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- 21 Mar 2021
Bankers Protest EFCC’s Order to Declare Assets
Bankers under the aegis of the Association of Senior Staff for Banks, Insurance and other Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) and National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees…
- 19 Jul 2022
ASUU Strike: Banks Union, Others Threaten to Shut Down Operations
National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE) said it would shut all financial institutions to join the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in its solidarity strike over…
- 21 Nov 2013
Terrorist Financing: Banks Meet over Plan for Nationwide Shutdown
National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFE) said it will meet today to discuss the planned shut down operations nation wide in protest over the continued…
- 20 Feb 2023
Attacks on Bank Facilities, Workers will Worsen Cash Scarcity - NUBIFIE
National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institution Employees (NUBIFIE) has urged Nigerians to stop attacking bank facilities and workers, saying that bank workers are not the reason new…
- 3 Jun 2016
FG Halts Mass Retrenchment as 9,740 Bankers, Others Lose Jobs
Federal government has directed banks, insurance and other financial institutions to stop the on-going retrenchment in the sector as 9,740 bankers, oil workers have reportedly lost their jobs. Dr.…
- 16 Feb 2022
Senate to Amend 35-Year-Old Act to Compel Bankers to Declare Assets
The Senate has considered a bill seeking to amend the 35-year-old Bank Employees Declaration of Assets (BEDA) Act 1986. "The Bill For An Act To Amend The Bank Employees (Declaration of Assets) Act…
- 16 Feb 2024
Senate, CIBN Seek to End Malpractices in the Banking Sector
The Senate committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, chaired by Senator Adetokunbo Abiru and the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) have vowed to sanitize the…
- 3 Jun 2021
Asset Declaration: Bankers Say EFCC Cannot Threaten Them
National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial institutions (NUFIBIE) has said its members are not afraid to declare their assets as being required by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
- 24 Jul 2022
Nationwide Shutdown: Banks, Electricity, Others to Join ASUU
Many unions and students bodies have decided join the strike in sympathy with Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) from this week, which may lead to a total shut down of their operations, an…
- 5 Jul 2021
Hidden Shame of Contract Workers in Nigerian Banks- Al Jazeera
A report by Al Jazeera has documented the hidden shame of Nigerian banking system where contract staffers in financial institutions live poverty line. Poverty wages are typical for thousands of…
- 11 Jan 2022
Fears of Job Losses as Standard Chartered Closes some Nigerian Branches
Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI), the workers’ union, which strives to Striving to eliminate barriers that deny individual right to enjoy dignity…
- 9 Oct 2023
Union Threatens to Picket Heritage Bank over Sack of Workers
Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) has threatened to deploy all networks to mobilise affiliate trade unions and workers to picket Heritage Bank’s…
- 7 Jun 2016
Skye Bank Ignores FG, Sacks 175 Workers
Despite the embargo which the federal government placed on dismissal of staff in the banking sector, Skye Bank Plc yesterday fired 175 staff. The bank confirmed the development in a statement through…
- 11 Oct 2021
Why EFCC is Pressing ahead with Directive to Bankers on Asset Declaration– Bawa
Abdulrasheed Bawa, chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has said that the anti-graft agency’s directive to bankers to declare their assets was not to witch-hunt them but to save…
- 23 Jan 2016
Prudential, LeapFrog $350m Investment Boosts Nigerian Insurance
Prudential Financial, Inc. (PFI) and LeapFrog Investments announced have launched a $350 million investment partnership to access high-growth markets in Africa. Managed by LeapFrog, the new…
- 16 Jun 2016
NLC Threatens to Close Banks over Mass Sack
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Wednesday, issued a 14-day ultimatum, starting from Thursday to six banks “to immediately recall all workers so sacked, and allow unionisation of workers in the banks,…
- 23 Jan 2014
Senate Queries N5.6Bn to AMCON, Says Company is a Failure
The Senate yesterday, lamented the failure of the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) and demanded a probe of the N5.6 trillion pumped into the Company by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
- 2 Feb 2026
Recapitalisation: Silent Layoffs, Infrastructure Deficit Threat to $1trn Economy
By Blaise Udunze The Central Bank of Nigeria’s recapitalisation exercise, which is scheduled for a March 31, 2026, deadline, has continued to reignite optimism across financial markets and is…
- 20 Jun 2021
Asset Declaration: EFCC Gives Banks’ Chiefs June 30 Final Deadline
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has given over 120 managing directors and top executives of banks till the end of June to submit their asset declaration forms or face the…
- 12 May 2020
NOVA Merchant Bank Holds 3rd AGM Virtually
Nova Merchant Bank on Thursday, May 7, embraced digital technology as the financial institution held its third Annual General Meeting (AGM) virtually at its head office in Victoria Island, Lagos. The…
- 2 Aug 2010
Expert Tasks Operators on Slow Pace of Insurance Growth
Notwithstanding the efforts of stakeholders aimed at rising the stakes of the insurance sector, expert opinion have indicated that the industry is not growing at a corresponding rate. According to a…
- 31 Jan 2023
Azentio Software Recognized as a Notable Vendor in Digital Banking Engagement Platforms Report
Azentio Software (Azentio), a Singapore-headquartered technology firm owned by funds advised by Apax Partners, announced that it has been recognized as a Notable Vendor in the Digital Banking…
- 28 Sept 2020
CIBN Recertifies NDIC Academy as Bankers Training Provider
Council of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has recertified the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) Academy as a training service provider for various professionals in…
- 16 Aug 2024
Treepz Makes History Becomes First Corporate Mobility Startup in Africa to Complete International Cross-Border Rental Trip
Treepz, the leading corporate mobility startup in Africa, has set a remarkable record by becoming the first on the continent to complete a cross-border rental trip between two countries – Nigeria and…
- 15 Mar 2010
STI Trains personnel for Quality Service Delivery
Sovereign Trust Insurance Plc has once again reiterated its uncompromising stance on continuous manpower development as the basis for sustainable operational efficiency and business profitability.…
- 21 Aug 2024
Prudential Partners with Google Cloud to Build the Future of Insurance with AI
Prudential plc and Google Cloud today announced an expanded strategic partnership to build innovative AI-powered products and applications that will help enhance customer, agent and employee…
- 25 Oct 2017
How and Why Contract Staff Aid Bank Fraud
There are indications that the growing tendency among banks to give sensitive positions to contract staff is heightening the risk of lenders being hit by fraudsters, according to New Telegraph.…
- 6 Dec 2018
itex Expands Service Portfolio, Unveils New Brand Identity
itex Integrated Services Limited, an innovative fintech company that designs and deploys secure solutions to diverse customers has announced plans to expand its range of services for the Pan-African…
- 12 Sept 2014
Asseco Group Enters Nigeria, Targets Power Sector Automation
The Nigerian technology space added a new global organization into its realms with the launch of Asseco Nigeria, a subsidiary of the Asseco Group, the number one software company in Central and…
- 31 Mar 2026
Ouranos Technologies Strengthens Board with Key Leadership Appointments
Ouranos Technologies Limited has announced the appointment of Mr. Tajudeen Ahmed as Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective 1 January 2026. Ouranos Technologies is an enterprise technology…