First Bank named Nigeria’s strongest brand in 2026 by Brand Finance
First Bank, West Africa’s premier financial institution and financial inclusion service provider, has been recognised as the strongest brand in Nigeria in the “Nigeria 25 2026” ranking by Brand Finance, a leading independent brand valuation and strategy consultancy. The Bank achieved an AAA+ rating, the highest possible distinction, underscoring its unmatched brand strength and leadership […]
Ten states to benefit from WCF’s $1.2m funding
At least ten states in Nigeria will benefit from $1.2 million in new funding from the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) to provide assistance to 70,000 cocoa farming households by 2015.
‘FMBN needs N200bn capitalisation to tackle housing deficit’
The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) requires a capital base of N200 billion in order to make meaningful impact in redressing the huge housing deficit in the country, while it has also recovered N5.7 billion out of its non-performing loans.
New gene revolution should not bypass Africa – Akinwumi
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has disclosed that biotechnology offers great potential to help feed Africa, but regretted that seeds from from gene revolution are commercial, not public goods.
Nigeria loses N80bn annually over ship chandling laws
Nigeria currently loses about N80 billion (500 million dollars) annually to foreign shipping operators following Federal Government’s inability to enforce the ship chandling laws of the land.
No change in vehicle tariff – Tin-can Customs
Tin-can island command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said that it has not made any changes to its tariff levy for vehicles imported into the country through the command.
