One of the leading Commercial Bank in Nigeria, Polaris Bank in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has urged exporters in the non-oil sector to embrace RT USD 200billion programme in a bid to boost the nation’s economy. The financial institution made the appeal recently in Calabar during a one day Sensitisation programme…
By Ayomide Otitoju In furtherance of the need to empower female business owners across the country, The ELOY Foundation, in partnership with FirstBank presents the ELOY Foundation Business Shower, created to support female entrepreneurs on their journey to building sustainable businesses. The support from FirstBank will be carried out through the FirstGem loan scheme designed…
By Ayomide Otitoju Lafarge Africa Plc., a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions is set to hold its public policy thought-leadership series, Concrete Ideas 5.0, which is scheduled to take place at the Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos on the 28th of June 2022. Now in its 5th year, Lafarge’s Concrete Ideas series…
Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) in the Nigerian aviation industry, Dr. Wale Babalakin, the Chairman of Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), Barr. Allen Onyema and other aviation heads would constitute a panel of discussants at the forthcoming 26th annual conference of the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC). The conference, which is scheduled to hold…
Wema Bank Plc in line with its commitment to enable business sustainability, profitability and energy efficiency is organising a webinar for small and medium-scale enterprises on Friday (today) with the theme “Managing Rising Energy Costs in Nigeria through Renewable Energy: Strategies for SMEs.” A statement issued by the bank and signed by the Head, Marketing…
First City Monument Bank (FCMB), through EasyAgents, its agency banking network and other channels, has successfully onboarded and empowered one million financially excluded Nigerians, ensuring they have a better and more sustainable future through access to financial services. As part of its financial inclusion programme, the Bank has provided microloans valued at N40 billion to…
American multinational beverage company, Coca-Cola, has signed a deal with Brown-Forman Corporation, the producer of Jack Daniels, to produce alcoholic products. This will mark the fourth new alcoholic drink in Coca-Cola’s portfolio in less than two years. This deal will see both companies produce “Jack and Coke” cocktails, a ready-to-drink canned version. This canned version…
African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the disbursement of a US$150 million finance facility to First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider. The funding was provided under Afreximbank’s Pandemic Trade Impact Mitigation Facility (PATIMFA).Afreximbank’s US$150 million financial support will be accessible to FirstBank customers that are involved in…
Ryanair has dropped a requirement for South African passengers to prove their nationality before travelling by completing a test in Afrikaans, the British budget airline’s chief executive Michael O’Leary said after the policy caused a backlash among South Africans. The South African government said last week it was taken aback by the low-cost carrier’s decision…
