The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has disclosed that from September 1, 2014, withdrawals from the Automated Teller Machines, ATMs, will now attract the sum of N65. This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Director, Banking and Payment Systems Department, Dipo Fatokun. Fatokun explained that the new charge will only be…
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PRRedline Named Outstanding PR Agency Of The Year
Fastest growing Public Relations outfit, PRRedline, has clinched the Outstanding PR Company of the Year award at the just concluded 5th Classic Africa Merit Award, CAMA, 2014, packaged by Classic International Magazine, one of Nigeria’s celebrity journals with diverse readership profile. The ceremony took place at the prestigious 10 Degrees Events Centre in Ikeja, Lagos,…
Heritage Bank’s Ambassador, Zuriel Ends Education Tour, Jets Out For US-Africa Summit
Brand ambassador for Heritage Bank, Zuriel Oduwole, has wrapped up her tour of six nations. Zuriel has been on the road for the Girl-Child education via her #followTheBallForEducation campaign, which has largely been successful. The tour was brought to an end on Thursday, July 31, 2014, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. She visited the USA,…
Ekiti Varsity Wins FCMB Enactus Nigeria National Competition
A winner has emerged in the 2014 edition of Enactus Nigeria National Competition, which is sponsored by First City Monument Bank, FCMB. The contest is for tertiary institutions in Nigeria. This year’s competition, with the theme, ‘See Possibilities’, was held in Lagos from July 15 to 18, 2014 and contestants from 35 universities and polytechnics…
Union Bank, Wakanow Partner To Boost Affliate Lending
Foremost financial institution in Nigeria, Union Bank, had entered into a partnership with the country’s first and leading online travel company, Wakanow.com, in a bid to improve business turnover of the company’s affiliates. The deal, according to a statement made available to Aproko247, was signed to provide a global limit of N1 billion overdraft with…
GTBank Named 'Best Bank In Nigeria, Africa' At Euromoney Awards
Nigeria’s foremost financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank plc, GTBank, recently made Africa proud when it emerged the ‘Best Bank in Africa’ at the 2014 Euromoney Awards. The Bank was also named the ‘Best Bank in Nigeria’ at the same event. This now made GTBank to become first Nigerian Bank to win Euromoney ‘Best Bank in…
How Policeman Attached To Wema Bank Shot Man In Lagos
Policemen, as Nigerians have been made to believe by the Nigeria Police Force, are meant to be citizens’ friends, but in reality, they have mostly become enemies. There are many cases of extra-judicial killings by these ‘men in black’, as police officers are sometimes called by Nigerians, due to the colour of their uniform. It…
Union Bank Still Reliable? 87-yr-Old Trader Drags Union Bank To Court Over Scam
Union Bank is in the news, and this time, for the wrong reason. The bank has been dragged to Magistrate’s Court sitting at the Ojokoro, Agbado area of Lagos by an 87-year-old woman, Mrs Sanusi Adebisi, who claimed an amount of money was allegedly removed from her account without her consent. The aged woman, a…
Diamond Bank Caters For Women With 'Diamond Woman'
In this part of the world where women are still struggling to have a strong voice in a male-dominated society, Diamond Bank, a leading retail bank in Africa, has shown that it cares about the female gender. This was evident when the respected bank recently launched the ‘Diamond Woman’, specifically designed to cater to the…
PR Guru, Tony Usidamen Floats 'Uburu'
The name, Tony Usidamen, is synonymous with class and expertise. No wonder this suave and upwardly mobile man was able to record groundbreaking successes when he was the Head of Corporate Communications at Dana Group. And like the Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, Usidamen has decided to climb to the next level in the pyramid. …