Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc, Mrs. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe has been presented the award of the Banker of the Year 2022 at the 14th Leadership Annual Conference and Awards.
Organized by Leadership Media Group, publishers of Leadership newspapers, the colourful ceremony was held at the Abuja International Conference Centre on Tuesday, 31 January 2023. The well-attended…
A digital bank, Hope PSBank, a Unified Payment Services Limited subsidiary, has commenced a community inclusion initiative to support the Central Bank of Nigeria’s naira redesign policy.
Speaking at a press conference to unveil the initiative on Friday, the Managing…
Liability is defined by Merriam-Webster as the amount of money owned by an individual or entity. Debt burden can be a huge problem for individuals and businesses in Nigeria as it can lead to financial hardship and even bankruptcy. In recent years, as the popularity of…
VerifyMe Nigeria CEO Eshigie Aguele said the lack of a trust infrastructure is hindering the growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria.
In a statement provided to The PUNCH on Thursday, Aguele made the announcement while serving as a special guest on the Fidelity SME forum.
He said: “One of the biggest barriers to small business growth in the United States is the lack of…
Director of the Nigerian Maritime Authority Dr. Bashir Jamoh called for more private sector involvement in the Blue Economy Initiative to reap more benefits from the maritime industry. As a guest speaker at the Lunch hour Lecture Series hosted by the Academy of Excellence in…
Nigerian Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele urged Nigerians to understand, adding that the revised banknotes would be circulated and made available.
Apex Bank also ended commission sales on Feb. 10, pledging to replace old Naira banknotes with a new approach.
On Friday…
The Federal Government, on Thursday, said a total of 139 investors had shown readiness to monetise the gas flares from the 48 flare sites across the country.
It disclosed this at the 2022 Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme Bidders Conference and Investors Forum, organised to intimate all qualified applicants, partners, sponsors and technology providers on the structure of the…
Another disruption in the aviation industry is imminent as three workers’ unions have threatened to ground operations at the Nigerian Meteorological Agency over wages over failure to implement minimum consequential adjustment wage.
The unions, which include the National…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and Daewoo Engineering and Construction Nigeria Limited, on Thursday, signed a contract of $740.67m (N341.48bn as at Thursday’s official exchange rate of N461.04/$) for the rehabilitation of Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical…
The coronation said the shortage of currency could continue after the election.
February 2, 2023
Coronation Merchant Bank has predicted that foreign exchange liquidity crisis affecting the economy may linger futher.
The Chief Economist of Coronation bank, Chinwe Egwim made this known via a statement on Wednesday while speaking on the launch of its 2023 Economic Review and Outlook report which focuses on trends for core macroeconomic indicators and relevant emerging policy themes that will…