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Verto Launches Global Business Award, Empowers Startups with USD 10,000 Grand Prize
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Verto, the global fintech powering enterprise-grade cross-border payments, FX, and banking solutions across emerging markets, has launched the Verto Global Business Award—a transformative initiative to recognize and…
Beyond Compliance: How Third-Party Motor Insurance Protects Everyone on the Road
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Babatunde FajemirokunMD AIICO Uninsured vehicles on Nigerian roads pose significant risks, with countless road users facing financial and emotional distress each year due to accidents involving…
Telcos defend 50% tariff hike, warn of sector collapse if unimplemented
Nigeria’s telecommunications industry faces a looming financial crisis, with operators citing unsustainable operating costs and an outdated tariff structure as major challenges. Industry leaders have issued warnings that…
The Nigeria Prizes Spotlight AI, Digital Innovation, Prose Literature in 2025 edition
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI The Nigeria Prize for Science and The Nigeria Prize for Literature have opened submissions for their 2025 awards. This year, the Science Prize is looking for innovations…
Ecobank Rewards Winners With N42m in Total Prize Money
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Head, Consumer Products & Segments, Ecobank Nigeria, Victor Yalokwu; one of the lucky winners of N500, in quarterly draws category, Aminat Adefaka; Head, Consumer Banking, Ecobank Nigeria,…
Access Bank Appoints Uche Orji as Independent Non-Executive Director
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Orji Access Holdings Plc (‘the Company’) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Uche Orji as an Independent Non-Executive Director of its flagship subsidiary, Access…
Access Bank to Host Pioneering Africa Trade Conference in Cape Town
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Cape Town, South Africa – January 29, 2025: Access Bank PLC is set to host its first-ever Africa Trade Conference (ATC), a landmark event focused on advancing…
2025: Manufacturing outlook depends on economic reforms outcome: MAN
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) said that the outlook of the manufacturing sector in 2025 will largely depend on the outcome of the ongoing economic reforms of the federal…
Access Bank Bags THISDAY’s ‘Global Bank of Year’ Award, Aig-Imoukhuede Named ‘Titan of The Year
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI R-L: Roosevelt Ogbonna, Group Managing Director, Access Bank PLC; Tochi Wigwe, Daughter of Herbert Wigwe, former Group CEO, Access Holdings; Maame Saarah Buckman; Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, Chairman, Access…
NAFDAC LAUNCHES OPERATION CLEAN UP ABA, SEALS CEMETERY MARKET, CONFISCATS FAKE FOOD, BEVERAGES WORTH OVER N5bn
BY NGOZI ONYEAKUSI Cemetery market Aba regarded as the most dreaded and hitherto safe haven for the largest cartel ring for the manufacture of fake wines and beverages in Africa…
