The first television commercials to be broadcast across various platforms to educate the teeming Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria on how to access loans through the various Participating Financial Institutions (PFIs) have been launched by the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN). The series of 60 Second TV Commercials aptly recount the struggles…
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and the UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa Group, have joined together to strengthen health systems and raise awareness of immunisation across Africa, starting in 2018 with Nigeria. “We are delighted to work with the UBA Foundation to help protect children across Nigeria against…
Foremost platform for celebrating outstanding women in the society, Women of Rubies, on Wednesday, September 26, 2018, marked its 3rd anniversary. The platform, since its inception through the Newspaper column and award winning blog, www.womenofrubies.com, has showcased over 300 exceptional Women in Nigeria and globally. Women of Rubies (WOR) is a capacity building and inspirational…
Leading financial services group, United Capital Plc, has launched its new, improved online investment platform, InvestNow. The company, which prides itself in being innovative and customer-centric rolled out this platform as part of its retail strategy and unwavering commitment to excellent service experience. The platform was first released in 2014 as a securities trading platform…
It was a day of honour for some people in the pen profession as outstanding journalism and media excellence were rewarded and celebrated last weekend at the Nigerian Breweries Golden Pen Awards held in Lagos The award, which is in its 10th year, is geared towards promoting professionalism and objective reportage of events in Nigeria.…
The story of the immediate past governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Ewetan Uduaghan is synonymous to “Joseph” in the Holy Book, the Bible, whom despite persecution, hatred and victimization stood tall because God was with him. From his days as a commissioner, it has been one battle to the other but Dr. Uduaghan has…
In a bid to revive the passion for history and discovery of roots by Nigerians, the winner of the much publicised Face of Candy City Tourism, Chioma Iwuchukwu is set to team up with Imo state government, Lagos state government, Niger Delta Development Commission, some Nigerian senators for a tourism project which she titled ‘Trace’.…
***Gross Earnings Hit N88.9bn, 80% of Total Transactions Now Digital Yesterday, one of the leading financial institutions in Nigeria, Fidelity Bank Plc, released its financial statements for half year 2018. The lender posted an impressive performance, which industry analysts say was beyond expection, especially with the double-digit growth recorded by the bank in key revenue…
It is World Tourism Day again! The theme of this year’s celebration is ‘Digital Transformation and Tourism. To celebrate World Tourism Day, Jumia’s hotel and flight services, take a close look at the various ways digitalisation has transformed the tourism and travel industry. Hotel Management Software for confirming bookings Today, there is now hotel management…
There was pandemonium in the early hours of Wednesday at the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja as some aggrieved stakeholders and party faithful stormed the premises to protest against the alleged directive by the party’s national secretariat that automatic ticket be given to the incumbent senator representing Kogi East senatorial…