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 […]
SMEs key to realising vision 20-2020
The Director-General of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Alhaji Mohammed Nadada Umar, has said that Nigeria may not attain her Vision 20-2020 programme without the promotion and development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
Undergarment business worldwide is in excess of $10 billion annually , Idowu
‘Bend Down Boutique,’ that is the name given to the thriving second-hand/used clothes market in Nigeria. From dresses, to undergarments, footwear, scarves, etc., you see them everywhere.
Nigerian Breweries Says that Second-Quarter Profit Falls From Year Ago
Nigerian Breweries, a unit of Dutch brewer Heineken, said weekend that its half year pre-tax profit dropped 5.5 percent to N23.27 billion from a year ago. Gross earnings however rose to N88.44 billion in the period from N82.69 billion a year ago, the Heineken unit said in a filing to the Nigerian Stock Exchange
Local, foreign brokers scramble for Lloyd’s business
Local and foreign insurance brokers have renewed business drive to do more business with LIoyd’s as brokers discovered their satisfaction levels with the business processes in Lloyd’s.
Stakeholders urge CBN to release details of reforms in micro-finance institutions
Stakeholders in the microfinance sub-sector have pleaded with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to release details of the planned reforms. In separate interviews with newsmen in Lagos weekend, the stakeholders said that details would enable them to plan.
