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Heritage Bank wins CBN’s Best Supporting Bank on ABP Information

Whereas the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) continues to battle nationwide in the recovery of multi-billion loans to farmers under the popular Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP), the Heritage Bank Plc, has emerged as the first financial institution in Nigeria to…

Sambo Pays Tribute to Armed Forces, Salutes Their Gallantry, Bravery

As Nigeria marks the 2023 Armed Forces and Remembrance Day, the Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu jaji Sambo has paid glowing tribute to the men and women of the Nigerian Armed Forces. In a message by his special Assistant (Media) Dr…

Dangote distances self from fake Twitter post on refinery commissioning

The Dangote Industries Limited has distanced itself from a viral Twitter handle (@whitenigeia) purporting the commissioning date of the upcoming 650,000bpd petroleum refinery in Lekki to be on January 24. The company described the well-circulated posts as fake. The post…

Revealed! How Chiamaka Agim must have compromised her Zenith account details

Fresh investigative details have taken over the viral story of one Agim Chiamaka who took to her social media handle to call out Zenith Bank over some missing N4 Million from her bank account. Sadly, further diggings have exposed how…

New Notes: NUBIFIE confirms scarcity, seeks deadline extension

The National President, Nigeria Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE), Anthony Abakpa, has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to as a matter of national importance, extend the deadline for the acceptance of old Naira…

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Google’s new portal for Nigeria’s 2023 elections interfering internal affairs?

Whereas Google has unveiled a new portal — the Nigeria Elections Trends Hub which it claims is in support of the upcoming 2023 Presidential elections, divergent views have greeted the development. Just as some diplomatic affairs analysts have started reading…

NLNG Media Chief, Adeyemi now Director IABC Membership

The Head Media Relations and Corporate Communication at Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), Mr Yemi Adeyemi has been appointed as Director of Membership for International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). Business Hilights recalls that IABC is the only global association…

CBN to banks: Henceforth, reveal owners of your customers’ accounts

Friday, January 13, 2023, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued a fresh directive to Money Deposit Banks (MDBs) and other financial institutions to unveil beneficial owners of accounts belonging to their customers. The measure to address Anti-Money Laundering (AML)…

Africa’s Music Superstars Storm Dakar for 8th AFRIMA in Senegal

As time closes in for the highly anticipated 8th edition of the All-Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) tagged ‘Teranga Edition’ scheduled to hold in Dakar, Senegal on 12-15 January 2023, the award organisers have unveiled a stellar line-up of music performances…

New diaspora body, FGNF to scale up national development

A new diaspora group, Forum of Global Nigerian Professionals (FGNP), has emerged to coordinate and boost developments in the country. In a statement by the group, the forum said the formation of the think-tank was driven by the hunger for…