Ecobank Nigeria says its customers are now able to transfer funds by email, SMS and Whatsapp – new features available on the Bank’s Mobile App. Speaking, Olukorede Demola-Adenyi, Head, Consumer Banking Ecobank Nigeria said that this is part of the bank’s innovation in digital banking, enabling customers perform their transactions conveniently. She also spoke on the simplified and more appealing interface of the ... Read More »

Access Bank says it has partnered with American Express to broaden the acceptance and usage of American Express cards in Nigeria. It said this in a statement on Friday titled ‘Access Bank launches partnership with American Express to expand the acceptance of cards in Nigeria’. With this, it stated, the full-service bank acquired merchants who would accept American Express card ... Read More »

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has commended MTN Nigeria for its appointment of a Nigerian to lead the telecommunications and ICT services provider. According to a statement issued on Sunday, Pantami gave the commendation during a courtesy visit by MTN’s Chairman, Ernest Ndukwe, Chief Executive Officer-designate, Karl Toriola, and Chief Corporate Services Officer, Tobechukwu Okigbo. ... Read More »

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday temporary halted the re-trial of former Abia Governor, Sen. Orji Kalu, on alleged corruption charges. Justice Ekwo temporarily stayed the re-trial while delivering ruling in an application by Kalu seeking leave to file a motion against his re-trial for alleged fraud committed when he served as governor of Abia ... Read More »

In furtherance of the need to promote the business activities of its foremost agent banking platform – Firstmonie Agents – Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has announced the provision of loan facilities – up to one million naira – to its banking agents. The Bank currently has over 86,300 Firstmonie Agents, spread across the ... Read More »

Less than 24 hours after Federal Government lifted the ban on the suspension of Emirates Airlines flight operation in Nigeria, the United Arab Emirates carrier canceled outbound flights out of Lagos and Abuja on Saturday, February 6, 2021. Citing operational reasons, the airline said it will not operate flights out of the Lagos and Abuja airports. The airline in a ... Read More »

The leader of INRI Evangelical spiritual church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has visited police stations, Federal road safety corps offices to continue his annual humanitarian activities. Recall that the popular prophet went to schools in Lagos and Ogun, He was also in Ekiti, all for the sake of empowerment and massive giving to the needy and widows. In his visit to ... Read More »

The position of former Interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chief Bisi Akande, on the abnormality of the national caretaker committee headed by Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has been corroborated by a Chieftain of the party and former governorship candidate in Imo State, Uche Nwosu. Akande who also lampooned the ongoing APC registration exercise as ... Read More »

FBN Holdings PLC (“FBNHoldings), Nigeria’s leading financial holdings company, has announced the appointments of Mr. Seni Adetu and Mrs. Juliet Anammah as Independent Non-Executive directors, while Mr. Otu Hughes has been appointed as a Non-Executive director. These appointments are subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria (“CBN”).Speaking on the appointments, the Group Chairman of FBN Holdings Plc, Dr. ... Read More »

Defence lawyer insists he is held in Sokoto Court orders forfeiture of surety’s N60m property in Abuja The son of the ex-Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, Faisal has escaped to the United States of America (USA), after sneaking into the Niger Republic through one of the nation’s porous borders. A lawyer with the Economic and Financial ... Read More »