Business

A 16-year-old student of Everest Heights Int’l Academy, Gwagwalada-Abuja, Tehilah Isimah, has emerged as the overall winner of the 14th edition of the National Essay Competition of UBA Foundation. Isimah emerged the winner at the grand finale of the contest, ...

A total of 54 exhibitors are expected to showcase at the inaugural Design & Build Expo organised by Ecobank and its partners. This was disclosed by the Head, SME, Partnerships and Collaboration, Omoboye Odu, at a media briefing at its ...

  Okomu Oil Palm Company has reaffirmed its commitment to education by awarding bursaries to 56 students from 18 communities bordering its operations in Ovia South-West, Ovia North-East, and Uhunmwonde Local Government Areas for the 2024/2025 academic session. In a ...

  Mama Money Financial Services, a fintech specialising in cost-effective money transfers, has launched a new bank card that enables cardholders to manage their account and money through a custom-made WhatsApp solution. In collaboration with Access Bank and Pick n ...

  Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has reiterated Nigeria’s vast potential and called on leaders to leverage the country’s resources to position it as a global leader. Obasanjo, who spoke on Tuesday at the ongoing Ecobank Design and Build Expo at ...

Access Bank Plc has announced the completion of the acquisition of Standard Chartered subsidiaries in Angola and Sierra Leone. This was revealed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the financial institution signed by the Company Secretary, Sunday Ekwochi. In ...

  The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank Plc, Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, has increased her stake in the bank by acquiring an additional 10 million shares, valued at N157.9m. The shares were purchased in two separate transactions between ...

  The Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammadu Dingyadi, on Thursday, said Nigerians expecting his ministry to provide jobs would be disappointed because that is not part of its mandate. He stated this at the annual conference of the Federal ...

  The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank Plc, Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, has acquired a total of 15 million shares of the bank in a transaction valued at N239.4m. The transaction, which took place between November 21 and ...

  Zenith Bank Plc has expanded its global footprint with the opening of Zenith Bank (UK), Paris Branch, as it announced plans to open subsidiaries in Francophone Africa, starting with Cameroon and Ivory Coast. According to the lender in a ...

  Wema Bank, the pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has commemorated International Fraud Awareness Week 2024 by hosting a seminar. The International Fraud Awareness Week 2024 was themed, “Share A Story, Stop A Scam”. The seminar was ...

  Wema Bank awards N145 million to Seven Outstanding Innovators At The Hackaholics 5.0 Grand Finale Wema Bank, Nigeria’s most innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has successfully concluded the 5th edition of its Hackaholics ...

  The New York City fruit vendor who sold an ordinary banana that was duct-taped to a gallery wall inside Sotheby’s and sold for a whopping $6.2 million was devastated to learn that he was made the butt of the ...

  Petroleum products from the Port Harcourt Refinery Company (PHRC) are exclusively for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) for now, the oil giant said yesterday The products – petrol, diesel and kerosene – are for retail outlets operated ...

  Wema Bank Unveils Top 35 Innovators Advancing to the Grand Finale Pitch of Hackaholics 5.0 Wema Bank, Nigeria’s innovative leader in banking and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has officially announced the 35 exceptional teams advancing ...

  United Bank for Africa has called on Nigerian entrepreneurs to embrace sustainable business practices as a means to ensure long-term growth and survival in the country’s challenging economic environment. Speaking at the UBA’s last quarterly business series for the ...

  The Dangote Petroleum Refinery says the Federal Government has not met its target to supply crude oil to the refinery under the naira-for-crude initiative. It said the amount of crude received from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is ...

  WEMA BANK COMMEMORATES INTERNATIONAL FRAUD AWARENESS WEEK 2024 Reinforcing its commitment to combatting fraud and protecting customers’ financial interests, Wema Bank, Nigeria’s most innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, commemorated International Fraud Awareness Week ...

  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has raided a warehouse in Oke-Afa, Okota, Lagos, filled with unregistered and expired supermarket items This was revealed in a statement shared on X.com (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday. According ...

  Fidelity Bank has announced the launch of the sixth edition of its flagship savings campaign, the Get Alert in Millions promo, aimed at empowering Nigerians with over N159m in cash prizes. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos on ...

  The founder/Chief Executive Officer of Moniepoint Inc., Tosin Eniolorunda, has said that it is more profitable to provide financial services to women than men. Eniolorunda said this in a statement shared with The PUNCH on Tuesday while highlighting the need to ...

  United Bank for Africa is set to empower Micro, Small, and Medium-scale Enterprises with wealth management skills in the last edition of its quarterly business series for the year. The pan-African bank said this edition of the business series, ...

  FirstBank Hosts Inaugural China-Africa Interbank Association Forum; reiterates its commitment to promoting trade, financial cooperation and Economic Development.   Lagos, 28 October 2024 – FirstBank, the premier West African financial institution and financial inclusion service provider has announced its ...

  The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has cautioned electricity consumers against paying for replacement of obsolete or faulty meters, saying it is the responsibility of electricity distribution companies, DisCos, to replace the meters. The Commission in a statement on ...

  Wema Bank Appoints New Deputy Managing Director and Executive Director Wema Bank, Nigeria’s innovative leader in banking and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Deputy Managing Director and ...