In what has been termed a major move to bridge the gap in helping small businesses access much needed funding and capacity development initiatives, leading financial institution -Fidelity Bank Plc – has announced a strategic partnership with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN). At a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony held in Lagos recently, the Managing Director/Chief ... Read More »
Prudential Zenith Life Insurance Limited (“PZL”) has announced its audited financial results for the year ended 31st December 2021, recording a 75% growth in profit after tax (PAT) of ₦1.13b compared to the ₦646m recorded in the corresponding period in 2020. The results, which was approved by the Board of Directors of Prudential Zenith and the insurance industry regulator, the National ... Read More »
Stanbic IBTC Bank, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings, has rewarded more customers in its ongoing Reward4Saving Promo Season 2, with 70 Nigerians from different regions winning ₦100,000 each in its monthly draws, which held recently in Lagos State. The Reward4Saving promo is a nationwide campaign aimed at rewarding customers with cash prizes monthly and the second season aims to ... Read More »
Mr. Farouk Gumel, Chairman, Board of Directors, Union Bank of Nigeria delivered the keynote address that formed part of the theme for the 15th Annual Banking and Finance Conference year’s conference tagged Repositioning the Financial Services Industry for an Evolving Global Context. The two-day event, hosted by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), began on September 13, 2022, ... Read More »
Who should corporate responsibility and sustainability lessons be taken from? Some companies are still unclear about the concept but latching onto the sustainability mantra anyway, because it has become a marketing buzzword for business? Or a company through whose creed and deeds, over the many decades it has been around, people can see corporate responsibility and sustainability lived (first) and ... Read More »
Heritage Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Akinola George-Taylor as its acting Managing Director Following the receipt of the approval of the Board of Directors of Heritage Bank and the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Bank is poised for its next phase of transformation.The new Ag. Managing Director will be overseeing all Heritage’s banking operations across Nigeria. George-Taylor will ... Read More »
NOVA Merchant Bank has been appointed Chairperson, Women’s Empowerment Commission of the Women in Finance Nigeria. Okoya’s appointment was announced along with four other new executives at a recent signing of the International Partnership/Affiliation with the Women Working for Change. The Women Working for Change is an organ of the African CEO Forum, the largest international forum of the African ... Read More »
To provide training on accessing foreign markets to participants Towards developing the capacity of entrepreneurs in the fashion industry and diversifying Nigeria’s foreign exchange earning capacity, leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has announced its sponsorship of the Anambra Fashion Expo 2022. According to a statement on the organiser’s website https://anambrafashionexpo.com/ , the event is scheduled to hold at the ... Read More »
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that it will host the Financial Markets Dealers Association’s (FMDA) quarterly meeting scheduled for 5pm on Friday, 16 September 2022, at Federal Palace Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos. The event themed “Nigeria Macroeconomic Developments and Outlook: IMF View” will have its keynote address delivered by Ari Aisen, IMF Resident Representative for Nigeria. In a ... Read More »
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced its audited financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2022, recording double-digit growth across key income lines as well as significant progress in the contribution from its subsidiaries. At the end of the first two quarters of the year, the Bank was able to deliver a 12.6 ... Read More »
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