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- 6 Mar 2013
Zenith Bank to List in London this Month
Zenith Bank expects the British authorities to approve later this month to list up to $850 million of its shares on the London Stock Exchange as global depository receipts, a banker close to the deal…
- 1 Oct 2025
Ogbonna, Access Bank CEO Buys $20m Mansion in London
Roosevelt Ogbonna, chief executive officer of Access Bank Plc, has reportedly bought a mansion for £15 million ($20 million) on a street in London’s Hampstead neighbourhood nicknamed Billionaires’…
- 24 Jul 2017
iMAL Energes ‘Best Sharia-Compliant Banking Solution’ at The Systems in the City Awards
Path Solutions, a leading provider of Islamic banking software solutions and services has received the ‘Best Sharia-Compliant Solution’ award at The Systems in the City Awards 2017. After securing…
- 3 Mar 2019
UBA Group Launches Full Banking Operations in the UK
UBA group the global financial city of London has hosted a high level gathering of business and public sector leaders last week as the new UBA franchise, UBA UK was formally birthed in the United…
- 19 Nov 2013
Worries over Arrests of Top Bankers for Alleged Terrorist Financing
The banking industry and State Security Service (SSS) are embroiled in claims and denials over the continued detention of senior personnel of 13 Nigerian banks for alleged terrorist financing and…
- 31 Mar 2026
Senate Gives Tinubu Nod to Borrow Fresh $6Bn
Senate on Tuesday approved the fresh $6 billion loan request forwarded to the lawmakers by President Bola Tinubu. Lawmakers approved the fresh loan on the same date the request letter was read by…
- 8 Apr 2024
Multichoice Nigeria Reportedly Defrauded of N7.9Bn
Multichoice Nigeria Limited, owners of DStv and GOtv, popular cable television services was allegedly defrauded of the total sum of N7.9 billion. Premium Times citing court documents reported that…
- 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…
- 23 Dec 2025
AfDB Group Mobilises Global Private Capital to Close Africa’s Financing Gap
Building on the successful conclusion of the 17th replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF-17), which mobilised $11 billion for Africa’s most vulnerable countries, the African Development…
- 11 Oct 2017
How to Build More Connected & Inclusive Cities
By Carlos Menendez, Carlos Menendez is president, Enterprise Partnerships, for Mastercard. In this role, Mr. Menendez is responsible for expanding the company’s operations globally with partnerships…
- 11 Feb 2024
Nigerian-British UK minister, Kemi Badenoch, Arrives Nigeria on a 3days Working Visit
Kemi Badenoch, United Kingdom (UK) Minister for Business and Trade has arrived in Nigeria for a three-day visit to deepen the UK-Nigeria partnership. The UK Mission in Nigeria disclosed this in a…
- 10 Nov 2014
Ericsson Ranks Lagos 38 in 2014 Networked Society City Index
Ericsson on Monday, published its latest Networked Society City Index, with Lagos (Nigeria) ranked as number 38 in a list of 40. The index ranks 40 cities and measures their ICT maturity in terms of…
- 4 Aug 2015
ISPON Urges Nigerian Banks to Invest in Tech Startups
The Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON), an umbrella body for indigenous software companies in the country, has recommended that Nigerian banks should emulate their foreign…
- 15 Nov 2017
Robert Taiwo Emerges MD, Phillips Consulting
By peter oluka The Board of Phillips Consulting Ltd (PCL) has announced the appointment of Mr. Robert Taiwo as managing director, reporting directly to the Executive Chairman, Foluso Phillips. The…
- 22 Oct 2014
Sub Saharan African Equity Issuance Triples to $ 6.4Bn
Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, has released the quarterly investment banking analysis for the Sub Saharan Africa region and…
- 20 Mar 2026
UBA UK, BII Sign Letter of Intent to Slash Africa’s $80Bn Trade Finance Gap
United Bank for Africa (UK) Limited (“UBA UK”) and British International Investment plc (“BII”), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, today announced that they have signed a…
- 17 Aug 2016
Local Market Operators Lobby for Proposed MTN Listing
Some local stockbroking firms have started lobbying to be part of the proposed listing of the shares of MTN Nigeria on the floors of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). Thisday reported that though…
- 29 May 2026
FidBank UK Broadens Investment Pathways for Nigerians into the UK Market
Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc’s international subsidiary, FidBank UK Limited, has announced a commitment to support Nigerians – both individuals and corporations – in acquiring…
- 4 Jul 2017
Citibank Grants N500m Loans to Accion MFB
Citibank has granted N500m loan to Accion Microfinance Bank as part of efforts to promote the development of the microfinance sector in Nigeria. Lola Oyeka, bank’s Country Public Affairs Officer for…
- 28 Jul 2016
MTN to List Shares on NSE Next Year
MTN Nigeria, telecommunications giant, has said it will list its shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) next year. Mr. Funso Aina, MTN Nigeria’s public relations and protocol manager, in a…
- 7 Nov 2018
AMP Condoles Odogwu Family, Says Africa Lost a Worthy Son
Anioma Media Professionals (AMP) has offered its condolences to the family of Chief Sony Iwedike Odogwu, the Ide Ahaba who passed at 91. A statement signed by Messrs. Hugo Odiogor and Ken Ugbechie,…
- 22 Oct 2018
AfDB Launches Landmark $500M Credit Insurance Deal with ATIA, UK Reinsurers
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) announce the successful completion of a US$500 million credit insurance deal structured to cover a portion of the Bank’s…
- 8 Jun 2009
Alao-Akala Commends Intercontinental Bank
Intercontinental Bank Plc has been commended by Adebayo Alao-Akala, the executive governor of Oyo State, for celebrating her customers as kings at the grand finale of the bank’s months-long…
- 17 Dec 2025
PalmPay Launches N400 Million World Travel Carnival, Rewarding Users with Free Global Trips
PalmPay, Nigeria’s leading digital banking platform, has announced the launch of its ₦400 million festive rewards campaign, designed to reward users with cash prizes and fully sponsored international…
- 29 Jun 2016
Rack Centre Appoints Udoaka as New Business Development Director
Rack Centre, West Africa’s Premium Data Centre colocation provider has announced Mr Frederick Udoaka as joining its executive leadership team as business development director. Udoaka joined from MTN…
- 18 Jun 2013
Help us Follow Dirty Money, Guinea asks G8
Guinea, one of Africa's poorest nations despite abundant natural resources, has urged the G8 to back its battle with corruption by helping trace shell companies used to hide crooked deals and track…
- 7 Jul 2014
CBO Prioritises SMEs Funding For Nigeria’s IT Growth- Nwawudu
Bex Nwawudu, managing partner and co-founder, CBO investment management, has nearly two decades of experience in private equity, investment banking, proprietary trading, and principal investing with…
- 8 Feb 2022
FG Drags UK’s NCA to Court over £150m Abacha Loot
Nigerian government is locked in a court battle with Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) over control of €180 million (£150 million) that was stashed abroad by late Gen. Sani Abacha, Nigeria’s…
- 27 Sept 2015
Consulting Should Tout Insights for Business Growth- Kalu
Ikechukwu Kalu is the chief executive officer/lead consultant of Customer Passion Point Limited. He was the Vice President/Group Head of Marketing & Communications of one of Nigeria’s leading…
- 22 Sept 2013
British Citizens Accuse UK of Fueling Corruption in Nigeria
Some British citizens have blasted their government for fueling corruption in Nigeria, after the think-tank Chatham House, reported that United Kingdom has doled out more than £1billion in aid to…