VFD Microfinance Bank today unveils its flagship product called V®, Nigeria’s first truly virtual bank. This is a fully digital one-stop platform offering more to the banked and unbanked Nigerian users. This is coming at a time when consumers are groaning under the burden of high maintenance fees, bank related charges and other regulatory demands…
Last Friday, Fidelity Bank organised an event called ‘Giving Her Wings, a platform to mentor, build and connect young women entrepreneurs. CEO of Fidelity Bank Plc, Nnamdi Okonkwo was present at the event alongside CEO of Linda Ikeji TV, Linda Ikeji; Founder/CEO, House of Tara International, Tara Fela-Durotoye amongst others. Here are pictures from the…
One of Africa’s leading foam-based mattress and other bedding products manufacturers, Mouka, is marking this year’s International Women’s Day with a message of hope for women across the continent and the entire world. The mattress market leader of Africa’s largest economy has advocated for gender equality in all spheres of influence as it aligns itself…
OMD Worldwide, an Omnicom Media Group Agency, has been named Global Media Agency of the Year 2020 for the second consecutive year by Adweek, a leading advertising industry publication globally. The accolade marks the sixth time that OMD has been named Adweek Global Media Agency of the year since 2010. Profiling the agency in its…
Global Sights Solution, a UK-based charity that helps to raise funds to cater for the less privileged with optical challenges has expressed a desire to shore up the services of the Ophthalmology Unit in the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) by donating an Eye Hospital. The Team Lead, Rotarian John Miles of the Rotary…
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has denied the allegation that he took monies from IOC’s, the NDDC or agencies within his ministry for the sake of the elections in Bayelsa. Responding to the allegation by Coalition for Transparency and Democratic Leadership, the Special Assistant on Media and public affairs to…
Zenith Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading financial institution, has again emerged as the Most Valuable Banking Brand in Nigeria in the recently released Banker Magazine Top 500 Banking Brands 2020. For the third consecutive year, Zenith Bank has been ranked as the number one banking brand in Nigeria with a brand value of $287 million and…
The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) yesterday pledged a whooping sum of N200million to support current effort of the Nigerian government towards curbing the spread of Corona Virus or Covid-19 in the country. ADF’s intervention is considered the largest single donation by a corporate organization in the country to contain the spread of coronavirus since Nigeria…
Lidia Thelema Soberekon has emerged winner of the February edition of the “Help the Hard worker” monthly competition organized by a non-governmental organization, Princewill’s Trust for entrepreneurs, youths and Rivers residents who are engaged in micro business ventures and all forms of hard work in Rivers State. Miss Lidia, a graduate of Linguistics Studies from…
Friends of Niger Delta Ecological Initiative, FONDEI, has noted with regret a barrage of actions by some highly placed politicians and their associates to needlessly criticise, antagonize and distract the officials of Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) from carrying out the project’s objectives of identifying and remedying negatively impacted environment of Ogoniland in the Niger…