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EXPANDING FOOTPRINT – NIGERIA’S FIRSTBANK SETS SIGHTS ON ETHIOPIA, ANGOLA, CAMEROON
Building on its long-standing presence in sub-Saharan Africa, First Bank of Nigeria Limited is gearing up for its next growth phase as financial systems across the continent open up…
MOURNING THE EXIT OF “TITANIC” BODE EMANUEL
By Tope Adaramola Bode Emanuel To aver that Justin Olabode Emanuel was one of the titans of the Nigerian nation is not an overstatement. He had his inimitable footprints, particularly…
SEC plans improved rules for borrowing by govts, corp
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced plans to enhance the rules and regulations around borrowing for both the government and businesses. A statement from the SEC said Dr.…
Telecom tariff hike imminent: FG
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Tijani The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, has disclosed that telecommunication tariffs will soon increase, though the hike will not be as…
Portugal Football Club Signs on 19-Year-Old Nigerian- born Footballer, Yaqub Usman-Malah
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI L-R: President, Brito Sport Club, Jose de Castro Dias and Nigerian-born young footballer, Yaqub Usman-Malah during the official contact signing in Portugal . Brito Sporting Club…
SOYINKA EMERGES MOST OUTSTANDING AUTO INSURANCE CEO OF YEAR 2024
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, Olaotan Soyinka has emerged the ‘Most Outstanding Auto Insurance CEO of the Year’ in 2024.…
Pension fund investment in real estate shrinks to N20bn
Pension Fund Illustration The Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria has revealed that the dearth of real estate investment trusts on the market has seen investment in that segment shrink…
SOVEREIGN TRUST INSURANCE WINS ‘MOST OUTSTANDING AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY OF YEAR’ 2024
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI The journey to greatness has a lot of hard work and sense of purpose attached to it. For Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc, consistency, professionalism, integrity, creativity and…
Benue resumes recruitment of 9,000 teachers
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Following the nod given by the Benue State House of Assembly, the Benue State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, said it has resumed the process of recruiting…
Why NASS can’t rush 2025 budget passage: Senator
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on ICT and Cybercrime, Senator Shuaib Afolabi Salisu, has said the National Assembly has refused to rush the passage of the 2025 budget proposal…
