Pan African banking group, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has partnered Konga, Nigeria’s leading e-commerce company and Innovectives Nigeria Limited to create a seamless delivery and payment system by integrating mobile point of sale solution into Konga’s delivery system. Mobile POS, mPOS, which is powered by UBA PLC and MasterCard, will make it easier…
The 2016 Promasidor Quill Awards will hold on Friday, May 27, 2016 at Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Ikeja, Lagos. Winners of the different categories of the 4th Season of the Awards will be unveiled at the event. The categories are: Best Report on Children and Nutrition, Brand Advocate of the Year; Best CSR and Industry…
Guaranty Trust Bank plc last Thursday announced the redemption of the outstanding portion of the $500 million Eurobond Notes due May 19, 2016. In February 2016, GTBank successfully issued a Cash Tender Offer to repurchase any and all the outstanding $500 million 7.5% Eurobond Notes due May 2016 as part of its effective liability management…
Zenith Bank Plc and the French Development Agency (Agence Francaise de Development (AFD), operator of France’s bilateral development finance mechanism, over the weekend in Abuja, signed a US$100m power sector credit facility to boost new investments in the capital expenditures of Distribution Companies (DISCOS). The signing of the facility which took place in the inner…
USAF Global Business Development, a US based organization that provides leadership guidance and business techniques of success, will be holding a seminar in Lagos, Nigeria come June 18, 2016 at the prestigious Sheraton Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos. The event is tagged ‘An evening with the world’s most forward thinking innovators.’ Speakers at the seminar will…
**Sends Consumers To Etihad Stadium In fulfilment of its promise to send consumers to the Etihad Stadium to watch the training and games of Manchester City football club, PZ Cussons on Friday at the Justrite Supermarket, Abule Egba, Lagos, conducted the draws in which two consumers won two tickets for an all-expense trip to the…
Sterling Bank has continued to demonstrate its commitment to rewarding excellence, hardwork and dedication, and boosting productivity among staff as it announced the promotion of 566 staff. The Bank in a statement signed by its Managing Director and Chief Executive, Yemi Adeola and made available to our reporter explained that the promotion exercise which cut…
United Bank for Africa PLC, the leading pan Africa banking group, with operations in 19 African countries and presence in the London, Paris and New York, is pleased to announce the following executive management appointments, subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria: Ayo Liadi; Oliver Alawuba; Ibrahim Puri; Uche Ike and Chuks…
**to focus on retail payment The biggest Card, e-Payment and Identification Exhibition in Africa, tagged: CBN Cashless CardExpo is set to hold the 16th edition at the prestigious Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos. Organisers of the annual card conference and exhibition, Intermarc Consulting Limited said that this year’s edition will have special focus on…
Managing Director of Heritage Bank, Ifie Sekibo recently spoke alongside others on corporate governance in Nigeria. The occasion, organised by the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria, ISCAN, took place at the Civic Centre in Lagos. The Heritage Bank boss was at the institute’s Roundtable on Corporate Governance as Chairman of the occasion.…