First Bank To Create Awareness On Digital Safety
First Bank of Nigeria Limited said it will sensitise individuals and businesses with useful information on how to be protected…
UBA Business Series To Equip SMEs With Performance Management Strategies For Organisational Growth
As part of its commitment to support the growth and sustainability of Micro, Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (MSME) in the…
Lagos Muslims To Pay N1.37m For 2021 Hajj
The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has said that the least amount to be paid for participation in the…
Pipeline Vandalism Reduced By 37.21% In January – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Tuesday announced a 37.21 per cent decrease in cases of pipeline vandalism across the…
Manufacturing Sector Intervention Fund Now N803bn –CBN
Manufacturing sector’s intervention funds disbursed by the Central Bank rose to N803bn as of February. Figures obtained from the CBN…
3,499 CPS Retirees Not Entitled To Pensions In Q4 – PenCom
The National Pension Commission refunded N848.92m to 3,499 retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme and allowed them to leave the…
Online Transactions Rise By 99% To N22.77tn
The value of transactions carried out online by bank customers jumped to N22.77tn in March 2021, the latest data from…
ITA, NEPC To Train Agric Entrepreneurs
As part of its commitment to boost trade relationships with Nigeria, the Italian Trade Agency has unveiled its training programme…
Ecobank Appoints New Head Of Corporate Banking
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, parent company of the Ecobank Group, has announced the appointment of Akin Dada as the new Executive…
BUA, 27 Others Now Have Active Refinery Licences, Says DPR
The Department of Petroleum Resources said on Tuesday that 28 investors, including BUA Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited, have active refining…
New Zealand Bill Would Require Banks To Disclose Climate Risks, In A World First
New Zealand is set to consider legislation that would require banks, insurers and asset managers to disclose the impacts of climate…
Apple Will Launch New Products On April 20
Apple is set to host its first product launch of the year next week, and it’s expected to announce updates…
Egypt Impounds EverGreen Ship Over $900 Million Suez Canal Compensation Bill
Egyptian authorities have seized a massive cargo ship which blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week last month, amid a dispute…
Cryptocurrency Market Now Worth $2tn – Report
The cryptocurrency market has grown exponentially in 2021 and is now worth a staggering $2.0 trillion as it increasingly attracts…
We’re Losing Millions Of Dollars Selling Cements In Nigeria-Dangotedo
Dangote Group says its cement is cheaper in Nigeria than in Ghana and that it is losing dollar earnings focusing…
France To Open €3.5bn Initiative For SMEs In Nigeria
The French Minister of Foreign Trade and Attractiveness, Franck Riester, had arrived in Nigeria to open the ‘Choose Africa’ conference,…
BUA’S $300m Sugar Refinery Ready Next Year
BUA Group is working towards unveiling its 10,000 tons cane per day (tcb) sugar refinery in the first quarter of…
Europeans Want Digital Euro To Be Private, Safe And Cheap: ECB Survey
Euro zone citizens expect the European Central Bank’s proposed digital euro to be private, safe and cheap, an ECB survey…
Ford, GM Among Michigan Companies Opposing Republican-Backed Voting Limits
The top executives of more than three dozen Michigan-based companies, including General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co, on Tuesday…
French Finance Minister Reaffirms 5% Growth Forecast For France In 2021
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire reaffirmed on Wednesday that the French economy should grow by 5% in 2021, and…
LVMH Shares Hit Record High After Strong Sales Figures
LVMH’s shares rose to record highs on Wednesday after the world’s biggest luxury goods company posted sales figures that showed…
KKR-Backed Pizza Platform Slice Raises $40 Million In Latest Funding Round
Slice, an online ordering platform which helps small pizzerias compete with large chains, said on Wednesday it raised $40 million…
Toshiba CEO Steps Down, Shares Surge On Bidding War Expectations
Toshiba Corp CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani resigned on Wednesday amid controversy over a $20 billion buyout bid from CVC Capital Partners…
Oil Maintains Upward Momentum But Virus Concerns Cap Gains
Crude oil climbed on Wednesday after industry data showed U.S. inventories declined more than expected and OPEC raised its outlook…
Tesco Reports 2 Billion Pounds Profit After ‘Exceptionally Strong’ Sales
Tesco, Britain’s biggest retailer, on Wednesday beat its guidance by reporting total adjusted retail operating profit of 1.99 billion pounds…
EasyJet Sees More Flying From Late May
British airline easyJet said it expected to start to fly more from late May onwards, guiding that overall in its…
A $9 Million Boss? UniCredit Investors To Decide How Much Orcel Is Worth
Investors are due to approve Andrea Orcel’s appointment as chief executive of UniCredit on Thursday, but the issue that scuppered…
World Stocks Hit Record High As Bond Yields Ease
Global stock markets rose to a record high on Wednesday as bond yields eased after data showed U.S. inflation was…
Buying Diamonds In Lockdown? WhatsApp Can Be Your Best Friend
As Italy entered a new coronavirus lockdown and shut shops in March, Genoa-based jeweller Gismondi 1754 turned to messaging service…
Coinbase Listing Marks Latest Step In Crypto’s March To The Mainstream
Coinbase Global Inc, the biggest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, will list on the Nasdaq on Wednesday, marking a milestone in the…