(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Founder and Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony O. Elumelu has pledged N500 million to create an entrepreneurship programme exclusive to indigenes of the state. He made the commitment after presenting 50 beneficiaries of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. He said “Your Excellency, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Air Peace on Friday urged members of the public to ignore a recorded voice message warning them not to patronise the airline and some other air and land transport companies. The airline, in a statement signed by its General Manager, Corporate Communications, Mr Chris Iwarah described the message as fake. “We would […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Isaac Okorafor, Acting Director, Corporate Communications, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said the apex bank boosted the foreign exchange market with 210 million dollars to meet customers’ requests in various segments. Okoroafor said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. According to him, the bank, in its desire to meet […]
Photo: Fidelity Bank CEO, Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fidelity Bank Plc, launched an innovative solution designed primarily to allow customers send money and pay bills using their phone keyboards without recourse to the online banking platform installed on their mobile devices. The solution known as Flashkey is a ground-breaking initiative; a first its kind […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures inflation for May, decreased to 11.61 per cent (year-on-year) from 13.34 per cent recorded in April. The NBS disclosed this in its CPI and inflation Report for May released on Wednesday in Abuja. According to the bureau, this […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dangote Group, from Nigeria has emerged as the most admired African brand, of African continent origin, by consumers ahead of telecommunication giant, MTN according to the South African based Brand Leadership Movement in collaboration with the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). The Dangote brand which is also the leading brand in Nigeria came […]
…Other Properties Recovered too (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Special Presidential Investigation Panel (SPIP) for the Recovery of Public Property says it has recovered seven dollars million (N2.1 billion at official rate) illegally stashed in Heritage Bank. Chairman of the panel, Mr Okoi Obono-Obla, disclosed this while briefing President Muhammadu Buhari on activities of the panel. […]
Photo: L-R: Director, Sickle Cell Foundation of Nigeria, Ayo Otaigbe; Head, Human Resource Recruitment/ CSR & Sustainability, Fidelity Bank Plc. Chris Nnakwe; Chairperson, Coalition of Sickle cell NGOs Toyin Adesola; Product Manager, Electronic Banking, Fidelity Bank Plc. Daniel Azike during a press briefing in Lagos. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fidelity Bank Plc has partnered with Coalition of Sickle […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc’s flagship Chat Banking personality, Leo, is set to change the face of e-banking across Key African markets following its launch in Cameroon, Zambia, Cote D’Ivoire, Senegal and Congo. Already Leo which has been very active in Africa’s biggest market, Nigeria, has brought ease to the customers, as it has […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr. Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi as Deputy Governor at the Central Bank of Nigeria. Mr. Folashodun Shonubi is currently the Managing Director of the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS) – the financial payments, facilitation and settlement platform – which has been instrumental to the growth […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Aviation professionals, under the aegis of Aviation Round Table (ART), on Friday advised the Federal Government to be minimally involved in the proposed new national carrier. The group’s President, Mr Gbenga Olowo, gave the advice in a statement issued in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federal Government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Naira on Wednesday fell by one point exchanging at N361.5 to the dollar at the parallel market in Lagos, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Nigerian currency had exchanged at N360.50 to the dollar on Tuesday. The Pound Sterling and the Euro closed N484 and N420, respectively at the […]
By Eric Ojo, Abuja (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Africa’s premier development finance institution, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has expressed its willingness to help São Tomé and Príncipe to develop a blue economy strategy. The AfDB which currently operates in 41 African countries with an external office in Japan, contributes to the economic development and the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The new excise duty for alcoholic beverages and tobacco earlier approved by President Muhammadu Buhari will take effect from Monday, June 4, 2018, says the Federal Government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls on Sunday that the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, in March announced that the president had granted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Naira on Thursday appreciated against the dollar at the parallel market in Lagos. The Nigerian currency gained one point to exchange at N362, stronger than N363 posted on Wednesday, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro traded at N494 and N424, respectively. Trading at the Bureau De Change window saw the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A non profit, female centric organisation, ImpactHER, has successfully concluded the training of female African entrepreneurs on how to access finance from corporate organisations for the growth of their business. The training conference held last week in Canton Concourse, Maroko, Lagos, saw over 100 women engaged in different lines of business in attendance. […]
Photo: L-R: Commissioner, Urban & Regional Planning, Taraba, Hon. Hassan Beppah; Principal, Precious Kids School, James Ayagwa; Branch Leader, Jalingo, Fidelity Bank Plc, Kabir Abdurrahman; Head, Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability, Fidelity Bank Plc, Chris Nnakwe; Taraba Firstlady, Barr. Anna Ishaku and Regional Bank Head (RBH), North East, Musa Tarimbuka. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fidelity Bank Plc, in […]
Photo: R-L: Ehimika Ivbuobe, Business Manager, FirstBank; Bello, Hadizat Esohe, winner of the FirstBank Visa Gold Card World Cup Promo; Bello Mohammed, winner’s son and Erhunwunse Osarumwense, Relationship Manager, FirstBank. …Winners to Watch 2018 World Cup Live in Russia (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – First Bank of Nigeria Limited in partnership with Visa International has announced the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kogi State Government says its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) has improved tremendously from N350 million to N1 billion monthly. Mr Kingsley Fanwo, the Director-General, Media and Publicity, Kogi State disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lokoja. Fanwo said the target of the state […]
Nairobi, Kenya (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United Bank for Africa, a leading pan-African financial institution with operations in 20 African countries has assured the players in the private and public sectors in East Africa’s largest economy that its Kenyan franchise is ready and committed to finance key projects and business transactions capable of galvanising the economic […]
