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LITF Lauds UBA’s Contribution To Growth Of African Economies ….AfCTA Present Limitless Opportunities, GDP of $3.4 trillion. The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has commended Africa’s global bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) for its contribution to infrastructure development and growth of trade in the 19 countries where ...

  Nnamdi Okonkwo, the newly appointed Managing Director of First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) Holdings Plc, has been arrested and detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to Premium Times, Okonkwo is being questioned over his role in the transfer of $153.3 million from the Nigerian National ...

UBA Foundation Sensitises Staff, Customers on Mental Health Awareness, offers Therapies, Creative Opportunities, Giveaways In line with its commitment towards giving back and impacting lives, UBA Foundation – the corporate social responsibility arm of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc – has kicked-off a week-long series of activities aimed at promoting ...

ACCESS BANK CONCLUDES LSETF W INITIATIVE GRASSROOT ENGAGEMENTS in LAGOS Access Bank Plc, through its W initiative has concluded a community engagement program to create awareness for the LSETF W initiative loan package created for women in business. One of the brand objectives of Access Bank is to be the ...

Heritage Bank, CBN adopt novel approach to boost wheat production capacity…To add 750, 000MTs via rain-fed cultivation, reduce annual import by 60% In a bid to meet high demand amid poor production capacity of wheat, the Central Bank of Nigeria and Heritage Bank Plc have adopted a novel but more ...

FIRSTBANK LAGOS AMATEUR OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP, THE LONGEST-RUNNING GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP IN NIGERIA BEGINS FirstBank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced the commemoration of the 2021 and 60th edition of its annually sponsored Lagos Amateur Golf Championship. The tourney is scheduled to Tee-Off at ...

Transcorp Delivers Robust Q3 Results…Records accelerated PBT growth of 671% Hospitality subsidiary, Transcorp Hotels, returns to profitability amidst the Covid-19 pandemic Nigeria’s leading and largest listed diversified conglomerate, Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp) has released its unaudited results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021, indicating sustained growth in 2021 as seen in the first two ...

Heritage Bank launches Octiplus App, reinforces commitment as technology driven institution  Heritage Bank Plc has launched a robust innovative and advanced digital banking experience, “Octiplus”. Octiplus as a bank-agnostic, all-in-one digital banking application, which grants users access to a bouquet of financial, lifestyle and social networking features with the added ...

BOOSTING SMES GROWTH THROUGH FIRSTSME ACCOUNT First Bank of Nigeria Limited created FirstSME Account to add to its SME product family in support of small and medium scale business owners by sustaining and expanding their business. AMAKA IFEAKANDU looks at what the facility offers and how SMEs owners can key ...

U.K. Eke Retires From FBN Holdings Amidst Encomiums…As Nnamdi Okonkwo Becomes New GMD The board of FBN Holdings Plc (FBNHoldings) has appointed the immediate past managing director of Fidelity Bank Plc, Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo as its group managing director following the retirement of Mr. U.K. Eke, who has completed his ...