Polaris Bank Champions Financial Literacy for Students in Commemoration of World Savings Day 2024
November 19, 2024
FirstBank has clarified that it has no system upgrade that is currently underway and that all its customer applications are fully operational. The information is against the backdrop of a misleading report circulating in the media regarding a system upgrade at FirstBank. According to the bank, the message[Read More…]
Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, has confirmed plans by the Federal Government to raise Value Added Tax, VAT, to 15 percent. However, the minister explained that only luxury goods consumed by the rich would be affected. Edun made the disclosure[Read More…]
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has announced a significant 83.2% rise in gross earnings for the third quarter that ended September 30, 2024, chalking up N2.398 trillion, from N1.308 trillion in the corresponding period last year. The bank’s scorecard indicated strong growth across all key financial indicators in[Read More…]
Polaris Bank, in a robust display of its commitment to environmental sustainability, has expanded its nationwide tree-planting initiative in collaboration with the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF). The latest exercise took place at Government Secondary School, Gwagwalada, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on October 14, 2024, following[Read More…]
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported Nigeria’s headline inflation rate increasing to to 32.70 per cent in September 2024. The Statistician-General of the Federation, Adeyemi Adeniran, revealed in a statement issued on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Inflation Report for September 2024 in Abuja on Tuesday[Read More…]
Transcorp Power Plc, one of the power subsidiaries of Transcorp Group, has reported a revenue of N223.6 billion, representing a significant 153% growth year-on-year, over N88.4 billion in Q3 2023, The company announced the financial results for the third quarter of the year ending September 30, 2024, indicating remarkable[Read More…]
Nigeria’s premier financial institution, FirstBank has announced the 63rd edition of the FirstBank Lagos Amateur Open Golf Championship. The bank said that the international golf tournament, held under the First@Sports initiative, reinforced its unwavering commitment to sports development and nation-building. Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, FirstBank, Folake Ani-Mumuney said,[Read More…]
Nigerians woke up today to another round of increase in the pump price of petrol as filling stations operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited increased the pump price of fuel to N1.030 per lite in Abuja and N991 per litre in Lagos. Consequently, transport costs[Read More…]
A student of The Ambassadors’ College, Ota, Ogun State, Miss Iremide Ogunyemi, has won N2 million cash, a publishing deal worth N2 million and another N2 million to upgrade her school’s library after emerging the star prize winner of the inaugural edition of the Fidelity Bank organized Read2Lead[Read More…]
Union Bank Reaffirms Support for Education in Nigeria …Backs 10th Edition of Maltina Teacher of The Year Union Bank of Nigeria, in continuation of its on-going efforts to improve the standard of Nigerian education, has partnered with Nigeria Breweries, makers of Maltina malt drink, as the[Read More…]