Business

Electronic Call Up: Nigerian Ports Authority designates 17 parks for articulated vehicles

  In a bid to solve some teething problems being experienced with the introduction of Electronic E-Call (ETO), the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)...

The abysmal collapse of 63-year-old Ghana Airways and the lessons to be  learnt

    By Ajumai Ameh When the Ghana Airlines came into existence, the industry was very different from today. State-owned carriers were the...

Access Bank’s new SwiftPay to boost digital payments for SMEs

  In a bid to boost facilitation of payments between SME and retail customers in the digital space, Access Bank Plc has unveiled SWIFTPAY, a digital...

Polaris bank launches salary advance loan

    Polaris bank has launched a Salary Advance loan product, to enable salary earners meet urgent needs before the end of the...

Nigeria’s currency, the Naira, is overvalued, says IMF

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Nigeria’s currency, the Naira is overvalued at the official market by about 18.5 per cent, advising...

Economy: Why we print more money to finance FG’s budget, by CBN Governor

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has come out to explain why it is printing more money to finance the Federal Government’s...

Heirs Holdings acquires 45% of OML 17 from Shell, Total, ENI

Heirs Holdings, a leading African strategic investor in partnership with affiliated company, Transcorp Plc,  Nigeria’s largest publicly listed conglomerate, has announced  the unconditional...

Nigeria’s inflation rate hit all-time high of 15.75 per cent 

… it’s a hydra-headed monster that has eroded disposable and discretionary income of consumers Nigeria’s inflation rate has spiralled to its highest level in...

Buhari Administration in 2020: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

    Nigerians across the political divide and party affiliations or creed were euphoric, ecstatic and expectant as the retired Army General, ex-Head...

Cooperative Mortgage Bank says it is committed to affordable homes For Nigerians

  By Boye Ajayi Mr Kabir Ayinde Tukur, the Managing Director of Cooperative Mortgage Bank (CMB) has said that the “2020 Housing Award” won...

Women, men empowerment: Tony Elumelu Foundation unveils 2021 Entrepreneurship programme 

In its avowed commitment towards empowering women and men across African continent, the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has unveiled the TEF Entrepreneurship programme...

Fidelity Bank first female CEO, Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, takes charge 

  Just as the tenure of Mr Nnamdi Okonkwo, the Managing Director of Fidelity Bank ended on December 31, 2020, Mrs Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe on January...

Polaris Bank partners International Women’s Society on vocational skills  

  Polaris Bank has received kudos from a former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Oluranti Adebule, for its commitment to skills acquisition...

UBA’s GMD, Kennedy Uzoka, bags prestigious Zik Leadership Award

  For the proud winner of the Zik Prize for Professional Leadership, Mr Kennedy Uzoka, the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, United Bank for...

Nigeria suffering worst recession in living memory

  Nigeria’s economy shrank by by -2.48 percent in the third quarter of 2020, marking the biggest quarterly drop on record and plunging...

Schneider Electric inaugurates new products centre in Nigeria’s oil and gas hub, Southsouth

  In its bid to ensure easy access to its products across the country, energy management giant, Schneider Electric, has inaugurated a distribution...