Former President of the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies, Bankole Bernard, has stated that Air Peace’s pricing strategies have compelled foreign carriers to slash their fares. Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief programme on Tuesday, Bernard emphasised that failure by foreign airlines to adjust their ticket prices on the Lagos-London route could potentially…
Zenith Bank Plc has been rated the Best Bank in Nigeria in the Global Finance Best Banks Awards 2024.The latest ranking is the bank’s fourth time emergence since 2019. The bank was among others from 36 Africa countries recognised as the prestigious Global Finance announced its 31st Annual Best Bank Awards Winners. The editors of…
The Alternative Bank has announced the launch of the Quench Project to combat water scarcity and improve lives in underserved communities. A statement from the bank on Friday said that the project was launched in the spirit of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting for Muslims. According to the bank, the initiative will ease access…
James Arukhe, an oil & gas expert, has called on the federal government to deepen policies that will promote local content and technology transfer, as he stated that those measures will empower Nigerian engineers and contribute significantly to the nation’s socio economic development.He stated that strengthening partnerships between the public sector, private industry, and academic…
The first cohort of the FGN-ALAT Digital Skillnovation Programme, an initiative spearheaded by Wema Bank in partnership with the Federal Government of Nigeria, to train and equip 2,000,000 youth and 1,000,000 MSMEs across Nigeria with digital skills for sustainable success, was launched in 2023. A statement from the bank on Thursday, quoted Wema Bank’s Executive…
MoneyMaster Payment Service Bank has been appointed a collection and payment partner by the Lagos State Government for its ‘Ounje Eko’ discount market. The ‘Ounje Eko’ discount market is an initiative of the Lagos State government aimed at providing food items at reduced prices to residents of the state amid rising food costs in the…
Access Holdings grew profits by 306.91 per cent to N619.32bn for the financial year 2023 from N152.20bn recorded in the previous year. This was disclosed in the consolidated and separate statement of financials for 2023 filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Wednesday. The late Group Managing Director of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe, who died…
Dispelling the rumours in a statement on Wednesday, the Chief Communications Officer, NNPCL, Olufemi Soneye, urged Nigerians to disregard them entirely. He reaffirmed the NNPCL’s commitment to sustaining the current sufficiency in petroleum products supply across all its retail stations in the country. The statement reads: “The NNPC Limited wishes to clarify rumours suggesting a…
Sterling Bank Limited has partnered with Export and Sell Nigeria Limited to train Small and Medium-scale enterprise operators on sustainable export practices. The collaboration unfolded through an intensive four-day capacity-building boot camp, attracting over 130 export-oriented business operators. The Group Head of Agric and Solid Minerals Finance at Sterling Bank, Dr Olushola Obikanye, underscoring the…
