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January 10, 2025
Alternative Bank signs multi-sector development deal with Niger State The Alternative Bank, an Africa-focused non-interest bank, has signed a multiyear deal with the Niger State government to boost the development of agriculture, transportation, energy, and infrastructural sectors in the state. Mohammed Bago, Governor of Niger State who signed the Memorandum[Read More…]
Tinubu resolves Ondo State Political Crisis President Bola Tinubu, late on Friday, waded into the months-long crisis between factions loyal to the Executive Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, and the Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale revealed this in a[Read More…]
Google Hustle Academy Awards 75m to 15 Nigerians SMBs in Funding Initiative Google Hustle Academy has graduated 5,300 small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across Africa, showcasing their commitment to enhancing their business skills and knowledge. The graduation according to a release by Google, marks a continuation of the program’s[Read More…]
$1.68bn foreign airlines’ funds trapped in Nigeria, others – IATA The International Air Transport Association has said that $1.68 billion of airlines’ funds are trapped across Africa as of September 2023 out of a global total of $2.36 billion. The Regional Vice-President for Africa and the Middle East, Kamil[Read More…]
Wema Bank signs $50m facility with ECOWAS bank to support SMEs Wema Bank has signed a facility of $50,000,000 with the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) to impact small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This was revealed in a statement issued by the bank on Wednesday after the[Read More…]
SMEDAN, Sterling Bank sign Historic 5bn loan to Boast MSMEs in Nigeria The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has partnered with Sterling Bank Plc to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a 5 Billion Naira loan for MSMEs across Nigeria. The Director General[Read More…]
BUA Group donates N1bn entrepreneurship centre to UNIMAID Billionaire and chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, on Sunday, handed over a N1bn International Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, built by his personal foundation, Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa, to the University of Maiduguri, The Punch reports. Rabiu did the[Read More…]
Universal Green Energy Access Programme, Union Bank Partners to Propel Renewable Energy in Nigeria Luxembourg based Universal Green Energy Access Programme (UGEAP), and Union Bank of Nigeria have formalised the basis for a strategic partnership to catalyse the development of the renewable energy market in Nigeria. This collaboration,[Read More…]
FirstBank Rewards Customers with 179,000,000 worth of Cash Prizes in its win big promo FirstBank, Nigeria’s premier financial institution and leading financial inclusion services provider, has launched the Win Big promo to reward and delight its valued customers. A statement made available to Newsmen said, the four-month promo,[Read More…]
CBN Governor, Cardoso to lay out Policy Directions Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Olayemi Cardoso will this weekend examine the macroeconomic direction and outlook for the Nigerian economy, a major event expected to provide guidance to key decision-makers. Cardoso will address bankers and other public and[Read More…]