Zenith Bank’s profit set to soar past N1 trillion in 2024, Adaora Umeoji says Zenith Bank’s Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Dr Adaora Umeoji, has predict that the bank will exceed N1tn in profit by the end of 2024, solidifying its performance. Umeoji, said this at the bank’s recently[Read More…]
Dangote Group aims to strengthen naira with $30bn revenue target The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said that his businesses’ $30bn revenue target by the end of 2025 will boost the naira. Dangote said this on Sunday during a tour of Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals[Read More…]
FG seeks World Bank’s Support for $50m solar power project The Federal Government has requested $50 million in funding from the World Bank to support state governments in the installation of solar plants and infrastructure upgrades. The Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun,[Read More…]
Customers to win N200m as UBA begins 75th anniversary promo In line with its usual custom of rewarding loyalty, Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa Plc, is set to launch the “UBA Legacy Promo” as part of activities to mark its 75th year anniversary. This campaign has[Read More…]
Fidelity Bank eyes oversubscription to N127.1 billion combined offers Against the background of groundswell of supports and enthusiasm for the bank’s ongoing offers, Fidelity Bank Plc has started preparations to allow the bank absorb oversubscriptions. With investors rallying behind the bank’s N127.1 billion combined rights and public[Read More…]
Nigeria to commence preferential trade under Africa continental free trade area guided trade initiative All is now set for the launch of Preferential Trade under the AfCFTA Guided Trade Initiative (GTI) by President Bola Ahmed in line with the vision of Africa’s founding fathers to unite the continent[Read More…]
Senate rejects bill seeking to review forex market regulations The Senate on Thursday rejected a bill seeking to review foreign exchange market regulations in the country. The piece of legislation sponsored by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Sani Musa, (APC Niger East), also seeks to make[Read More…]
Court grants former Minister, Mamman N10bn bail over alleged N33bn fraud The federal high court in Abuja has granted Saleh Mamman, a former minister of power, N10 billion bail. The presiding judge, James Omotosho, ruled on Friday that the sureties must have landed property within the jurisdiction of the[Read More…]
Sterling One Foundation, United Nations Nigeria Announce Africa Social Impact Summit (ASIS 3.0) 2024 The official press conference for the Africa Social Impact Summit (ASIS 3.0) 2024, hosted by the Sterling One Foundation and the United Nations Nigeria, was held on Tuesday, July 9th, at the Lagos[Read More…]
Supreme Court grants LG financial autonomy The Supreme Court declared on Thursday that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold funds allocated for local government administrations. The seven-man panel, in the judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, declared that the 774 local government councils in the country[Read More…]
