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NGX to Drive Investor Education with Retail Investor Workshop

Nigerian Exchange Limited (“NGX” or “The Exchange”) is set to host its 4th Retail Investor Workshop this year on Tuesday, 16 November 2021. The webinar with the theme, Creating an Investment Portfolio That Works in a Post-Covid Era is in…

Heritage Bank launches Octiplus App, reinforces tech commitment

Heritage Bank Plc has launched a robust innovative and advanced digital banking experience, “Octiplus”. Octiplus as a bank-agnostic, all-in-one digital banking application, which grants users access to a bouquet of financial, lifestyle and social networking features with the added convenience…

CINB honours NOVA Merchant Bank boss, Nath Ude for roles in industry

The Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of NOVA Merchant Bank Limited, Mr. Nath Ude, has been conferred as an Elected Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) at the 2021 CIBN Fellowship Investiture. The event which held…

Transcorp Delivers Robust Q3 Results as PBT jumps to 671%

Nigeria’s leading and largest listed diversified conglomerate, Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp) has released its unaudited results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021, indicating sustained growth in 2021 as seen in the first two quarters of year….

FAAC shares N739.965bn in Sept. 2021 amongst FG, States, LGAs

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of N739.965 billion September 2021 federation account revenue to the Federal, States and Local Governments Councils.   This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the virtual meeting…

Heritage Bank, Next Titan to sustain entrepreneur support with N15m

In a bid to ensure that entrepreneurial goals of the Nigerian youths are achieved, Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s most innovative service banking provider, in collaboration with The Next Titan is set to further invest N15million on viable Nigerian entrepreneurs. Tagged…

Remita Partners MTN’s Yello Digital Financial Services

Remita, a leading Africa-focused fintech brand, has partnered with Yello Digital Financial Services (YDFS), the Fintech subsidiary of MTN Nigeria and the operator of MoMo Agent Service, to extend payment and other financial services to individuals, groups and businesses at…

PSL Capital Limited now Parthian Securities Limited

PSL Capital Limited, a leading indigenous broker/dealer firm, has completed a strategic rebranding effort as part of its accelerated company growth and renewal of its corporate vision. At the core of the rebrand is a change of the company name…

CBN Governor to grace NBE October 28 Lecture

The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, is expected to give the keynote address at the fourth anniversary lecture of National Business Extra (NBE) newspaper slated for October 28, 2021 in Lagos. According to a statement…

AfDB seals $500,000 grant agreement with MTN

The African Development Bank’s initiative, the Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI), and Y’ello Digital Financial Services (YDFS), the fintech subsidiary of MTN Nigeria, have signed an agreement for a $500,000 grant initiative to determine the feasibility of deploying women…