The 65th edition of the FirstBank Lagos Amateur Open Golf Championship will hold in November at the Golf Section of Ikoyi Club 1938, Lagos, as FirstBank of Nigeria Limited sustains its 65-year sponsorship of the tournament. The championship, sponsored continuously under the bank’s first@sports initiative, marks a[Read More…]
By Martha Essienanwan E. Building a business is often about recognising opportunities at the right time and having the capacity to act on them. For us at Akara Café, there came a point when an exciting opportunity presented itself: the chance to create a premium sub-brand[Read More…]
Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has called on Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs) to embrace digital solutions, maintain sound financial management practices and adopt structured business models to enhance competitiveness and drive sustainable growth. The call was made at the Fidelity Bank SME Quarterly Business[Read More…]
Fidelity Bank Plc has won two honours at the 2026 BusinessDay Banks and Other Financial Institutions Awards. The bank’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dr Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, received the Award for Excellence in Banking Leadership, while Fidelity Bank was named Best Bank in Oil and Gas Financing. The[Read More…]
Fidelity Bank Plc reaffirmed its support for the Nigerian beauty industry and women owned businesses at the commemorative dinner and awards ceremony of Beauty in the Motherland 2026. The ceremony, held on October 6, 2026 at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, celebrated[Read More…]
Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Oluwaseun Faleye, has called for stronger inter-agency collaboration across the public service to enhance workers’ welfare, productivity and social security. The NSITF MD stated this on Thursday in Abuja in his goodwill message at the Technical Retreat on[Read More…]
As Nigeria joins the global campaign for breast cancer awareness, Fidelity Bank Plc and Foremost Radiology are encouraging women to recognise possible warning signs, seek professional medical advice and take timely action when they notice unusual changes. The initiative is being implemented through HerFidelity, the women focused[Read More…]
By Tolulope Rojaiye A Nigerian professional in London closes her laptop after another workday. In Toronto, a family reviews its financial plans for the next few years. In Houston, an entrepreneur considers what to do with money set aside for a future commitment in Nigeria. Their[Read More…]
By Aderonke Oluwadare Nigeria’s micro, small and medium sized enterprises remain central to the country’s economic growth, employment and household incomes. According to the NBS and SMEDAN MSME 2021 survey, as cited in PwC Nigeria’s MSME Survey 2024, MSMEs account for 96.9 per cent of businesses, 87.9 per cent[Read More…]
Understanding what happens to your money after a payment is just as important as completing the transaction. Picture a professional preparing for a trip. The flight must be booked, the hotel needs to be paid for and regular household expenses have not stopped simply because travel is approaching. There[Read More…]
