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Lagos 2022 Budget Scales Second Reading As Committees Begin Work

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, on Tuesday committed the 2022 Appropriation Bill of the State to a joint committee on Finance and Economic Planning and Budget after deliberations by members. Recall that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, last Wednesday presented to the Assembly a budget size of ₦1,388,285,459,990.51 for the year 2022. As the ... Read More »

Edwin Ogidi-Gbegbaje; Trailblazing in Stewardship, Humanity

 Sir Edwin Egwonomu Ogidi-Gbegbaje is not your run-of-the-mill civil servant, he depicts an extraordinary egghead who has set a benchmark that cannot be easily equaled. He is reputed for hard work and dedication to duty. It is not out of place to say Ogidi-Gbegbaje, the Delta State permanent secretary, Directorate of Government House and Protocol has an in-depth knowledge of his career. Little ... Read More »

Ecobank Nigeria to Sustain SMEs Support, Grow Agency Banking Network In 2022

Left: Managing Director/Regional Executive, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan; Managing Director, Wema Bank, Ademola Adebise; Deputy Governor, Financial Systems Stability, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mrs. Aishah Ahmad; Managing Director, United Bank for Africa (UBA), Kennedy Uzoka and Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Financial Institutions Training Centre (FITC), Chizor Malize at the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) 2021 Dinner held ... Read More »

UBA Foundation Projects Message of Hope, Encouragement as Uzoka lights up the Foundation’s Garden Ahead of the Yuletide

Set to Give Back at Its Annual Food Bank Africa’s global bank, United Bank for Africa, through its UBA Foundation has been spreading joy across Africa for many years as they continue to give back to the underpriviledged in the communities in which they operate. At the UBA Foundation gardens in Lagos where the bank is head quartered, a lights ... Read More »

FIRSTBANK HOLDS NON-OIL EXPORT WEBINAR SERIES, CREATES AWARENESS OF THE BANK’S EXPORT SOLUTIONS

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced the convening of its non-oil export webinar series. The Event is centered on deliberating opportunities that will enhance the country’s expansion of its drive towards diversifying the national economy, thereby reducing the reliance of oil as a mainstay of the country’s revenue. The first series ... Read More »

2021 NCOY: FIRSTBANK PARTNERS JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT NIGERIA, REITERATES COMMITMENT TO INNOVATION AND EDUCATION

For 11 years, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has partnered with Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN) to host its annual flagship event; the National Company of the Year competition (NCOY), which convenes winners of the JA Company Regional Competitions across Nigeria to compete for the National Company of the Year Award. This year, ... Read More »

Christ Royal Family Intl Church @30: CELEBRATING GODS FAITHFULNESS

Bishop Tom Samson led Christ Royal Family Church is in a joyous mood at the moment, occasioned by their forthcoming 30th anniversary celebration coming up on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at the churchs expansive 100 hectares international camp ground, Royal City, Iyesin-Otta in Ogun State. Christ Royal Family Intl Church was founded thirty years ago, precisely in 1991, in a ... Read More »

Ex-Staff Launches UBA Alumni Network

It was an interesting and auspicious time to see ex-staff of Africa’s global bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, come together to launch the UBA Alumni Network. The maiden event took place at UBA’s Amphitheatre on Tuesday, 2021, and was very well attended by Ex-staff in line with the Covid-19 protocols. A number of ex-staff of the bank from ... Read More »

FIRST BANK UNVEILS A FULLYAUTOMATED SELF SERVICE BRANCH, STRENGTHENS DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN NIGERIA

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services organisation has announced the launch of its fully automated branch, called the FirstBank Digital Experience Centre. It is provided to put customers at an advantage in carrying out various activities on their own without interacting with anyone. The branch is a reinvention of digital banking solutions in the ... Read More »

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