BUSINESS

LAGOS, NIGERIA, JULY 24, 2025 – In commemoration of World Blood Donor Day and World Sickle Cell Day 2025, Access Holdings, one of Africa’s leading financial services groups, successfully executed a group-wide blood drive across six African countries, reinforcing its commitment to improving health outcomes and driving real impact in the …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – As part of the ongoing efforts to tackle one of Nigeria’s most pressing environmental challenges, The Alternative Bank has executed the inaugural edition of its ‘Walk4ZeroPlastic’ campaign on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Tejuosho Market, in Yaba, Lagos. The initiative, which forms part of the World Environment …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – JULY 16, 2025: Access Holdings PLC, the parent company of Access Bank, has reaffirmed its long-term strategic blueprint anchored on a deliberate and structured progression: scale, optimise, and sustain. This roadmap, which has driven the Group’s aggressive expansion across Africa and into key global markets, is now …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has lamented that Africa is losing a staggering $90 billion annually due to the importation of substandard and often toxic petroleum products. Many of these products, he noted, are blended below internationally accepted standards …

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – Zenith Bank Plc has been named “Nigeria’s Best Bank” at the prestigious Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2025, cementing its position as the country’s top financial institution and clinching the most coveted national category. The award was presented to the bank on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – JULY 16, 2025 – Access Holdings PLC, the parent company of Access Bank, has reaffirmed its long-term strategic blueprint anchored on a deliberate and structured progression: scale, optimise, and sustain. This roadmap, which has driven the Group’s aggressive expansion across Africa and into key global markets, is …

… Says, No Shortcut To Development Without Significant Investment BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has called on wealthy Nigerians to prioritize investments within the country, emphasizing that this is the only path to meaningful national development. He described local …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – The Development Bank of Nigeria Plc (DBN) has officially announced the opening of applications for its 2025 Entrepreneurship Training Programme, the bank’s annual flagship capacity development initiative for aspiring and existing entrepreneurs. Now in its 7th edition, the DBN Entrepreneurship Training Programme (DBNETP) is …

… ‘You Think Small, You Don’t Grow; You Think Big, You Grow’ … LBS hail Dangote As A Visionary Leader Solving Africa’s Problems  BY ABU-SATAR HAMED IBEJU-LEKKI, LAGOS, NIGERIA –  President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has urged African entrepreneurs, business-leaders and wealthy individuals to invest in the …

…Allegations of Economic Sabotage and Violation of Renewed Hope Agenda, Call for Presidential Intervention and Regulatory Action BY ABU-SATAR HAMED Nigerian telecommunication service subscribers have appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over what they describe as persistent and worsening exploitation by telecom providers, especially MTN Nigeria. According to them, these …