Tracka expands to Abuja/ Nasarawa, set to ensure the implementation of public...
Tracka, a transparency platform, which allows citizens to collaborate, track and give feedback on public projects in their communities, is expanding to Abuja and Nasarawa states. Tracka who already has...
View ArticleCredit history no longer required for loans – Abubakar Suleiman
COMFORT EKELEME Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of Sterling Bank Plc, Mr. Suleiman Abubakar has said that global spread of mobile phones and cellular networks are facilitating easier access...
View ArticlePromasidor secures N5.6b BoI loan to fund expansion
COMFORT EKELEME Promasidor Nigeria Limited (PNL) has secured a N5.6 billion credit from the Bank of Industry (BoI) to support its aggressive expansion programmes. PNL Finance Director, Mr. Per...
View ArticleForex: CBN injects $340m, CNY 69m into Retail SMIS
PAULETTE ORJIME- Abuja CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has injected the sum $340, 507, 376.51 into the interbank retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales,following last week’s take-off of its...
View ArticleDespite ban, okada riders return to Delta
BARRY AGBANIGBI, Asaba As the mini-bus in which he was travelling from Lagos arrived Asaba, the Delta State capital, Peter Efe was visibly worried. Something bothered his mind- how he was going to...
View ArticleDiamond Bank drives growth with 3m digital customers
COMFORT EKELEME Diamond Bank has released its second quarter unaudited financial report for the period ended June 30, 2018 to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) emphasizing its strong focus in the...
View ArticleFBN Holdings reports gross earnings of N293.3b in H1 2018
COMFORT EKELEME FBN Holdings Plc said its gross earnings of N293.3billion, up by 1.6 per cent year-on-year as against the N288.8 billion recorded in June 2017. In the unaudited results for the six...
View ArticleBoE raises interest rate to 0.75%
Monetary authorities in England have hiked the country’s interest rate to 0.75 per cent translating to the highest increase in 10 years. The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee voted...
View ArticleFES harps on critical examination of economic procedures
COMFORT EKELEME Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) has stressed the need for economic procedures to be subjected to critical planning for effective implementation. FES equally said that there is need to...
View ArticleFG Okays $150m World Bank loan for Polio eradication
Sunday Ode, Abuja The Federal Government on Wednesday approved World Bank’s US$150 million credit facility in support of polio eradication in Nigeria .This was disclosed by the Minister of Finance,...
View ArticleForex: CBN intervenes with $210m
COMFORT EKELEME In another round of intervention, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has injected the sum of $210million into the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market to ensure the availability of forex...
View ArticleEcobank storms Unical with Xpress Account concert
In continuation of its youth engagement programme in tertiary institutions across the country, Ecobank will on Friday storm University of Calabar, Cross-River State with Ecobank Xpress Account...
View ArticleMTN Group adopts Flytxt’s technology across network
Flytxt, the independent market leader in intelligent customer engagement technology, has signed a deal with telecoms giant MTN Group to automate both inbound and outbound marketing across its entire...
View ArticleJumia strategic to promoting e-Commerce in Nigeria- Olejeme
UGO AMADI Nigeria’s e-Commerce space has been on the rise as one of the fastest in Africa, consequent upon the flexibility and technology innovation with which Jumia Nigeria is driving the online trade...
View ArticleMSME Clinic: Make access to funding easy, entrepreneurs charge FG
COMFORT EKELEME Entrepreneurs under the auspice of Association of Micro Entrepreneurs of Nigeria (AMEN) has called on the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency make access to funding easy in...
View ArticleSEC urges investors to unify multiple subscription
COMFORT EKELEME Acting Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ms. Mary Uduk has urged investors in the capital market that bought shares with different names to regularize their...
View ArticleDiamond Bank drives growth with 3m digital customers
COMFORT EKELEME Diamond Bank has released its second quarter unaudited financial report for the period ended June 30, 2018 to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) emphasizing its strong focus in the...
View ArticleOsibanjo commends successful anchor of Egina Project
UGO AMADI The Vice-President and the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osibanjo has stated that the successful anchor of the Egina FPSO is not just a celebration of local content across board, but also...
View ArticleCBN issues guidelines for long term credit to agric, manufacturing sectors
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has underscored its intention to increase the flow of credit to the real sector of the economy, in order to consolidate and sustain the nation’s economic recovery. It...
View ArticleTOP 50 Brands: ‘Dangote now most valuable brand in Nigeria’
Nigeria’s Dangote has emerged the most valuable brand among the top 50 brands in Nigeria for 2018 which were unveiled at the weekend in Lagos. This is coming barely three months after the brand was...
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