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- 1 Feb 2016
UBA, Others Make World’s Top 500 Banks
United Bank for Africa, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc and Zenith Bank Plc have been named among the world’s top 500 banks. A new study conducted by the United Kingdom-based…
- 14 Jan 2019
Access Bank Mulls New Identity after Merger with Diamond Bank
The corporate identity of Access Bank Plc may have to change after the conclusion of its merger with Diamond Bank Plc in June 2019, Mr Herbert Wigwe and Mr Uzoma Dozie, CEOs of Access Bank and…
- 28 Dec 2018
Diamond Bank Appoints Babade Acting Chairman
Diamond Bank Plc on Thursday notified the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) that following the recent resignation of Mr. Oluseyi Bickersteth as director/ chairman, effective December 24, 2018. …
- 2 Nov 2015
Visa Eyes Visa Europe Deal Worth Up to 21.2bn Euros
Visa Inc said on Monday it would buy former subsidiary Visa Europe Ltd in a deal worth up to 21.2 billion euros ($23.34 billion), putting the company in a stronger position to compete with MasterCard…
- 29 Jul 2026
Afreximbank Raises $1.5b in Largest-ever Bond Issuance
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has successfully priced a $1.5 billion dual-tranche Reg S/144 senior unsecured benchmark Eurobond, marking its first dollar public bond issuance since July…
- 21 Apr 2021
Airtel Secures $500m Loan to Repay €750m Bond
Airtel Africa Plc has secured a new $500 million loan with a group of relationship banks to partially refinance its €750 million bonds maturing on May 20, 2021. The banks are Bank of America, BNP…
- 17 Mar 2025
AMCON vs. Arik Air: Lagos Court Adjourns High-Stakes Fraud Trial to March 19, 2025
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos Special Offences Court has scheduled March 19, 2025, for the continuation of the trial involving Ahmed Kuru, the former Managing Director of the Asset Management…
- 5 Nov 2018
Panic Over Economy as 2 Banks Close Shops in Nigeria
A new fear over the state of Nigerian economy has been activated with news of two global financial institutions closing down their offices in the country, according to Business Post The two…
- 4 Jul 2023
Sonnie Ayere, DLM Capital Founder Bags LifeTime Achievement Award
Sonnie Babatunde Ayere, founder and Group CEO of DLM Capital Group, has received a lifetime achievement award from The International Investor. This award is intended exclusively for business…
- 18 May 2021
Afreximbank Closes $1.3B Bond
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) recently achieved a historic feat as it successfully closed a US$1.3 billion dual tenor bond issuance, being its largest-ever transaction in the…
- 14 Nov 2023
Finance Houses Association of Nigeria Elects Sonnie Ayere as President
Founder & GCEO, DLM Capital Group, Dr. Sonnie Babatunde Ayere has been elected as the President of the Finance Houses Association of Nigeria (“FHAN”). He was elected unopposed on the 10th of…
- 22 Feb 2022
Jalo-Waziri, CSCS’ Chief Executive, Elected Vice President of AMEDA
In strengthening its governance and execution of strategic objectives, the regional association of global Central Securities Depositories (CSDs), Africa and Middle East Depositories Association…
- 12 Dec 2014
Nigeria Sinks Below Zimbabwe Stock Valuations
Nigeria’s Islamist insurgency, tumbling oil revenue and a looming presidential election have turned the nation’s stocks into Africa’s biggest laggards, according to Bloomberg . The country’s main…