Nigeria’s premium non-alcoholic Malt Drink, and Official Malt Drink of the Zaria and Bauchi Durbar Festivals, celebrated with the Muslim faithfuls in the northern parts of the country. The colourful, culture-rich ceremony, which held at the Emir’s palace, was graced by government officials, traditional leaders, dignitaries, and thousands of visitors, and featured one of the…
Fidelity Bank Plc, top Nigerian lender, is training over 100 SMEs at the 8th edition of the highly acclaimed Export Management Programme (EMP) with the aim of providing impactful, world-class support to Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Kano State. Organised by the bank in strategic partnership with the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) and…
Foremost African financial institution Guaranty Trust Bank plc has been named the Best Bank in Africa 2019 by Euromoney at its annual Awards for Excellence, which held in London on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at the London Hilton Hotel, Park Lane. GTBank was also named the Best Bank in Nigeria for a record ninth time,…
In the last 12 calendar months, Jumia Nigeria has recorded significant achievements in three major areas of its operations in the country: customer delivery experience, e-commerce reach & expansion, and job creation and empowerment. This is according to the chief executive officer of the company, Mrs Juliet Annamah, who made the disclosure during the celebration…
One of the world’s largest financial advisory organisations, deVere, is this month celebrating 10 years in Botswana. Launched in Gaborone 2009, the office is one of eight across Africa, including in some of the continent’s most dynamic destinations such as Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Accra, Lusaka, Bulawayo and Harare. Gavin Smith, Head of Africa at…
Jumia Food Nigeria has added So Fresh, Nigeria’s leading fresh food chain, to its ever-growing catalogue of restaurants on its platform. This is in a bid to promote healthy living among Nigerians. The announcement was made on 26th June at a joint press conference held by the two companies at So Fresh Ogudu branch located at 40b, Ogudu…
Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s most innovative financial services provider has been commended by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) for its leadership position in seamless service delivery to customers and socio-economic growth. The Comptroller General (CG) of NIS, Muhammad Babandede lauded Heritage Bank yesterday, during the commissioning of the SERVICOM unit built by the bank at…
VFD Group Plc has approved N251.5 million as dividend, translating to N2.20 per ordinary share held for the financial year ended December 31, 2018. Impressed by the move, the shareholders, at its third yearly general meeting in Lagos, commended the board, management and staff of the financial services group for the result amid the challenging…
Barring any last-minute changes, one of the five new banks licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Titan Trust Bank Limited is set for entry into the Nigerian banking industry in grand style, in a matter of weeks, The Witness can authoritatively reveal. This newspaper had reported that the CBN recently approved licenses for…
Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, has been recognized for its robust and exceptional human resource practices, thus reaffirming its status as a leading employer brand at the HR People Magazine Awards 2019 Awards held recently in Lagos. Stanbic IBTC won the Best Training, Learning & Development Strategy 2018 and the…