship Skills And HAP 2.0 Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has announced the launch of the second edition of its flagship women-empowerment initiative, the HerFidelity Apprenticeship Programme 2.0 (HAP 2.0). According ...

  Driving Growth Through Sustainability: FirstBank’s Commitment Sustainability has become a critical priority for businesses and governments across the world, driving growth, innovation, and positive change. As the world grapples with climate change, social inequality, and economic uncertainty, organisations are ...

  Zenith Bank Emerges Nigeria’s No. 1 Export-Friendly Bank as NEPC Confirms Record Non-Oil Performance Nigeria’s non-oil export sector recorded its strongest performance yet in 2025, and at the center of that growth story is Zenith Bank Plc, officially ranked ...

  Nollywood actress Biola Adebayo is making waves online with an exciting empowerment initiative, offering a total of 2million Naira to budding entrepreneurs. In her post, she wrote: “GIVEAWAY!!! 2M MILLION NAIRA EMPOWERMENT GIVEAWAY. 200K TO 10 PEOPLE TO START UP A BUSINESS OR EXPAND YOUR BUSINESS. ...

  Wema Bank To Host 2026 International Women’s Day Event on March 4th As International Women’s Day [IWD] draws near, Wema Bank, Nigeria’s oldest indigenous bank, most innovative and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has announced its ...

  The President and Chairman of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to urgently convene a national retreat to resolve Nigeria’s persistent electricity crisis, warning that widespread power outages could undermine the country’s industrialisation ...

  The Aliko Dangote, Chairman of the Dangote Group, has predicted a significant strengthening of the naira, saying the currency could reach N1,100 to a dollar this year. According to Channels TV, Dangote made the remarks on Tuesday during the ...

  WEMA BANK SET TO SPONSOR CELEBRITY PERFORMANCE AT COUPLE’S WEDDING In the spirit of the season of love, Wema Bank has announced the couple who will be getting a special celebrity artiste performance at their wedding on Valentine’s Day, ...

  Onitsha Main Market Chairman, Chijioke Okpalaugo, Resigns The chairman of Onitsha Main Market, Chijioke Okpalaugo, has allegedly resigned amid rising security fears in the market. The development followed the discovery of a coffin placed overnight at the market’s administrative ...

  FIRST HOLDCO PLC – TAKING THE BULL BY THE HORN WITH A RECORD IMPAIRMENT CHARGE; GROWS GROSS EARNINGS TO N3.4 TRILLION FOR THE UNAUDITED FULL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025. First HoldCo Plc has announced its unaudited financial results ...

  WEMA BANK LAUNCHES “EVOLUTION OF LOVE” CAMPAIGN FOR VALENTINE’S DAY …Offers celebrity performance for newly-weds and other gifts for singles, friends and couples . Following the launch of “ALAT: The Evolution”, Wema Bank, Nigeria’s oldest indigenous bank, most innovative ...

  Pastor Arrested For Hiring Cultists to K!ll A Rival Pastor In Bayelsa Over Church Membership Operatives of the Bayelsa State Police Command’s Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit have arrested a Delta State–born pastor, Elijah Oro, over an alleged ...

  Wema Bank Launches the Upgraded Version of ALAT Banking App … Introduces Voice Banking, Tap and Pay and Uptime Prediction Wema Bank, Nigeria’s most innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has launched the upgraded ...

  CBN Projects Petrol Price Increase To N950 Per Litre In 2026 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has projected that Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, could rise to around N950 per litre in 2026. The forecast ...

  ICPC Rejects Dangote’s Request To Withdraw Petition Against Former NMDPRA Boss, Farouk Ahmed—Insists Investigations Must Continue The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has declined billionaire Alhaji Aliko Dangote’s request to withdraw his petition against Farouk ...

  Togo, Niger, And Benin Owe Over N25 Billion To Nigeria For Electricity Supply — NERC Togo, Niger, and Benin collectively owe Nigeria $17.8 million (over N25 billion at the current exchange rate) for electricity supplied under bilateral arrangements, the ...

  Africa’s First Fully Digital Bank, ALAT By Wema Is Getting An Upgrade Wema Bank is once again redefining the future of banking with the upgraded version of ALAT scheduled to go live in January, 2026. Tagged ALAT: The Evolution, ...

  FirstHoldCo Announces FirstBank Has Met ₦500 Billion Regulatory Capital Requirement -Shareholders commit to future injection of more capital to the Groups’ other subsidiaries   First HoldCo Plc (“FirstHoldCo” or “the Group”) has announced that its commercial banking subsidiary, First ...

  FirstBank Hosts Nigeria Economic Outlook 2026,  Leads Conversation on Economic Growth   Lagos, 2 January 2026 – FirstBank, West Africa’s premier financial institution and financial inclusion service provider is pleased to announce the Nigeria Economic Outlook 2026 scheduled to ...

  Nigerian woman returns N330 million mistakenly credited to her bank account In a remarkable display of integrity, a Nigerian woman identified as Aisha Isah Yelwa, has returned N330 million mistakenly credited to her bank account. Mrs. Yelwa, a petty ...

  FirstBank Introduces Exclusive 500-Seater Bleacher at Carnival Calabar & Festival 2025 Lagos, 26 December 2025  – FirstBank, West Africa’s premier financial institution and financial inclusion services provider, has officially announced its sponsorship of the Carnival Calabar & Festival 2025, ...

  Peter Obi asks FG to publish Nigeria–France tax administration agreement Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, says the Nigeria–France tax memorandum of understanding (MoU) must be transparent, as it has generated understandable ...

  Top 20 Finalists Emerge For Hackaholics 6.0 Following the 2-day pre-pitch for the grand finale, Wema Bank, Nigeria’s leading innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has announced the Top 20 finalists for Hackaholics 6.0. ...