Business
Polaris bank takes over Skye bank
The Central bank on Friday revoked the license of Skye bank. A bridge bank called Polaris will now takeover, Per Second News gathered....
Heritage Bank partners NPA to support improved ports infrastructure in maritime sector
The maritime sector through Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) is set to get improved infrastructural boost as Heritage Bank Plc revealed plans to provide...
Elumelu’s foundation launches world digital platform for African entrepreneurs
Africa’s entrepreneurs will now have a world digital platform known as TEFConnect, an open source platform providing “bespoke tools and content to catalyse...
We have capacity to print electoral materials, Mint company tells INEC
The Nigerian Security, Printing and Minting, (NSPM) Plc, has appealed to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mamood Yakub, to...
CBN again defends naira with $210m
By Ruth Olurounbi The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again intervened in the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market to the tune of $210...
FG sells 12.4bn shares in Minting Company to CBN, BPE
The Federal Government on Tuesday sold its 21 per cent shares in the Nigeria Security Printing and Minting Company (NSPMC), which translates to...
Nigeria: China’s $500m financing support targets energy generation
The half a billion dollar financing support from the Export-Import Bank of China (CEXIM) to Nigeria is targeted at helping Nigeria improve its...
Nigeria will sell N1.024trn Treasury Bills in Q4
Nigeria, through its central bank says it will auction treasury bills as much as N1.024 trillion in the fourth quarter of the year,...
Stanbic IBTC likely to issue 211.7 million shares option for interim cash dividend
By Ruth Olurounbi Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc could likely issue up to 211.7 million ordinary shares of 50 kobo each as scrip dividend...
Forex: CBN injects $303m, CNY 46.58m into retail secondary market sales
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Friday, injected the sum $303.91 million into the interbank retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales. This is...
China Summit Agreement: What it says and what it means
China and African countries agreed to work together toward an even stronger community with a shared future, according to a declaration adopted Tuesday...
SAHCOL confirms Agboarumi as MD
By Ruth Olurounbi Basil Agboarumi has been announced as the new Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Skyway...
Rose Adebayo, Angela Aneke join UBA board
As the Pan African banks appoints two other men Two top women in the world of finance have joined the Pan African bank,...
Dangote now most valuable brand in Nigeria
The company of Africa’s richest man, Dangote Group, is now the most valuable brand in Nigeria, following an agency survey which revealed the...
Nigeria’s forex market gets another $210m from CBN
Nigeria’s Central Bank on Tuesday injected another sum of $210 million into the inter-bank foreign exchange market, ensuring that forex is available for...
Dangote wants African leaders to plan growth around millennials
By Ruth Olurounbi Given that 75% of the global workforce will be millennials by 2025, according to the Deloitte Millennial Survey and...
