BUSINESS

Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has urged the Nigerian government to keep the receipts of the $3.4 billion emergency financial assistance. Georgieva, who gave the advice on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 in an interview with CNBC Africa, disclosed that the IMF had already disbursed …

Opinion: By Tunji Andrews The circular from the Executive Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami, to taxpayers over payment of taxes, is one that has left me heavily puzzled. The circular, which gave an update on the good work by the federal government on palliative measures to …

LAGOS: As part of its commitment to increase customers’ access to banking services in communities across the country, Access Bank has concluded plans to commission 10 Access ‘CLOSA’ outlets in 6 cities in Nigeria. According to a press release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & www.startrendinternational.com by Esther …

DENITSA TSEKOVA Around 120 million Americans have received their stimulus check payments, according to the latest information from the Treasury Department. “Economic Impact Payments are being delivered to Americans in record time — the first 120 million payments delivered in less than three weeks,” a Treasury spokeswoman told Yahoo Money on Monday. Social …

LAGOS: It was commendation galore at the 31st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Access Bank Plc held in Lagos as shareholders hailed the Board of Directors, Management and Staff of the  of the Bank for the highly impressive performance for the  2019 financial year. According to a press release e-signed and made available …

By Segun Koiki LAGOS: In many countries around the world, doctors, nurses, lab scientists and other frontline health workers in battle against Coronavirus are being celebrated and honoured. They deserve the honour as our heroes, who put their lives at risk so we can live as the world continues to …

LAGOS: The Access Bank Plc has recorded a profit after tax of N40.9 billion in the first quarter period ended March 31st, 2020. According to the company’s financial statement for Q1 2020, which was released on Friday, April 23, 2020 shows other key details about the company’s Q1 financial performance …

LAGOS: United Bank for Africa Group, (UBA, Plc), the Pan African financial institution, has released its unaudited results for the first quarter ended March 31st, 2020, showing double-digit improvement across all its major income lines. UBA leveraged on modest growth in both interest and non-interest income as well as increased …

LAGOS, APRIL 2020: Guaranty Trust Bank plc has released its unaudited financial results for the period ended March 31, 2020 to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. According to a press release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & www.startrendinternational.com, from the Communication & External Affairs Department of the …

LAGOS: Access Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading retail financial institution, is set to splash millions of Naira on lucky customers who will emerge winners in the forthcoming DiamondXtra monthly draw scheduled to take place on May 13, 2020. According to Adaeze Ume, Group Head, Retail Products and Segments, Access bank Plc, …