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Following directives from the Central Bank of Nigeria, First Bank of Nigeria Limited announced on Friday that Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, its Chief Executive Officer, whose removal sparked regulatory actions, had resumed in the same capacity. CBN on Thursday dissolved the boards of FBN Holdings Plc and First Bank of Nigeria Limited and appointed new directors […]

  Marking the latest in a wave of consolidation spurred by disruption to the global digital payments system, AZA Finance has agreed to acquire cross-border payments specialist Exchange4Free, making it the largest non-bank provider of FX treasury services across Africa.   Acquiring Exchange4Free, the largest South African non-bank currency broker, will enable AZA Finance to […]

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider has announced the fourth edition of its annual FirstGem Conference, tagged FirstGem 4.0. The 2021 event is themed ‘The Art of Negotiation’ and convened to provide women with insights on the secrets of wealth management, investment and savings. It is scheduled to […]

…Thumbs up mobile banking (FirstMobile) and USSD (*894#) platforms   By Bolaji Israel   Dr Adesola Adeduntan, Chief Executive Officer, First Bank of Nigeria Limited said technology, innovation and enhanced capabilities have become necessary to achieve significant business growth in the post-COVID-19.   Adeduntan made this remark on Thursday during a Digital Disruption Series webinar […]

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider is rewarding customers with N5 for every dollar received through foreign remittances. This N5 for a dollar incentive is paid to FirstBank’s customers regardless of their preference to collect the USD as cash across the counter in any of the Bank’s over 750 branches […]

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced its SME specific accounts designed to reinforce the Bank’s role in putting SME’s at an advantage whilst contributing to national growth and development.   The SME accounts – which are in two variants – FirstSME Classic and FirstSME Deluxe – […]

…. Osinbajo, Emefiele, Prof Benedict Oramah,Dabiri-Erewa To Attend    Fidelity Bank Plc, top Nigerian bank has concluded plans to host its Diaspora Webinar Series with the inaugural edition slated for Saturday, March 06, 2021 by 2pm. This virtual session seeks to enlighten Nigerian citizens’ resident abroad on recent policy measures by the Central Bank of […]

Prospective homeowners in Lagos have received a boost in their options for modern, family-friendly homes with the start of sales of Universal One, a 576-unit apartment complex at Alaro City, in the heart of the Lekki Free Zone, Lagos. Universal One’s developer is Universal Homes, an award-winning residential community developer with British, American, and New […]

Africa Finance Corporation, one of the biggest investors in infrastructure solutions in Africa, is pleased to announce the appointment of Sameh Shenouda as its new Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer, the corporation announced Monday.   Mr. Shenouda brings over 27 years of experience in investments and fundraising in international capital markets, with a focus […]

Fidelity Bank Plc has successfully completed the issuance of its 10-year N41.21bn bond. The fixed-rate unsecured subordinated bond was issued at 8.5 percent and is due in 2031, the bank said in a statement late Sunday, under the title ‘Fidelity Bank Plc successfully issued the largest ticket Tier II local bonds in Nigeria’. “The bond […]

Ikoyi Club based category-1 amateur golfer, Ajayi Tajudeen has emerge winner of the 59th edition of the FirstBank sponsored Lagos Open Golf Championship. Ajayi closed with 1-under par 70 for a total of 7-over the course par to win the Championship by two-shots after 56-holes.   Happy at the recently held golf tourney, Ajayi adduced […]

The Covid-19 emergency has focused minds on the urgent need for improved healthcare across Africa, aligning unprecedented opportunity for positive social impact with competitive returns.   In Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy at $495bn, public spending on healthcare amounts to just 3.75% of GDP, compared with 4.8% in Kenya, 8.11% in South Africa and 13.42% in […]