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December 8, 2016 No Responses

FirstBank, Eventful to host Fiesta of Flavours

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has reinstated its commitment to economic diversification through support for the business, art and entertainment of food across all sectors of the economy. According to the Bank, realising that support for the agricultural value chain...

December 7, 2016 No Responses

FG mandates auto dealers to publish ex-factory price of vehicles

In the spirit of transparency, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed all automobile dealers in Nigeria to publish ex-factory price of their vehicles with effect from 2017. The directive is based on a request forwarded to the President by the...

December 7, 2016 No Responses

FirstMobile hits one million users, N1.3trilion transactions

FirstMobile, FirstBank’s mobile banking platform has recorded a milestone in its user numbers with the attainment of 1million active users. The mobile banking platform has also reached N1.3trillion transactions mark in its short period of launch. FirstBank l...

December 7, 2016 No Responses

NIMASA DG canvasses utilization of PPP model for maritime infrastructure

Adequate provision of basic infrastructure has been identified as a necessary step capable of unlocking the vast opportunities in Nigerian maritime industry. This position was canvassed by the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety...

December 7, 2016 No Responses

Lai Mohammed pledges to revamps Nigeria’s tourism potentials

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has pledged to leave a legacy of turning Nigeria’s rich tourism potentials to a tourism economy. The Minister made the pledge in Abuja on Tuesday when he received the International Tourism A...

December 7, 2016 No Responses

Egypt arrests ‘organ trafficking ring’

(BBC) Egyptian authorities have arrested doctors, nurses and professors suspected of being involved in an international organ trafficking ring. The arrests of at least 25 people on Tuesday also included organ buyers and middlemen, the country’s Admini...

December 6, 2016 No Responses

Terminal operators seek reduction in Customs duty on vehicles

The Seaport Terminal Operators of Nigeria (STOAN) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for banning the importation of vehicles into the country through the land borders. STOAN Chairman, Princess Vicky Haastrup, while reacting to the ban announced by the Fe...

December 6, 2016 No Responses

Auto Policy: The controversy continues

The controversy trailing implementations of Nigeria’s automotive policy assumed a new dimension on Monday with the outright ban on importation of vehicles through the land borders. Indeed, the policy, unveiled in 2013 by the administration of former Presiden...

December 6, 2016 No Responses

NLNG commissions $2m laboratory at UNN

Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), recently, at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) commissioned a $2 million NLNG/UNN Engineering Laboratory donated to the institution as part of the company’s $12 million University Support Programme (USP). NLNG’s USP was la...

December 6, 2016 No Responses

FirstGem train moves to Akwa-Ibom, Benue States

FirstGem, the FirstBank lifestyle offering for women was launched in Lagos in October 2016, to provide enabling opportunities for women to achieve their financial goals and aspirations. With FirstGem, female customers can access support funds for their ...

December 6, 2016 No Responses

Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, others ban ‘dirty fuels’ from Europe

(BBC) Five countries in West Africa have decided to stop importing “dirty fuels” from Europe, the UN Environment Programme says. A recent report revealed that European companies were exploiting weak regulations in West Africa to export fuels with h...

December 6, 2016 No Responses

CIBN Photo News

L – R Ms. Tinuade Awe, General Counsel and Head of Regulation Division, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) andProfessor Segun Ajibola, FCIB, President, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) Closing Gong Ceremony at the NSE on Monday.

December 5, 2016 No Responses

FG bans importation of vehicles through land borders

Importation of vehicles into Nigeria through the land Borders have been banned by the Federal Government. The prohibition order covers all new and used vehicles. A statement issued by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Public Relations Officer, Mr Wale Adeniy...

December 5, 2016 No Responses

CBN faults alleged unilateral dollar allocation

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Sunday denied reports that it allocates dollars unilaterally. CBN Director in charge of Corporate Communications, Mr. Isaac Okoroafor, explained that the CBN had set up an inter-bank foreign exchange market, where anyone wh...