AIICO Insurance Plc on Thursday received Information Security Management System certification from the British Standards Institution (BSI) under ISO 27001:2013 standard. It becomes the first insurer in Nigeria to get such certification. Ms Chimwemwe Chalemera, Country Director, Department of International…
Unity Bank Plc has said it is collaborating with the Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME) to empower women owned enterprises in commemoration of the International Women’s Day (IWD). The National Deputy President, NASME, Otunba Gbemisola Oduntan, in…
The Managing Director of Jaiz Bank, Mr Hassan Usman, on Wednesday, said the bank would continue to support small businesses with working capital and funding for growth and expansion. Usman, who made the promise at a media parley in Lagos,…
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) efforts towards actualising $200 billion in Foreign Exchange (FX) repatriation from non-oil exports over the next five years have been given a major boost with a recently held workshop for exporters and investors in…
In a bid to ease huge cash management and deepen financial inclusion, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released guidelines for the operation of the Bank Neutral Cash Hubs (BNCH). According to a statement on its website, the CBN…
The National Bureau of Statistics said that Nigeria recorded negative trade balance of N173.96 billion in the fourth quarter of last year. The Statistician-General of the Federation, Dr Simon Harry, made the announcement at a news conference in Abuja on…
The Pan-African banking group, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) is set to pay its shareholders’ dividends of $0.16 per share totalling $40 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. This implies approximately CFA90, N66.6, or 1.08 Ghana Cedi per share.…
Nigeria’s topmost mortgage bank, Abbey Mortgage Bank Plc, has launched its mobile application recently. The bank has taken the initiative to ease financial transactions for its customers, such that the need to physically visit the bank is completely eliminated while…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sealed the premises of three firms, Oxford International Group/Oxford Commercial Services, Farmforte Agro Allied Solutions Limited/Agro Partnerships and Vektr Capital Investment/Vektr Enterprise for illegally engaging in capital market activities. In a statement issued…
FirstBank, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider has urged its customers to take advantage of the Bank’s ongoing Verve Card campaign designed to reward customers for their continued usage of the Verve debit Card. The Eight-week promo will end on…
