Determined to eradicate the scourge of unemployment currently ravaging the country, Fidelity Bank Plc, one of the nation’s highly diversified lender, in strategic partnership with Gazelle Academy and University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN, has empowered 300 Nigerian youths with top-of-the-line entrepreneurial skills. The programme, which is part of the Bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, initiatives,…
If there is one thing that is causing anxiety at First Bank at the moment, it is the report that the financial institution is planning to lay off about 1000 workers on its payroll. Also, if the feelers we are getting is anything to go by, the situation may be causing problem within the bank…
***Luxury resort to open in 2018 The first foundations were laid on Friday, 22 April 2016 for One&Only Portonovi – an integral part of the new luxury lifestyle development being built in Montenegro. In a ceremony attended by the Prime Minister of Montenegro, other senior government ministers, and senior executives from One&Only Resorts and Portonovi…
Guaranty Trust Bank plc, GTBank, a foremost financial institution in Africa, has extended its annual One-on-One consultation for children with Autism and other developmental difficulties to Ogun State. The five day programme, which is free and open to the general public, began on Monday, April, 25, 2016 at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, in…
One of the leading financial institutions in Nigeria, Heritage Bank, has collaborated with the Oyo State Government on diversification of the economy. Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State recently met with the management of the Bank at the launching of Oyo State Agricultural Initiative, OYSAI, supported by Heritage Bank. The occasion took place at Paago…
Fidelity Bank Plc’s attention has been drawn to reports in the media on investigations into transactions undertaken by the Bank in the normal course of business in 2015. The transactions are now the subject matter of investigations by the Economic & Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). We can confirm that the transactions were duly reported as…
Reports reaching us confirm that Sterling Bank has concluded plans to champion the use of locally manufactured goods and services by initiating what it has described as the ‘Made in Nigeria’ week, which holds from Monday, April 24 – 29, 2016. This is in furtherance of its continued commitment to growing the Nigerian economy and…
Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, will lead other top stakeholders to deliver a lecture on ‘Developing a National Revenue Sustainability Framework’ at the E-Revenue Sustainability Conference 2016, an annual forum organized by Intermarc Consulting Limited. According to the organizers, the conference billed to hold from May 10 – 11 at the Shehu Musa Yar’Ádua Centre,…
Following a 3-day Forum which was held in Lagos, Nigeria between April 6 and 8, 2016, United Bank for Africa, UBA, Plc Chairman Tony Elumelu formally inaugurated a Group Board Meeting as a platform for group integration, bonding and knowledge sharing. Ninety per cent participants comprising of the entire Board of UBA, Chairmen and CEOs…
Guaranty Trust Bank plc has released its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016 to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. A review of the 1Q 2016 result shows that the Bank continued to consolidate on its position as one of the most profitable and well managed financial institutions in Nigeria,…