Taking into consideration the importance of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to the economy, Heritage Bank Plc has continued to structure financial inclusivity initiatives in empowering over 2000 female entrepreneurs towards economic enablement and self-realization. This move is in line with the people-oriented policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Heritage Bank Plc…
The Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ) has said that the outcome of November 16 governorship elections in Bayelsa state confirmed the findings of her Governance Assessment (GA) tour in the state. NGIJ in a statement issued on Monday and signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Guild, Adeyemi Obadimu in Lagos, said highest…
Spontaneous reactions have greeted news of the indictment of Chief Allen Onyema, Chairman/CEO, Air Peace by U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak of Atlanta, Georgia. Nigerians from all walks of life, including politicians, eminent citizens and the man in the streets, have been speaking on the issue in a manner tough to ignore, with most…
Founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and Chairman of the United Bank for Africa Group (UBA) and Heirs Holdings, Tony O. Elumelu, has been conferred with the National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) Award by the President Muhammadu Buhari. The award was in recognition of his continuous hard work and total commitment to the…
Nigerians from all walks of life stormed the leading retail hypermarket store, SPAR Nigeria, as the 2019 Black Friday Sales kicked off at all outlets of the brand across the country. Teeming customers were delighted making purchases with great discounts from a wide range of quality products which include Food, Grocery, Meats, Wine & Spirits,…
Keystone Bank Limited has remained committed to delivering convenient & superior customer experience to the Nigerian populace, hence the introduction of the simple banking USSD Code *7111#. The *7111# USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) banking solution enables Keystone Bank customers to conveniently perform third party transfers to both Keystone Bank and other bank account holders…
Chief Executive Officer of First Bank Nigeria, Dr Adesola Adeduntan, recently urged graduands at the 71st convocation ceremony of the University of Ibadan (UI), Oyo State to be disciplined, stay focused and be committed to define goals in life. Dr Adeduntan graduated from the prestigious University in November 1992 and at the event this year,…
Reactions have continued to trail the purported indictment of the Chairman of Nigeria’s leading Airline, Air Peace, Chief, Barr Allen Onyema by the United States government, over issues of money laundering. Latest to react are the National Committee of Yoruba Youth (NCYY) and the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore Socio-cultural Association groups. The organisations said they…
Chief executive and co-founder of Bitwala, Benjamin Jones, has informed LearnBonds.com in an interview that the Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) would not pose a threat to the cryptocurrency market. Bitwala is a company that is offering users the possibility to use a bank account and trade Bitcoin directly out of their current account. According…
First Osun. Then Kano. Now Kogi and Bayelsa states. The spate of violence during election brings doubt on Nigeria’s ability to get it right. Unlike other nations, Nigeria seems to have no magic formula; no means of solving a problem without creating another. Democracy initially seemed an opportunity to annihilate tyranny, but has instead increased…