Fidelity Bank Bags Award For Best SME Bank In Nigeria

By AbuSatar Hamed Lagos, Nigeria – June 6, 2022 – Fidelity Bank Plc, one of the Nigeria’s foremost financial institutions, has added yet another accolade to its burgeoning collection of awards. This time, the Bank has been recognized as the ‘Best SME Bank in Nigeria’ by the Global Finance Banking …

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PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES – WIKE, TAMBUWAL BETRAYAL SAGA!

Opinion By OLADIPỌ Oluwọle Who betrayed whom amongst the dramatis personae at the just concluded presidential primaries/convention of the People Democratic Party, (PDP), in Abuja ? The River State Governor, His Excellency, Nyesome Wike’s support for Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State at the 2018 PDP presidential primaries, was beyond …

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OWO KILLINGS: AN UNSPEAKABLE EVIL, PERPETRATORS WILL FACE FULL WRATH OF THE LAW – OSINBAJO (+Photos)

BY ABUSATAR HAMED …Assists Victim Of One-Car Road Accident On Way To Abuja Airport OWO TOWN – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said that perpetrators of the gruesome murder of parishioners at the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Sunday, June …

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Owo Attack: Tinubu Pays Condolence Visit To Ondo State, Donates N50m To Victims, N25m To Catholic Church

AKURE – The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has paid a condolence visit to Ondo State over the attack on worshippers at St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo Town in Ondo State. It would be recalled that some unknown gunmen stormed the church during …

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Shareholders Thumb Up NASCON’s Good Performance, Despite Pandemic, Wins “Haulage Company Of The Year”

BY ABUSATAR HAMED LAGOS – Shareholders of NASCON Allied Industries Plc, a subsidiary of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) have commended the food seasoning company over its impressive performance in the year ended December 31, 2021, in spite of the harsh economic operating environment just as the company emerged the “Best …

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FirstBank – Reaping The Benefits Of A Solid Legacy

Opinion: FirstBank delighted investors with a pleasant surprise when it announced stellar results confirming that its turnaround strategy pinned on the pillars of innovation, resilience and digging deep is working. Its profit after tax spiked 108% to N32.4billion on the back of massive loan recoveries and a sharply lower level …

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Akeredelu Condemns Owo Attack, Says, We Will Hunt Down Assailants, Make Them Pay, Condoles With Families of Victims

AKURE – Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has expressed his sadness and condemned the attack and killing of innocent people of Owo, worshiping at the St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo Town in Ondo State, on Sunday, May 5, 2022. According to a release e-signed and made …

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Squad: The Next Generation Payment Solution For African Merchants

LAGOS – When it comes to internet penetration and adoption of mobile payments, most African countries are still very much below the global average. Even where the internet penetration is improving, the mobile payments adoption rate is still low, meaning an overall lag. For instance, in Kenya where mobile payment …

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EXCITEMENT IN SHAREHOLDERS’ CAMP AS FIRSTBANK SHEDS NPL BURDEN 

With a significant cut in its impairment charges (which translates into a clean loan book) in its 1Q, 2022 results, after it successfully brought down its non-performing loan to 6.1 per cent in 2021 full year performance, analysts say the repeat of the impressive performance of FirstBank in the first …

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FirstBank Bounces Back T9 Its Leadership Position, Delivers A Fantastic Performance In 2021

As financial market analysts continue to digest the 2021 financial results of the FirstBank Limited, which they say reflect the return of the banking conglomerate to its leadership position, Festus Akanbi writes that the regime of strong fundamentals which the robust performance represents is in tandem with the ongoing restructuring …

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