By Kayode Tokede Nigerian youths have been advised to pursue after their passion rather than money or immediate gains. This was the consensus opinion of panelists at Ecobank Nigeria special advocacy program with the theme: “Finding your Voice,” a Career,…
By Kayode Tokede The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said the nation’s foreign reserves dropped to $33.58billion as at August 12, 2021. The foreign exchange buffer in August gained $99.9million to $33.58billion from $33.48billion it was early in the month.…
By Kayode Tokede Sterling Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading commercial bank and Nexford University, a United States (US) based next generation online university, have announced a new partnership that will create a global emerging markets’ talent pipeline known as “Fund Your…
Access Bank Plc on Thursday unveiled DiamondXtra Season 13 savings promo to reward loyal customers with N600 million. The bank’s Executive Director, Retail Banking, Mr Victor Etuokwu, said at the launch in Lagos that the initiative was instituted to enhance…
By Kayode Tokede FirstBank of Nigeria Limited has announced its sponsorship of the 5th edition of the Chief Olusegun Obasanjo golf tournament, organized by the Abeokuta golf club. The competition, which is scheduled to hold on Saturday will have Chief…
By Kayode Tokede The Group Managing Director of Guarantee Trust Bank (GTB), Mr. Segun Agbaje has said foreign exchange for Personal Travel Allowance (PTA), Basic Travel Allowance (BTA), among others, would now be sold online. Agbaje said this at a…
By Kayode Tokede Naira at Investors & Exporters Foreign Exchange (I& EFX) window closed up by 0.02 per cent against the Dollar to close at N411.40 on Wednesday. The local currency lost by 0.14per cent and 0.23per cent against the…
By Kayode Tokede The World Bank listed Nigeria among the top 10 countries with high debt risk exposure. This was revealed in the financial statement for International Development Association (IDA), which was among the World Bank FY21 audited financial statements.…
By Kayode Tokede The total remittance of the Value Added Tax (VAT) from the financial services sector to the Federal Government in the second quarter of 2021 increased by 134.94 per cent, standing at N7.712 billion. Data on the Sectoral…
By Kayode Tokede The Naira traded flat at N510.00 at parallel market and also at N411.50 against the dDollar at the Investors & Exporters Foreign Exchange window on Tuesday. However, the overnight lending rate contracted by 25basis points to 13.5per…
