BUSINESS

The stock market in USA had another extremely volatile day on Thursday March 5, 2020, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing down 970 points. As the coronavirus outbreak threatens to seriously dent global growth, the fear that has emerged in its wake is already taking its toll on the …

The Group Managing Director of Access Bank Plc., Mr. Herbert Wigwe during a recent interview with Bloomberg, reiterated the Bank’s plan to be Africa’s gateway to the world and expand into 22 countries over the next five years. According to a press release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l …

LAGOS: The United Bank for Africa (UBA) last weekend officially added a new branch in Afriland towers on the Lagos Island. The new business office was commissioned by the Executive Governor of Lagos state, his Excellency Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Chairman of UBA, Mr Tony O. Elumelu. Sanwo-Olu who …

LAGOS: Group Managing Director/CEO of Access Bank Plc., Herbert Wigwe has said that the Bank is committed to supporting the creative industry through improved funding and capacity building for artistes. Wigwe was of the view that lender’s support for the creative industry is part of its contribution to help the …

LAGOS: Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank) has released its audited financial results for the year ended December 31, 2019, to both Nigerian and London Stock Exchange markets. A review of the results shows positive performance across all financial indices, reaffirming the Bank’s position as one of the most profitable and …

By AbuSatar Hamed LAGOS: A delegation from the Bank of Beirut led by its Managing Director, Sophoklis Argyrou, on Monday, March 2, 2020 paid a courtesy call on the management of Fidelity Bank Plc., to seek areas of collaboration between the two institutions. According to a press release e-signed and …

By AbuSatar Hamed LAGOS: Top Nigerian lender, Fidelity Bank Plc was on Friday, February 38, 2020 honoured for its innovative digital banking solutions and consistent support for Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country at the 2019 Silverbird Man of the year awards. According to a press release e-signed …

LAGOS: The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Guarantee Trust Bank (GTB), Mr Segun Agbaje, has said that the Bank will continue to focu on caring about human feelings to win the digital payment space in future. Agbaje made the statement while discussing the topic, ”Going Beyond The Digital Experience” …

LAGOS: Nigeria’s largest retail Bank, Access Bank Plc., has been named as one of the Top 500 Global Banking Brands, according to leading business valuation and strategy consultancy, Brand Finance. Access Bank has demonstrated growth since it was last ranked as the fifth most valuable Nigerian bank in the 2017 …

By AbuSatar Hamed ABUJA: The Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters, Dr. Adeyemi Dipeolu has disclosed that the latest GDP report by the National Bureau of Statistics recently indicates growth in the Nigerian economy during Fourth Quarter of last year – the Q4 2019 and Full Year (FY) …