Access Bank Shareholders Laud 2019 Performance, Dividend Payment

Access Bank Shareholders Laud 2019 Performance, Dividend Payment

Access Bank Plc shareholders on Thursday commended the board, management and staff for the impressive performance recorded in 2019 financial year in spite of challenging operating environment. The shareholders gave the commendation at the bank’s 31st Annual General Meeting (AGM)...
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First Bank’s *894# USSD Banking Service Hits  9.5m Customers

First Bank’s *894# USSD Banking Service Hits 9.5m Customers

First Bank of Nigeria Limited said on Thursday that its *894# Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) quick banking service was being used by no fewer than 9.5 million customers. Mr Chuma Ezirim, First Bank’s Group Executive, e-Business, Retail Produc...
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3,256 Benefits From CBN N50b  COVID-19 Credit Facility

3,256 Benefits From CBN N50b COVID-19 Credit Facility

No fewer than 3,256 individuals and small businesses have so far benefited from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) N50 billion Targeted Credit Facility (TCF) to cushion effects of COVID-19. The Managing Director of Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing Syste...
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NSE Reiterates Commitment To Business Opportunities, Market Sustainability

NSE Reiterates Commitment To Business Opportunities, Market Sustainability

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has pledged to sustain market activities, leverage all available opportunities and maintain open lines of communication to all  stakeholders.  Chief Executive Officer of NSE, Oscar N. Onyema in an interview published...
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Zenith Bank Declares N166.8b Gross Earnings In Q1

Zenith Bank Declares N166.8b Gross Earnings In Q1

Zenith Bank Plc has announced its unaudited results for the first quarter ended March 31 2020, with gross earnings rising by 6% from N158.1 billion in March 2019 to N166.8 billion. From the unaudited statement of account which was presented...
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Ecobank Records Increase In Customers Adoption Of Digital Channels,Posts $90m PBT In Q1

Ecobank Records Increase In Customers Adoption Of Digital Channels,Posts $90m PBT In Q1

For the first quarter ended March 31, 2020, Ecobank recorded significant increases in customer adoption rates on its digital/online channels.   According to the Bank, adoption rates are expected to accelerate as COVID-19 induced lockdowns change...
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CBN Resumes Dollar Sales For SMEs, School Fees

CBN Resumes Dollar Sales For SMEs, School Fees

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has resumed provision of foreign exchange to all commercial banks for onward sales to parents wishing to pay school fees and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The CBN Director,  Corporate Communications, Mr Isaac Okora...
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Union Bank Declares N42.6b Gross Earnings In Q1

Union Bank Declares N42.6b Gross Earnings In Q1

Union Bank of Nigeria Plc on Wednesday announced gross earnings of N42.6 billion in its unaudited financial statements for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020. The gross earnings represented an increase of 18 per cent when compared with N36.1...
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UBA Shareholders Okay N34.19b  Dividend For 2019

UBA Shareholders Okay N34.19b Dividend For 2019

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc shareholders, on Wednesday, commended the bank for declaring a dividend of N34.19 billion for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2019. The shareholders gave their commendation at the bank’s 58th and first virtual...
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FMDQ Admits United Capital, Sterling Bank CP Notes To Its Platform

FMDQ Admits United Capital, Sterling Bank CP Notes To Its Platform

FMDQ Exchange has announced the approval and admission of the United Capital Plc and Sterling Bank Plc Commercial Paper (CP) notes to its trading platform. The company said in a statement posted on its website on Tuesday that it admitted...
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Tantalizers Embarks On Home Delivery

Tantalizers Embarks On Home Delivery

Tantalizers Plc has signed a partnership agreement with OyaNow Logistics and Concorde Express in the bid to offer customers greater ease of order delivery across major areas in Lagos. A statement explained that the  QSR front-liner has signed on to t...
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FBN Holdings Shareholders Approve  N13.64b Dividend For 2019

FBN Holdings Shareholders Approve N13.64b Dividend For 2019

Shareholders of FBN Holdings Plc on Monday approved a total dividend of N13.64 billion declared by the company for the financial year ended December 31, 2019. The shareholders gave the approval at the company’s eighth Annual General Meeting (AGM) by...
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UBA Declares N147.2b Gross Earnings, N32.7b Profit In Q1

UBA Declares N147.2b Gross Earnings, N32.7b Profit In Q1

For the first quarter ended March 31, 2020, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has declared 8.5 percent year-on-year growth in profit before tax to N32.7 billion compared with N30.2 billion recorded in the first quarter of 2019.  UBA Group...
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COVID-19:  FirstBank Sustains Faith With Customers

COVID-19: FirstBank Sustains Faith With Customers

Amid shuttering of social activities especially commercial services, through various lockdown measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic, FirstBank has proven that as long as its customers require services, the Bank will be waiting right in front of them. As...
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