Banking Made Simple: Traders Prime set to launch, poised to redefine microfinance in Nigeria
As Nigeria deepens its push for financial inclusion, a new player is preparing to enter the field—armed with bold ideas, mobile-first strategies, and a clear mission to serve the underbanked. Traders Prime Microfinance Bank, licensed to operate in one state, is set to commence operations with a vision to make banking simpler, smarter, and accessible […]
Over 1,000 screened as NNPC foundation begins free cataract surgeries in Bayelsa
The NNPC Foundation has launched a free cataract screening and surgery program, offering sight restoration to over 1,000 individuals in Bayelsa State.
World Health Day: Orange Group launches wellness initiative
To mark the 2025 World Health Day themed “Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures,” Orange Group, a leading Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company in Nigeria, has unveiled an inspiring new initiative designed to promote healthier living through simple and accessible daily habits, beginning with the incorporation of Herbasip, one of the company’s wellness-focused products.
How Funmi Babatunde-Dada is reshaping Nigeria’s agro-processing landscape
By Juliet Ebirim Amidst the bustling aisles of the just concluded Agrofood & Plastprintpack Nigeria exhibition, which held recently at the Landmark Event Centre, Lagos, Funmi Babatunde-Dada exudes a quiet confidence. As the Executive Director of TECO Group, a Nigerian conglomerate with a 45-year legacy in oil and gas services, palm oil mill construction and […]
Customs issues 1st B’Odogwu Pre-Arrival Assessment Report
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has issued the first Pre-Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) under the B’Odogwu, the Unified Customs Management System. Spokesman of the Service, Abdullahi Maiwada (ACP), in a statement issued on behalf of the Comptroller-General, Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, in Abuja, at the weekend, declared that the development marked […]
Abandoned Heritage bank depositors send S.O.S to Tinubu over delayed payments
By Esther Onyegbula Depositors of N5million and above in the revoked Heritage Bank have sent a save-our-soul to President Ahmed Tinubu to prevail on the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to provide immediate bailout funds to Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, to ensure the swift and full reimbursement of all depositors affected by the liquidation […]
