By Victor Irechukwu, Head of Engineering, OnePipe Waving your hand to pay after shopping at a store, or simply placing your mobile phone on the checkout counter could seem strange – at least to a number of people in Nigeria. But it is possible and in fact, already standard practice[Read More…]
The first batch of 376 Nigerian students trapped in war-torn Sudan arrived in Abuja on Wednesday night via Air Peace and the Nigeria Air Force aircraft. They received the sum of N100,000 each on their return to the country. The evacuees also got N25,000 worth of recharge cards and 1.5[Read More…]
Ecobank Nigeria has concluded arrangements to host a consumer-focused income management webinar with the theme, “Maximizing your income: the power of diversification” for public and private sector employees as well as entrepreneurs in Nigeria being part of activities to commemorate the Workers Day. The webinar, slated for Friday, 5th[Read More…]
The Board of Trustees, Aliko Dangote Foundation, has expressed its willingness to evacuate and resettle Nigerians stranded in Sudan. This was disclosed by the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Aliko Dangote Foundation, Zouera Youssoufou, as contained in a statement made available to newsmen. According to Youssoufou, the organisation[Read More…]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Sunday said there are no plans to phase out the newly redesigned N200, N500 and N1,000 notes from circulation. The clarification follows what the apex bank described as ‘a fake news item circulating in the media’, particularly in the social media space, suggesting[Read More…]
The 2022 KPMG Nigeria Banking Industry Customer Experience survey result listed Polaris Bank ‘as the most improved Bank under retail segment moving up five places to sixth position and 3rd under SME segment’, with the Bank showing significant improvement in customer ratings. Many customers have praised the Bank for its[Read More…]
By Gaston Taratuta, Founder and CEO of Aleph Group, Inc The world of work has always changed and evolved in line with technological advances and major consumer shifts. Did you know, for example, that in Victorian Britain people were paid to wake factory workers up by tapping on their windows?[Read More…]
Transnational Corporation Plc (Transcorp) has revealed that Tony Elumelu, the chairman of the company, has acquired fresh 9.7 billion shares in separate deals in recent days. The acquisition made him the biggest shareholder of the company, taking the prime spot from two previous owners. The conglomerate’s shares numbering 2.4 billion[Read More…]
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) is targeting 22 billion dollars investment from Delta as a special economic zone. The Managing Director of the agency, Prof. Adesoji Adesugba made this known at the presentation of licence to the Delta Special Economic Zone (DSEZ) on Wednesday in Abuja. While commending[Read More…]
