Members of Aghoro 1, community, Ekeremor Local Government Area in Bayelsa on Friday berated the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) for short-changing them. They criticised the oil firm for arbitrarily determining the compensation figure for the May 17, 2018 spill in the area. The oil spill had... Read more
By Bala Augie As financial solution providers continue to face stiffer competition globally from Fintech startups and emerging technologies such as blockchain, cryptocurrency and crowdfunding, and the increasing level of disruption in the traditional mode of payment and business models, technology holds the key to unlock the potentials in... Read more
Despite IMF Warnings, Buhari Seeks Approval Of External Borrowing Plan
FeaturedSpecial Reports November 28, 2019
Even as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday for the third time this year, expressed concerns over the rising debt profile of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday sought the re- consideration and approval of the National Assembly on the 2016-2018 External Borrowing Plan of the Federal Government.... Read more
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, has urged the media to remain vigilant, educate and mobilise Nigerians to defend the country’s hard earn democracy. Tambuwal gave task while declaring open the 15th All Nigeria Guild of Editors’ Conference (ANEC) in Sokoto on Thursday. The Conference is themed: “A Distressed... Read more
The Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Gbene Dr Joi Nunieh, has charged former agitators in the Niger Delta to join the campaign to promote a safe and clean Niger Delta region. Dr Nunieh made the call yesterday when a group of ex-agitators from the... Read more
Lagos, 25 November 2019, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced its partnership with Linda Ikeji TV for the broadcast of the TV show, First Class Material. The show is billed to premiere on all FirstBank and Linda Ikeji TV platforms across the web and social media on Tuesday... Read more
No fewer than 90 pupils from Nigeria’s six geo-political zones have been awarded full-board six-year secondary school scholarships administered by the Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) in the third set of the NNPC/SNEPCo National Cradle-to-Career (NC2C) programme designed to give top quality education to bright but indigent... Read more
Grooming, Quickteller, SANEF, others throw Weight behind Financial Inclusion event
News November 28, 2019
Major industry stakeholders in the financial ecosystem including Grooming, SystemSpecs, Quickteller, Shared Agent Network Expansion facility and others have thrown their corporate weight behind the hosting of the maiden edition of Inclusive Finance Nigeria Conference & Awards (IFINCA) 2019. IFINCA is a national policy platform on financial inclusion... Read more
By Hope Ashike In many parts of the world, including Nigeria, women often face the barriers of discrimination and persistent gender inequalities which deny them access to key positions in the corporate world as well as access to finance or the formal economy. Women make up almost half of... Read more
Lagos (Nigeria), 15 November 2019 – In the furtherance of the Bank’s commitment to promote business ethics, professional excellence and education, reflected in the Bank’s Endowment programme – the Samuel Asabia Chair for Business Ethics at the University of Lagos – First Bank of Nigeria Limited for three consecutive... Read more
