Expanding Footprint- Nigeria’s FirstBank sets sights on Ethiopia, Angola, Cameroon
January 10, 2025
10 finalists emerge at Wema Bank’s Hackaholics Ten finalists on Monday, emerged at Wema Bank’s Hackaholics 4.0. grand finale pre-pitch competition. The finalists won over N50m cash prizes, aimed to boost innovation and technologies to create a solution-driven environment. According to the bank, “Wema Bank’s youth & start-up-focused initiative[Read More…]
UBA grooms future professionals across Africa in graduate management program Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, on Thursday held the maiden edition of its expanded Graduate Management Accelerated Programme(GMAP) where over 700 graduates were inducted into the UBA Tribe after a rigorous 6-month hands-on-work and learning[Read More…]
IHS Towers Meets Tinubu, Invests $200m In Green Energy Solutions IHS Towers, one of the largest independent owners, operators and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower count, has said its operations have earned Nigeria a strong foothold in the global telecommunications market. The company made[Read More…]
FG eyes infrastructure, non- oil export to drive economy The Federal Government has recommitted on infrastructural development and growth of the non- oil sector by putting measures in place to further expand the sector for foreign exchange earnings. Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima lamented that the government cannot rely[Read More…]
50,000 Nigerians benefit from Huawei ICT talent seeds initiatives No fewer than 50,000 Nigerians have benefited from the Huawei Cultivates ICT talent seeds in Nigeria. The Chinese firm, which was founded in 1987, as a global provider of ICT infrastructure, also planned a 30,000 people project for next three[Read More…]
World Bank urges Nigeria, others to support local businesses for job creation Says SSA owes only two per cent of global capital stocks The World Bank has urged Nigeria and other countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to ensure cost-effective private sector reforms, uniform policy enforcement across firm sizes and[Read More…]
NCDMB seeks cost reduction at oil & gas park The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, Simbi Wabote has pushed for a virile manufacturing sector that will not only create the much-needed employment opportunities, but also have a multiplier effect on the economy. This is[Read More…]
NDIC Commences N16bn Payment To 20 Defunct Banks’ Stakeholders The announcement comes after impressive recoveries from debtors and realisation of assets of banks in liquidation, the corporation says. The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has announced the declaration of N16.18 billion in liquidation dividends to depositors, creditors, and[Read More…]
NSEMA releases Niger boat accident victims’ names The Niger State Emergency Management Agency, on Wednesday, released the names and photos of some recovered bodies of victims of the boat accident which occurred on Monday morning. According to The PUNCH, NSEMA spokesman, Hussaine Ibrahim in a telephone said one of[Read More…]
CSW: Ecobank Celebrates Customers, Reiterates Excellent Service Delivery Ecobank Nigeria has felicitated its customers in commemoration of this year’s Customer Service Week (CSW). The Customer Service Week is an international celebration of the importance of customer service and of the people who serve and support customers daily. It is[Read More…]