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- 16 Mar 2023
Leveraging Mobile Money to Drive Financial Inclusion of Women
By Rosemary Kimaku The World Bank’s Global Findex Database 2021 shows that the world has made considerable progress towards female financial inclusion in the last 10 years. The gender gap in formal…
- 15 Apr 2026
Study Shows 38% of Northern Women Lack Access to Financial Services
A new study by Bayero University, Kano, has found that 38 per cent of women in Northern Nigeria do not have access to financial services. The study, carried out by the Aminu Kano Centre for…
- 19 Dec 2018
Social Lender Pledges Trust, Credit in Driving Financial Inclusion for Unbanked Population
Faith Adesemowo, co-founder and CEO, Social Lender, has said that the company, a lending solution platform, is committed to building a community of trust and credit to drive financial inclusion for…
- 31 Jul 2026
The Journey to Financial Freedom: Priscilla, a PalmPay Agent Now Owns a Store
For many women, financial independence means the freedom to provide for their families and build a better future. Yet, this remains out of reach due to limited access to opportunities, business…
- 27 May 2024
9PSB CEO says Financial Inclusion, Key Facilitator to Poverty Reduction and Economic Prosperity
9 Payment Service Bank (9PSB), Nigeria’s digital payment service bank, focused on financial inclusion, has re-emphasized that financial inclusion is the key enabler to poverty reduction and economic…
- 19 Dec 2024
Sytemap Announces 50% Discount on Verified Lands for Women, March 8–14, 2025
Sytemap, a trusted leader in land acquisition and technology solutions, is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking initiative designed to empower women through affordable and secure land ownership.…
- 8 Feb 2026
EFInA Unveils Research Fellowship Programme to Deepen Financial Inclusion Impact
Enhancing Financial Inclusion and Advancement (EFInA) has selected three fellows for its inaugural EFInA Research Fellowship Programme, an eight-month initiative aimed at strengthening evidence on…
- 25 Jun 2019
AfDB Hosts Masterclass on Women’s Skills in Business Development
The fourth Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA)/Entreprenarium masterclass began Monday in Pretoria, South Africa, aimed at improving women’s skills in business development and…
- 14 Jul 2020
GSMA Launches Mobile Money Interoperability Test Platform
Interoperability can help the mobile money industry shift to a higher gear, where customers can pay merchants and transfer money without having to consider which mobile money provider they are using.…
- 1 Feb 2019
Okeremi Explains Kenya’s Preference for Nigeria’s Reconciliation Solution
Dr. Yele Okeremi, managing director and CEO of Precise Financial Systems , Nigeria’s leading fintech firm, has explained why Kenya through its Kenya Women Microfinance Bank has selected its automated…
- 16 Aug 2018
LSETF & Coca-Cola System Sign MoU to Empower 1,000 Women under Coca-Cola 5by20 Programme
The Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), Coca-Cola Nigeria Ltd and its bottling partner, Nigeria Bottling Company on Wednesday signed a partnership agreement to empower 1,000 women in Lagos…
- 8 Jul 2019
FirstBank to Empower 500 Widows
First Bank of Ngeria Limited is to empower 500 widows in 2019 as part of its Corporate Social Responsibilities and Sustainable Week (CSR). Already, the Bank has empowered 125 widows as…
- 27 Feb 2017
Paga Partners LSETF to Drive Financial Inclusion for Lagosians
Paga, pioneering Payments and Financial Services Company is collaborating with the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) to promote entrepreneurship and employment growth and deliver financial…
- 6 Mar 2025
How Temu is Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in Nigeria
Despite making up over half of Nigeria's population, women often face economic challenges, including limited access to funding and resources. While entrepreneurship offers a pathway to financial…
- 28 Mar 2021
Experts @ Polaris Bank Webinar Outline Strategies for Women to Build Wealth
Three accomplished Nigerians and leading authorities in government and finance sectors; Yewande Sadiku, Osayi Alile and Teju Abisoye have jointly enjoined Nigerian women to explore multiple…
