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Month: September 2021

Heritage Bank, LFC partner to drive employment prospect for youths

In light of the growing unemployment rate in Nigeria, Heritage Bank Plc has partnered Living Faith Church (LFC) Worldwide via its Youth arm at the 17 th Annual International Youth Alive Convention to help prepare and empower millions of young…

NIMASA, NiMet Close Ranks to Fill Gaps Identified During IMO Audit

Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) have initiated joint effort to close gaps identified by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) during its last mandatory audit of the country’s maritime industry. This was disclosed in…

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Pantami harps on Guidance and Counseling, Skills Development in Schools

The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), has advocated for strengthening guidance and counseling for schools, and help students rekindle their dreams, hopes and aspirations, emphasised the significance of skills development and entrepreneurship capability….

UBA’s LEO hits 3m user mark, remains Smartest Banking Chatbot

Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has in the last three years won the hearts of its customers with its artificial intelligence chat bot, LEO, which has proven to be the most formidable artificial intelligence chat…

Heritage Bank MD tasks govt on policies to support private sector interventions

The MD/CEO of Heritage Bank Plc, Ifie Sekibo has called on governments to provide enabling policies that would support private sector interventions to achieve the vision of infrastructural development. He made this submission at the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria’s…

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2Africa Extended to the Arabian Gulf, India, and Pakistan

…Now the Longest Subsea Cable System in the World The 2Africa consortium, comprised of China Mobile International, Facebook, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, stc, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone and WIOCC, announced today the addition of a new segment – the 2Africa PEARLS branch…

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Smile unveils exciting international voice plans for customers

As a way of deepening its customer-centric focus, Smile Communications Nigeria, the multiple award-winning broadband services company, is introducing three new, exciting International SmileVoice ONLY call plans, expanding the reach of its popular SmileVoice service. First among the variants is…

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MTN Nigeria Joins FG Delegation at the 2021 Edition of UNIIS.

MTN Nigeria is participating at this year’s edition of the US-Nigerian Investment Summit scheduled to hold on the 17th and 18th of September, 2021 in New York City. The participation is in furtherance of the company’s  commitment to partner with…

Commitment to Customer Service Translates to Financial Gains – UBA GMD

The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Kennedy Uzoka, has said that the bank recorded significant improvement in its operational and financial performance as a result of its unending commitment towards delivering products and services…

Heritage Bank, others bankroll N15.5bn SCOA trucks, equipment for Julius Berger

Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s Most Innovative Banking Service provider and seven other banks have provided a total of N15.5billion to assist SCOA Nigeria Plc for the importation and supply of MAN Platform Trucks and equipment to Julius Berger Nigeria for…