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Access Holdings Completes Acqusitrion of Indirect Stake in Sigma Pension

Access Holdings Plc (which trades as Access Corporation) has completed its acquisition of an indirect equity stake in Sigma Pension. A corporate disclosure made available to Business Hilights averred that following the acquisition, Access Holdings has merged its FGPL with…

Heritage Bank supports over 500 widows, bags UN Award

Leading financial institution, Heritage Bank received the 2022 United Nations Award for Humanitarian Service by the Widows & Orphans Support Society of Nigeria (WOSSA), as no fewer than 500 widows and orphans in Lagos State benefitted from the Bank’s supports….

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Telecom policies driving digital access, media, knowledge productivity – Danbatta

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said that diligent implementation of various telecommunications policies, strategies and regulatory frameworks has continued to enhance the nation’s capacity to deepen citizens’ access to digital resources,…

Political class must pay attention to entertainment industry, says Uzodimma

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has advised the political class in Nigeria to pay closer attention to the entertainment industry as there is much to gain therefrom. The governor said anyone in doubt about the positive impact the entertainment…

Seplat Energy earns rare ISO 55001:2014 Asset Management System Certification

Seplat Energy Plc., a leading Nigerian independent Energy Company listed on both the Nigerian Exchange Limited and the London Stock Exchange, has announced that it has successfully obtained the ISO 55001:2014 Standard Asset Management System certification, becoming the first energy…

Address Homes, LASG Team up on Real Estate Summit

Nigeria luxury property development company, The Address Homes has thrown its weight behind the 3rd Real Estate Market Place Conference and Exhibition put together by the Lagos State Real Estate Regulatory Authority, LASRERA. The event, which would be in the…

Zenith Bank Bags Financial Times Group’s Bank of the Year

Leading Tier 1 financial giant, Zenith Bank Plc has emerged as The Bank of the Year in Nigeria in The Banker’s Bank of the Year Awards 2022. Business Hilights gathered that the award was announced by The Banker Magazine, Financial…

Geregu Power Plc, FEDA in Talks for partial Acquisition

Leading power generating (Genco) firm, Geregu Power Plc and Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA) have begun talks for the acquisition of a portion of the local power generating company. Recall that Geregu Power remains the first power company…

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Digitisation Policy Drive improving Nigeria with speed—NITDA DG

The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) Kashifu Inuwa CCIE has said that the digitisation policy drive of the Federal Government as contained in the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) is impacting positively in…

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NITDA not Associated With Purported National Startup Investment Fund Program

The attention of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has been drawn to an Investment Fund Programme named “National Startup Investment Fund Program”, accessible via (https://nationalstartupinvestmentfund.com), being purported to be from the Federal Government and requesting for individuals and…