BUSINESS

By AbuSatar Hamed LAGOS: The Unusual Entrepreneurship Programme has entered into a strategic partnership with Ecobank Nigeria to provide all banking support and funding to the selected entrepreneurs in the 2019 cohort. According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & www.startrendinternational.com by Ayomide Oriade of …

By CSL Stockbrokers Lafarge Africa’s latest earnings report reveals 8.5% decline in gross profit , Lafarge Africa gets new CFO one month after resignation of former finance director. Lafarge recently published its inaugural report following sale of Lafarge South Africa Holdings (LSAH) in Q3. Comparing the margins of the 9M …

NIGERIA: The Body of Bank CEOs has applauded the recent notice from the National Communications Commission (NCC) announcing the immediate suspension of end-user billing for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services. According to a release e-signed by the body and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & www.startrendinternational.com, the group …

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has said that his administration would continue to initiate business friendly policies, programmes and provide conducive environment for the industrial development of the State. Governor Abiodun who disclosed this during the Ogun State Day at the 2019 edition of the Lagos International Trade Fair, …

LAGOS: United Bank for Africa Plc. (UBA),  Pan African financial institution, and the global airline, British Airways have announced a collaboration to reward loyal customers who are cardholders of the Bank. The promo which will last for six months from November 2019, will witness UBA customers getting significant discounts when …

By AbuSatar Hamed LAGOS: Fidelity Bank Plc, one of the top six lenders in terms of total assets, loans and advances and customer deposits has said that it is committed to the long term expansion of the businesses of its customers whilst providing positive experiences at all its touch points …

By AbuSatar hamed LAGOS: As part of sustained efforts to promote ethical values and professionalism within the financial institutions, Fidelity Bank Plc, at the weekend disclosed plans to participate in this year edition of the Corporate Compliance and Ethics Week.            Commencing on November 3 and running up …

By AbuSatar Hamed LAGOS: Ecobank Nigeria has announced that access to its *326# Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) is at zero cost to the consumer. By this announcement an Ecobank customer who performs transactions on the bank’s platform by dialing *326# is free of the USSD session fee. According to …

By AbuSatar Hamed LAGOS: Fidelity Bank Plc has posted an impressive financial performance for the 3rd Quarter of 2019 and is on course to finishing strong in the 2019 Financial Year (FY). Details of the 9-months results for the period ended September 30, 2019, released on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, …

 BY ABUSATAR HAMED The Chief Executive Officer of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), Ade Ayeyemi says it is important for Nigerian bankers to work together to ensure that the banking industry does its bit to support the development of the Nigeria economy. According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend …