Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), on Wednesday, empowered a total of 16,000 women in all the 16 local governments area of Kwara State. Each of the 16 thousand rural women were given the sum of N10,000 each, to help boost their petty trade and also start new businesses. In all, a total of N160,000 million were given to the rural women ... Read More »
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Stanbic IBTC Bank Launches It’s SMS Banking Solution With Funds Transfer, Bill Payment Functionalities
Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has launched its 3S (SMS/Self Service) Banking Solution with funds transfer and bill payment capabilities. This is unique a SMS banking solution with a bundle of functionalities. This service will enable customers initiate transactional and non-transactional banking activities by sending a short message from their registered phone number to ... Read More »
One of Nigeria’s biggest beauty pageants, Miss Global Nigeria is Back
The beauty contest, set up with a view to invoking beauty as a tool for universal amity has commenced preparations for the hosting of it’s next edition. According to the Chaperone of the pageant adjudged as Nigeria’s fairest, Mitchell Ijeh-Udoka, the winner of the forthcoming edition represents the nation at the Miss Progress International, www.missprogressinternational.com holding in Italy between September ... Read More »
Banking fraud: Activist backs EFCC Chairman on Banker’s Asset Declaration Policy
…Says, Bank workers promote fraud in the sector A human rights activist, Comrade Adeniyi Alimi Sulaiman, has thrown his weight behind the decision of the new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa, that the Bank officials in the country should declare their assets, saying it is right decision at the right time. Specifically, he ... Read More »
Abbey Mortgage Bank repositions for growth
Abbey Mortgage Bank is repositioned for growth with the recently concluded right issue exercise which will increase the capital of the bank by circa N3billion. The success of the right issue is an indication of the confidence that the shareholders have in the management and the strategic intention of the bank. In the last few months, the bank grew it’s ... Read More »
Ecobank Wins Starsight Sustainability Award 2020
Leading West African Commercial and industrial solar power and cooling provider, Starsight says Ecobank is well placed to be the market leader in the establishment of “Green Branches’ across the country. According to Starsight it has so far delivered more than 100 branch facilities with its market leading renewable energy solutions, reducing Ecobank Carbon footprint and making Ecobank one ... Read More »
AFCON 2021: MTN supports Eagles boat ride to Port Novo
Multinational mobile telecommunications company MTN Nigeria is basking in the euphoria for partly supporting the Super Eagles’ successful trip via the waterways to Port Novo for last Saturday’s 2021 AFCON qualifier against Republic, Benin. Though details of the Super Eagles contingent as per logistics were sketchy ahead of the trip to Port Novo aside the support of the Lagos State ... Read More »
Stanbic IBTC Sponsors Alternative Agriculture Equipment Trade Show 2021
To reiterate its commitment towards developing the agricultural sector, Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a member of Stanbic IBTC Group, has concluded plans to sponsor the Alternative Agriculture Equipment Trade Show organised by Developing Markets Associates (DMA). The company said the sponsorship draws from the Federal Government’s renewed drive to mechanise its agricultural sector. According to the organisers, the event, which will hold virtually on ... Read More »
Fidelity Bank Executive Director, Ken Opara Holds Thanksgiving Service in Lagos
L-R: Former Chairman, Board of Directors, Fidelity Bank Plc, Mr. Ernest Ebi; Executive Director, Lagos & South-West, Fidelity Bank Plc, Dr. Ken Opara and his wife; Former Executive Governor, Anambra State, Peter Obi; at the thanksgiving Service organised by Dr. Ken Opara and family in Lagos on Sunday Read More »
Heritage Bank Annouce Winners In ‘YNSPYRE’, Cream Platform Promo
L-R: Isaiah Edidae, Experience Centre Manager, Heritage Bank Plc; Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo aka Dbanj, Ynspyre product ambassador; Tonto Dike and Damian Okoroafor, CEO Cream Platform/D-Kings Men Media, at Heritage Bank’s ‘YNSPYRE’ and CREAM platform monthly draws held at Heritage Bank Regional Headquarters, 24 Algiers road, Wuse Zone 5 Abuja, weekend. Winners have emerged at the Heritage Bank Plc, ‘YNSPYRE’ Cream ... Read More »