- 6 May 2025
Digital Payments Reshaping West Africa’s Largest Market, Unlocking Economic Growth
Moniepoint, Nigeria’s leading fintech and business banking provider, has unveiled a detailed case study showcasing its pivotal role in powering trade and financial inclusion in Onitsha, West Africa’s…
- 19 Jan 2024
Access Bank to Acquire 80 Percent Stake in Finance Trust Bank
Access Holdings Plc said its subsidiary, Access Bank has agreed to acquire a majority stake of 80 per cent in Finance Trust Bank Limited (FTB) in Uganda. The deal will also see Access Bank…
- 3 Feb 2026
FG Signs MoU with ICAN, CIBN, Others to Train 10m Nigerians in Financial Literacy
The Federal Government of Nigeria has flagged off a free nationwide training of 10 million Nigerians on financial inclusion and literacy. This is just as Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said…
- 29 Sept 2023
Proparco Marks 15 Years in Nigeria with $1Bn Worth of Investments
Proparco, a French development finance institution, is proud to mark 15 years of operations in Nigeria with a total of USD 1B invested over the period. Since its inception in Nigeria in 2008,…
- 15 May 2026
Fidelity Bank Chairman Amaka Onwughalu wins “Women on Bank Boards” @AWBFA 2026
Mrs. Amaka Onwughalu, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fidelity Bank Plc, has emerged winner in the “Women on Bank Boards” category at the Africa Women in Banking and Finance Conference and…
- 3 Jun 2020
Uzoma Dozie’s Sparkle Gets Banking License, Launches Services
Sparkle, a digital ecosystem providing financial, lifestyle and business support services to Nigerians across the globe, has launched services after being granted a banking license by the Central…
- 18 Jun 2025
PalmPay’s Bold Move For Social Impact in Northern Nigeria
In the busy Fagge Market in Kano, Zahra Bello, a middle-aged entrepreneur who runs a fabric store, speaks about her experience with mobile banking and how this has simplified business transactions…
- 15 May 2023
CBN unveils “SabiMONI” platform to promote financial literacy, inclusion
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Monday unveiled an e-learning platform, SabiMONI, to promote financial literacy and to deepen financial inclusion, according to a report by News Agency of Nigeria.…
- 11 Sept 2014
Rise of Nigeria’s Female Oil Billionaires
The oil and gas industry is still overwhelmingly male, with surveys showing that the executive boardrooms of petroleum companies are mostly a boys' club, according to the BBC But a number of…
- 19 Jan 2019
CBN Unveils New Policy to Capture the Unbanked
The Central Bank of Nigeria has unveiled the National Financial Inclusion Strategy designed to ensure that at least 80 per cent of Nigerians have access to banking and other financial services. The…
- 10 Dec 2025
PalmPay MD Seeks Deeper Financial Inclusion @ CeBIH Annual Conference 2025
PalmPay, Nigeria’s leading digital banking platform, has renewed its commitment to deepening financial inclusion across the country. At the CeBIH Annual Conference 2025, themed “Reimagining Financial…
- 15 Mar 2024
9mobile Advocates for Inclusion and Investment in Women for National Growth
9mobile, Nigeria’s customer-centric telco has advocated for more investments and inclusion of women in the fabric of national life on the occasion of the 2024 International Woman’s Day celebration.…
- 7 Jul 2025
Nigerian Investors Launch $5b Cooperative Trust Fund for MSMEs
A group of Nigerian investors has launched a $5 billion Cooperative Trust Fund aimed at building and strengthening micro, small, and medium-scale enterprises (MSMEs) across the country, in a bid to…
- 29 Mar 2020
Mobile Money Accounts Breach 1bn Mark
During 2019, mobile money services reached a milestone, surpassing one billion accounts globally. This is according to GSMA, which unveiled the annual “State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money”,…
- 7 Jul 2025
Tech-driven Solutions Receive Commendation @ Maiden Insurance Week Hackathon
Mrs Yetunde Ilori, President of the Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN), has commended the innovative and technology-driven solutions presented during the institute’s maiden Insurance…