FG opens old MMA terminal to ease flight disruptions The Federal Government has officially reopened the D Wing of the old international terminal at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The government aimed to alleviate flight disruptions and improve the overall efficiency of air travel. The move was part[Read More…]
5G subscription hits 500,000 – NCC The Executive Chairman of, the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said Nigeria’s Fifth Generation network subscription hit half a million. He said broadband penetration also rose to 47.01 percent as of July 2023. In a statement, while speaking in Kano, he[Read More…]
Ecobank Introduces “EPAC Studios” To Promote Africa’s Creative Industry … Calls For Collaboration And Partnership Ecobank Nigeria has opened a creative studio for the promotion of talents and creativity across the African continent. Known as EPAC Studios, it is a carefully crafted space for telling authentic African stories in[Read More…]
Meet CBN’s newly appointed deputy governors President Bola Tinubu on Friday approved the nomination of four new Deputy Governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria pending confirmation by the Senate for a term of five years at the first instance. They are expected, when confirmed, to work with the newly[Read More…]
FCMB’s SheVentures launches interest-free loans for female exporters First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has launched the SheVentures Export Readiness Programme to support women-owned businesses in Nigeria looking to expand into global markets. The programme will give participants access to insightful knowledge, focused advisory, and zero-interest loans to fund their export[Read More…]
Climate Change: Dangote steps up efforts to mitigate Green House Gas emission The pan-African Conglomerate, Dangote Group has deployed cutting-edge technology and other measures to mitigate emission of Green House Gas (GHG), and its impacts, in all its subsidiaries. The Group, as part of its contribution to the campaign for[Read More…]
Fidelity bank Plc completes 100% acquisition of Union bank UK Fidelity Bank Plc has announced the completion of the acquisition of a 100 per cent stake in Union Bank Plc UK. In a statement to the investing community through the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) on Wednesday, the bank noted[Read More…]
Bank of Industry grows assets by 67%, profit by 177% The Bank of Industry, BOI, has achieved a N3.3 trillion total assets as at June 30 2023. This represents a Year-on-Year, YoY, growth of 67% on N1.97 trillion asset level as at June 2022. Profit Before Tax, PBT, after[Read More…]
UBA records 371% increased profitability to N404bn in H1’23 UNITED Bank for Africa, UBA, Plc has recorded 371 per cent increase in profit before tax, PBT to N404 billion, in the first half of 2023 from N85.75 billion recorded in the first half of 2022. The jump in profitability[Read More…]
World Bank raises concerns over Nigeria’s macroeconomic management The World Bank has raised concerns over Nigeria’s macroeconomic management, calling for an urgent need for structural reforms to among other things improve revenue mobilization and financial management. The Bank said this would be imperative for the much “needed enabling[Read More…]
