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March 10, 2020 No Responses

Adesola Adeduntan,CEO,FirstBank: How To Do Well By Doing Good

I travel to meet Dr Adesola Adeduntan in Edinburgh, where he has been invited to give a keynote address at the Edinburgh School of Business about the role of financial institutions in driving financial inclusion.Fittingly, as you land in Edinburgh,...

March 10, 2020 No Responses

FG Disburses N15m Micro Credit Loan To 1,500 Women In Kebbi

The Federal Government on Monday empowered 1,500 women and youths in Kebbi with a N15 million micro credit to boost their businesses. News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that the disbursement was done through the National Directorate of Employment (NDE)...

March 10, 2020 No Responses

Kaduna, Pwc Train 180 Officers On Risk-Based Internal Audit

The Kaduna State Government in partnership with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), a multinational professional services network, has commenced a three-day training for 180 audit officers in the state on Risk-Based Internal Audit (RBIA). Associate Director, PwC, Ye...

March 10, 2020 No Responses

Access Bank Unveils TraderLite For Micro SMEs

In the bid to stimulate the growth of the economy, Nigeria’s leading retail bank, Access bank plc has launched TraderLite, an account that enables micro businesses, with turnover between N50, 000 – N1Million, operate their businesses with their individual ...

March 9, 2020 No Responses

NEPZA Partners World Bank On Capacity Building, Infrastructural Development

The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) is to partner World Bank and International Financial Cooperation (IFC) on staff capacity building and infrastructural development for Free Trade Zones in the country. NEPZA Acting Managing Director, Mr Bitr...

March 9, 2020 No Responses

FCT Targets N100bn Revenue In 2020

The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT IRS) has projected N100billion revenue in 2020. The Executive Chairman of FCT IRS, Mr Abdullahi Attah disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. He...

March 7, 2020 No Responses

NSE Boss Advocates Gender Equality

The Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Mr Oscar Onyema on Friday said gender equality was important to reduce employment and entrepreneurship gaps in the country. Onyema stated this at a symposium organised by the Exchange in Lagos t...

March 6, 2020 No Responses

Union Bank Explains First Dividend In Ten Years, Agenda For 2020

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — For the first time in more than ten years, Union Bank Nigeria Plc has set aside dividend for its shareholders. The 25kobo dividend is for the financial year ended December 31, 2019 and is based...

March 6, 2020 No Responses

Air Peace Takes Delivery Of New ERJ-145 Aircraft

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — Air Peace has taken delivery of a new ERJ-145 aircraft to help boost its domestic and regional operations. In a statement on Thursday, Senior Communications Executive of the airline, Mr Stanley Olisa explained that...

March 6, 2020 No Responses

2019: Coronation Merchant Bank Declares N5.09b

Coronation Merchant Bank Limited on Thursday announced a profit after tax of N5.09 billion for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2019. The profit after tax represents a growth of 14 per cent when compared with N4.48 billion recorded in...

March 6, 2020 No Responses

Aboloma Implores Foreign Organisations On Basic Conformity Assessments In Nigeria

Only foreign Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) that have complied with set requirements will be allowed to operate in Nigeria, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), has said Mr Osita Aboloma, SON Director-General said this on Thursday in Abuja at its....

March 4, 2020 No Responses

National Assembly Committee Backs Deep Blue Project

The Integrated Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure, commonly called the Deep Blue Project, received rave reviews on Tuesday from members of the House of Representatives Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration during an oversight...

March 3, 2020 No Responses

Edo 2020: Sports Minister Rules Out Postponement Over Coronavirus

The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on Monday said the 2020 National Sports Festival (NSF) would not be postponed due to the fear of the spread of coronavirus. Dare, who spoke through Peter Nelson, the ministry’s Director...

March 1, 2020 No Responses

UBA Explains N89.1b Profit After Tax In 2019

For the financial year ended December 31, 2019, United Bank of Nigeria (UBA) Plc has posted a profit after tax of N89.1 billion The profit after tax represented a growth of 13.3 percent to N89.1 billion compared with N78.6 billion...