Stanbic IBTC Nominees, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Bank, has been awarded the ‘Best Sub-Custodian Bank’ in Nigeria at the 2023 Global Finance Awards.

Sterling Bank Plc has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the Small & Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) to establish a comprehensive database of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria.

A financial journalist, Dr Akin Olaniyan, has decried Nigeria’s rising debt profile, noting that each Nigerian citizen now owes N385,000 of the total debt of the country which stood at N77 trillion in the first quarter of 2023.

Over the years, the Eid-el-Kabir is often celebrated amidst fanfare, pomp and pageantry but the reverse is the case this year, following the hike in prices of commodities, occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidies.

For Dr. Chioma Okerulu, a distinguished medical doctor and public health advocate, her work in HIV/AIDS prevention and maternal healthcare is not just a profession, it is a mission deeply rooted in personal experience and driven by an unwavering commitment to health equity in Africa.

By Providence Ayanfeoluwa Following the recent removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise called petrol, which was greeted with mixed reactions, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, has recommended an eleven-point action plan to the government. The Institute, while commending the policy, which it says has addressed market distortions and blocked […]

President Bola Tinubu’s ex-spokesman in the south east, Dr. Josef Onoh has frowned at the emotional outbursts of the Anambra state Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart, Chief Dan Ulasi for his poor media outing where he insinuated that President Tinubu was not generous in making an Igbo the Chief of Naval staff, while Lagos state government demolishes Igbo traders shops at Alaba International market.

THE Director-General of the Advertising Regulators Council of Nigeria (ARCON), Dr. Olalekan Fadolapo, has hinted that the sector is set to create more value in the Nigeria’s marketing industry to engender good governance and economic growth.

Acting Governor of Ondo State, Mr. Lucky Ayedatiwa, yesterday, urged residents of the state to use the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations to pray for the quick recovery of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.

A financial technology company, U-Card, has said that it is closing the gap between the traditional banking and everyday commerce by providing a comprehensive range of retail solutions, including point-of-sale, PoS, terminals, mobile money, and financial education.

On June 14, 2023, the CJN, Olukayode Ariwoola, requested the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mr. Y. Maikyau, SAN, and the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, to nominate suitably qualified candidates for consideration for appointment into the Supreme Court.

But as bad as this picture is, it is not even the full story. In most Muslim-dominated states, Fridays have equally been appropriated as part of the weekend work-free days. Where it is not expressly so, workers at best work half-day, leaving for home after the Jumu’ah Prayer (Friday prayer).

The total value of Commercial Papers (CPs) quoted on the FMDQ Securities Exchange rose Year-on-Year (YoY) by 130.68 percent to N715.3 billion in April 2023 from N310.07 billion in the corresponding period in 2022.

The South-South Zonal Organizing Secretary of All Progressives Congress, APC, Blessing Agbomhere, has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to use his office to bring greater development to the Niger Delta.

Following the intervention of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Kachollom, Daju  the industrial dispute between the management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, and the domestic unit of the Association of  Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions, ASSBIFI, and National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Employees, NUBIFIE, has been resolved.