Zenith Bank secures Regulatory Approval for N350b from Hybrid Offer
January 27, 2025
Okonjo-Iweala, Tinubu meets Discuss WTO Plans To Support Nigerians The Director General of the World Trade Organization, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says her meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Abuja on Tuesday was aimed at reducing the economic hardship bedevilling Nigerians. Speaking with journalists after the meeting, Okonjo-Iweala stressed that[Read More…]
MATAN to start collection of VAT from informal sector The Market Traders Association of Nigeria (MATAN) has perfected plans to embark on the collection of value-added tax (VAT) from the informal sector for the Federal Government. The VAT Direct Initiative (VDI) by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is[Read More…]
Access Bank To Reward Customers with N135m In DIamondXtra Season 15 Access Bank, a leading financial institution, has announced it would reward customers N135 million in cash prizes to over 800 lucky customers in its season15 DiamondXtra campaign. The bank also noted that in 15 years it had rewarded over[Read More…]
Mohammed, Suleiman, Banda, Schmale, Oyeyinka to grace Africa Social Impact 2023 Renowned global figures Amina Mohammed, Abubakar Suleiman, Joyce Banda, Matthias Schmale and Professor Oyebanji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka are set to take center stage as headliners at the forthcoming Africa Social Impact Summit. The summit, hosted by Sterling One Foundation and[Read More…]
NERC says Electricity Subsidy costs Nigerian Govt N36bn in three months The Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC) has said Federal Government paid a total of N36 billion to subsidise electricity consumption in the country in the first quarter of 2023. NERC stated this in its quarterly report, adding that[Read More…]
FirstBank Technology Academy entry begins First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced the call for participation in the second edition of its FirstBank Technology Academy. Interested participants are to a dedicated website to complete the online application process, a statement by the bank said. The application, which closes on[Read More…]
Miners seek partnership with FG to shore up FX supply Miners have called on the Federal Government to partner them to explore the huge potential in the sector to increase the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and increase foreign exchange (FX) supply. They said the sector holds a huge potential[Read More…]
Stanbic IBTC, SMEDAN lift 3000 SMEs Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC has reaffirmed its commitment to empowering Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs). To this end, the bank has signed a partnership agreement with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria[Read More…]
Niger coup: Niger waits to see what next as deadline arrives Leaders of Niger’s military coup face a deadline of 6 August to release and reinstate the democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum. The cut-off date was set by the regional bloc known as ECOWAS and if demands are not[Read More…]
NNPC advocates for strategic balance in managing Energy transition The Chief Upstream Investment Officer, NUIMS, NNPC Ltd., Bala Wunti has emphasised the need for a balance in managing energy transition. He made the disclosure at the 46th edition of the Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition (NAICE) held[Read More…]