THE UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibolty arm of the United Bank for Africa, on Tuesday held its tenth annual National Essay Competition(NEC) in a virtual ceremony in which Miss Eshiet Abasiekeme, 14, won the first prize of N2.5 million educational grant to study at any African University of her[…]
Read More »Interswitch, Africa’s leading technology-driven company focused on the digitization of payments in Africa, has announced its partnership with Finastra, one of the world’s largest fintechs, to deliver innovative, world-class technology-based solutions for digital payments, corporate banking, treasury and trade finance, to financial institutions in Africa. Consistent with Interswitch’s market expansion[…]
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Every living organism needs food, not just any food, but quality food. Food is any substance (liquid, solid or semi-solid) which is consumed to provide the body with nutrients. When we hear nutrients, we should think of them as substances found in food which give the body energy, body structure[…]
Read More »The Nigerian economy has slipped into its second recession in five years as the gross domestic product contracted for the second consecutive quarter. The National Bureau of Statistics announced Saturday the nation’s GDP recorded a negative growth of 3.62 per cent in the third quarter of 2020. The country had[…]
Read More »1.Folorunso Alakija The billionaire businesswoman tops the list of Nigeria’s richest women. In Africa, she is number two on the list of most successful women. The 69-year-old woman is also a philanthropist whose wealth comes from her company, Famfa Oil. Her oil company has shares in Agbami Oilfield, a very[…]
Read More »A frontline economist, stockbroker, capital market operator and investment expert, Mr. Albert Okumagba, is dead. Reliable sources in the capital market, where Okumagba was highly respected, confirmed the news of his death. He was said to have died in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The cause of his death[…]
Read More »Verve International has rewarded 1,250 customers so far, after its sixth weekly draws in the ongoing Verve ‘Good Life’ promo for Verve cardholders across the country. The lucky 1,250 cardholders’ winnings amount to a total of N11.5 million out of the over N27 million in cash and airtime allotted for[…]
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Billionaire businessman and founder, Global Fleet Oil & Gas Limited, Jimoh Ibrahim, has denied owing Union Bank of Nigeria Plc N69.4 billion. Ibrahim is insisting that the lender is actually indebted to his group of companies to the tune of N140 billion. In an emailed statement released yesterday, he said[…]
Read More »By Benjamin Omoike Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday unveiled the first Nigerian electric car named Hyundai Kona. The car is a product of Stallion Group. The car was launched at the VON, Automobiles Nigeria in Ojo, Lagos, where the car was manufactured. The new Kona, an Electric car,[…]
Read More »“We want to express our sympathy for the inconvenience that eight of our customers are going through due to the restrictions on their accounts as mandated by a federal court order. We are eager for this to be resolved as soon as possible” Amid an online campaign for customers to[…]
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