BUSINESS

Opinion By Adedayo Oluwafemi The term hustle means different things to different people. For some, hustle represents the push to want to make things happen. It could also mean any venture, enterprise or business with the purpose of creating an economic activity and or facilitating a trade. Believe it or …

In furtherance of the need to empower female business owners across the country, The ELOY Foundation, in partnership with FirstBank presents the ELOY Foundation Business Shower, created to support female entrepreneurs on their journey to building sustainable businesses. According to a release e-signed by Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head, Marketing & …

LAGOS – African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the disbursement of a US$150 million finance facility to First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider. According to a release e-signed by Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications and made available to StarTrend …

By Oluchi Eze Unlike the years where micro business owners in underserved areas face deprivation in accessing fast moving commodities and goods to sell to consumers due to factors such as: unavailable infrastructure, long distance to the market and lack of adequate transport for purchased goods. These days, the story …

By AbuSatar Hamed IBESE-YEWA – The Management of Dangote Cement Plc has assured members of the block moulders across the country of the availability of block master brand of its product, saying efforts have been put in place to produce more of the variant and make it readily available to …

Fragmentation in the Nigerian payment space has served more as a constraint than an enabler; Squad by GTCO positions to lead with innovation and efficiency. Without a doubt, digital payment is the next growth frontier for financial services. Amongst other extenuating factors, growing digitalisation, mobile penetration, and evolving consumer behaviour …

By AbuSatar Hamed Lagos, Nigeria – June 6, 2022 – Fidelity Bank Plc, one of the Nigeria’s foremost financial institutions, has added yet another accolade to its burgeoning collection of awards. This time, the Bank has been recognized as the ‘Best SME Bank in Nigeria’ by the Global Finance Banking …

BY ABUSATAR HAMED LAGOS – Shareholders of NASCON Allied Industries Plc, a subsidiary of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) have commended the food seasoning company over its impressive performance in the year ended December 31, 2021, in spite of the harsh economic operating environment just as the company emerged the “Best …

Opinion: FirstBank delighted investors with a pleasant surprise when it announced stellar results confirming that its turnaround strategy pinned on the pillars of innovation, resilience and digging deep is working. Its profit after tax spiked 108% to N32.4billion on the back of massive loan recoveries and a sharply lower level …

LAGOS – When it comes to internet penetration and adoption of mobile payments, most African countries are still very much below the global average. Even where the internet penetration is improving, the mobile payments adoption rate is still low, meaning an overall lag. For instance, in Kenya where mobile payment …