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United Bank for Africa (UBA) seeks to Advance African culture

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc celebrated this year’s Africa Day with the fourth edition of its annual Africa Conversations, which was held at the UBA House, Lagos. The UBA Africa Conversations is a yearly event that started in May 2019 as a hallmark initiative in a series of celebrations for Africa Day. The conversations provide a platform for African and global audiences to connect with…
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Wema Bank and Bulb Africa unveils innovation challenge

Wema Bank Plc has unveiled a kids’ innovation challenge aimed at encouraging children to ideate and develop solutions in learning, health, games, and agriculture. The competition would reward the top three finalists who present the most creative and innovative ideas with…
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First Bank of Nigeria Limited Assets Hits N8.5 trillion

FBN Holdings Plc may have returned to a sustainable growth path as its 2021 financial points to a more-than-expected resilient near-term outlook with the commercial banking operations leading growth across key parameters. The report, released last week, shows that First Bank of Nigeria Limited, grew its total assets in the financial sector by 15.9 year-on-year (Y/Y), from N7.4 trillion to N8.5…
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Technology

Start your Product Marketing Career with Alt School Africa

The tech space has come a long way from being an industry many believed was closed off and reserved for only a few programmers with genius-level IQs and god-like statuses. Over the years, we’ve seen the tech space become even more decentralised. More people continue to build profitable careers in tech for themselves and their families. We are also now witnessing a rise in non-technical roles…
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Internet subscriber growth fail to lift 9Mobile

While MTN, Globacom, and Airtel saw a significant increase in the number of internet subscribers added in Q1 2022, 9Mobile continues to lose internet subscribers despite the increase recorded in internet subscription rate from 143.2 million in January to 145.2 million in…
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Nigeria Electronic payment transactions rise by 44% in four months - NIBSS

Value of transactions on the electronic bills payment platform rose by 44 percent year on year to hit N114.8 trillion in the first four months of 2022 from N79.5 trillion in the corresponding period, data from the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), shows. The increase in the e-payment transactions value for the four months was a reflection of the surge in the volume of deals within…
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