If you live in Nigeria, you’ve probably heard some stories about how difficult it is to get anything done at a government agency. Those stories are so popular that they have made their way into popular culture through “oga is not on seat” jokes. When you’re going to a government agency, you brace yourself for…
Guaranty Trust Bank plc has released its audited financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2020 to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. The half year result reflects GTBank’s leading position as one of the best managed financial institutions in Africa. The Bank’s loan book grew by 8.1% from ₦1.502trillion recorded as at…
Africa’s leading financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced its audited financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2020, showing commendable growth across key performance indices as well as increased contribution from its African subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the challenging business and economic environment occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic, the pan African…
As part of its further response to deal with the global economic challenge occasioned by COVID-19, Heritage Bank Plc has reiterated commitment to deepen its support to young entrepreneurs in Nigeria to grow their businesses either as start-ups or prospective business owners. This is in line with its culture as timeless wealth partners, which would…
Nigeria’s next-generation marketing communications group, SBI Media Limited is now poised to launch 9PSB, a pioneer player of payment service banking. The imminent launch of 9PSB was given the green-light after the Central Bank of Nigeria announced the approval of an operational license to provide immersive financial services to Africa’s most populous market and more…
The board of Polaris Bank Limited has announced Mr Innocent Ike as the new Acting Managing Director/CEO following the recent retirement of the bank’s MD, Mr Tokunbo Abiru. In a statement released on Saturday, 29th August and signed by the Company’s Secretary, Babatunde Osibodu, it was stated that the Board of Polaris Bank Limited and…
TAJBank, Nigeria’s most innovative Non-Interest bank has announced the launch of its 4th branch in Sokoto State recently. The launch which held at the TAJBank office in Sokoto State had several dignitaries present from across the country including the special guest of honour, Governor of Sokoto, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal who commissioned the new branch. In…
The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive of Zenith Bank, Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu has called for a concerted effort towards diversifying the country’s export base through the promotion of non-oil exports. He made the call during a Webinar themed “Prospects of Non-Oil Export During and Post COVID-19” organized by the bank on Wednesday, August 26, 2020. According…
Surcharge is economic sabotage, insensitive, says Shippers’ Council Tension is mounting at the nation’s sea ports where importers who are groaning under huge surcharge imposed on them by the international shipping firms on cargoes imported from across the world are threatening fire and brimstone. The surcharge, according to them is adding to the high cost…
Times have evolved so much that the normal we were used to is likely not to return to us in the near future. The new norm is digital life, the easy way experts call it. Feminitease is offering a platform for networking and growth for women entrepreneurs and an online mall specially for women based…