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Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said that the closure of the borders was to ensure farmers in Nigeria are prosperous, urging Nigerians to endure the high cost of commodities occasioned by closure of the country’s borders. The vice president spoke at a town hall meeting in Bénin …

BY ABUSATAR HAMED LAGOS: The Body of Bank CEOs has applauds 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-signrd by the Body of Bank CEOs and made available to StarTrend …

More facts have started to emerged on why Chief Executive Officers of Nigerian Banks vehemently opposed to the proposed charging customers for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data access to banking services in Nigeria. MTN had on Monday, October 21, 2019 announced a N4 charge for every 20 seconds of using USSD …

By AbuSatar Hamed ABUJA: Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has said that with the signing of the African Continental Free Trade Area agreements, Nigeria is bound to see even greater opportunities for its banks whose footprints are already firmly all over Africa. Osinbajo stated this on Monday, October 21, 2019 …

By AbuSatar Hamed ABUJA: Ecobank has advocated that Nigeria takes the lead and positions itself to get optimum benefits from the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). According to the Bank, Nigeria undoubtedly has the largest and most vigorous economy in Africa and therefore must position itself …

LAGOS: In a bid to discharge its corporate social responsibility, UBA Foundation, the arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has restated the importance of quality education as it significantly emphasizes that education remains one of the foundation’s key initiatives. Mrs. Bola Atta, the Chief Executive Officer, UBA …

By AbuSatar Hamed ABUJA: Ecobank Nigeria displayed some of its cutting edge financial products at the 25th Nigerian Economic Summit which took place in Abuja. The products displayed by the pan-African bank include its ubiquitous payment solution, the EcobankPay; the Ecobank Omni, the Rapid Transfer and several other cutting edge …

By AbuSatar Hamed Lagos: Fidelity Bank Plc, top Nigerian lender on Thursday announced the introduction of a new savings campaign in Lagos, as part of concerted efforts to promote the culture of savings amongst Nigerians. The Savings campaign which will ride primarily on digital technologies is one of the many …

KEBBI: Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State on Tuesday October 1, 2019, disclosed that the Federal government has given approval for the local mining of gold in Kebbi and Osun states. The governor, while answering questions from journalists, commended President Muhammadu Buhari for giving the local artisans a means …