Capital Market/Banking – Page 51

February 3, 2023 No Responses

Group Tasks CBN On PWDs Access To New Naira Notes

Heal Disability Initiative, a non-governmental organisation, has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to ensure that People with Disabilities (PWDs) have easy access to the redesigned Naira notes. The organisation also called for inclusion of persons with special...

February 3, 2023 No Responses

Geregu Power Declares 50.5% Drop In Profit

Geregu Power Plc has reported 50.5 per cent decline in profit as revenue dropped and earnings impaired negatively. The company, listed on the NGX last year reported N10.17billion profit in 2022 as against N20.55billion in 2021, while profit ...

February 3, 2023 No Responses

IFC Partners Union Bank ON Trade, SMEs

To boost access to finance for smaller businesses in Nigeria and to support increased trade, IFC has announced a partnership with Union Bank of Nigeria Plc as part of measures to help the bank expand lending to hundreds of businesses...

February 3, 2023 No Responses

Fidelity Bank CEO, Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe Bags Banker Of The Year Award

Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc, Mrs. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe has been presented the award of the Banker of the Year 2022 at the 14th Leadership Annual Conference and Awards. Organized by Leadership Media Group, publishers of...

January 31, 2023 No Responses

UBA Appoints Abiola Bawuah As First Female CEO For Africa Operations

The Board of Directors ,United Bank for Africa (UBA)Plc on Monday announced the appointment of Mrs. Abiola Bawuah as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UBA Africa. UBA in a statement explained that Bawuah will also...

January 30, 2023 No Responses

Reps Minority Caucus Lauds CBN For Extending Deadline On Old Notes

The House of Representatives Minority Caucus has commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for extending the deadline for swapping of the old naira notes.A statement issued by Rep. Ndudi Elumelu (PDP-Delta), the House Minority Leader on Sunday described the....

January 28, 2023 No Responses

Stock Market Closes Week With N52b Decline

The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) closed negative due to buy-interests and sell-offs in large and small capitalised stocks. Also, the market capitalisation dropped by N52 billion to close at N28.681 trillion as against N28.733 trillion posted at the previous...

January 28, 2023 No Responses

Ecobank Ellevate Partners Ananse Africa, MasterCard Foundation, Train Fashion Entrepreneurs

Ecobank Ellevate has partnered Ananse Africa and MasterCard Foundation to train fashion entrepreneurs and creatives in Nigeria. A statement sent to City Business News explained that Ecobank Ellevate is a proprietary service offering designed for bu...

January 27, 2023 No Responses

AfDB Commits $10bn To Drive Food Security In Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is to commit $10 billion over the next five years to make Africa food secure. The president of the bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina made the commitment at the Dakar Africa Food Summit in Diamniadio,...

January 27, 2023 No Responses

CBN Unveils Africa-Led Domestic Card Scheme

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele on Thursday, unveiled an African Central Bank led National Domestic Card Scheme (AfriGO) to address local peculiarities. At the event, which was monitored virtually, Emefiele said the new...