UAE investment in Ghana hits nearly US$3 billIon
Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia with UAE, Ambassador to Ghana, Kalifa Yousif Alzaabi Investments from the United Arab Emirates in Ghana have now hit an all-time highest in the history of both...
View ArticleGhana: Tigo Insurance pays 25 000 claims
Tigo Insurance has paid out 25,000 claims worth GHS 11 million (US$2.4 million) to insured families in Ghana since its launch in 2010. The number and magnitude of the payouts indicates the increasing...
View ArticleFG hands over presidential lodge marina to Lagos State Govt.
Hon.Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola,SAN(right) and Governor of Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode(left) during the Formal Handing Over of the Presidential Lodge, Marina,...
View ArticleAccess Bank Refutes Purported Charges by ICPC against the Bank, Officers
Our attention has been drawn to recent news reports in some newspapers and online publication which suggest that Access Bank Plc (‘the Bank’) and its principal officers were recently arraigned in...
View ArticleNCRIB vows to improve value of Brokers, set to repostion secretariat to drive...
L-R: Vice-President, Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers, Mr. Rotimi Edu; Deputy President, Mrs. Bola Onigbogi, Managing Director, AIICO Insurance Plc., Mr. Edwin Igbiti; and President,...
View ArticleNigeria Still Investors Destination – IMF
L-R: Chairman House of Representatives on Capital Market Hon. Tajudeen Yusuf with Acting Director General Securities and Exchange Commission Dr. Abdul Zubair during oversight function at the SEC,...
View ArticleZimbabwe Welcomes Afreximbank Support in International Re-Engagement Effort
President Emerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe (centre), flanked by Afreximbank’s President Dr. Benedict Oramah (left) and Executive Vice President Denys Denya, during the courtesy visit in Harare....
View ArticleAfrica Infrastructure Fund secures $100 million loan from AfDB
Akinwunmi Adesina, President of the AfDB In the bid to reduce the huge infrastructure financing gap in Sub-Sahara Africa, the African Development Bank has approved US $100 million to The Emerging...
View ArticleAccess Bank Makes Clinches CBN’s Inuaugural Sustainable Banking Awards
Access Bank PLC has received top honours at the inaugural Nigeria Sustainable Banking Awards convened by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in recognition of its outstanding success and leadership in...
View ArticleOne Killed As EFCC Boss, Ibrahim Magu, Escapes Assassination Attempt
Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr. Ibrahim Magu has escaped death by the whiskers as some gunmen reportedly stormed his house in Abuja on Tuesday Night....
View ArticleForex Market Gets Another $210m Boost from CBN
The interbank window of Nigeria’s Foreign Exchange market on Tuesday, December 12, 2017, received yet another boost of $210,000,000.00 from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). According to figures...
View ArticleNSE honors Dangote Cement, Stanbic IBTC Stockbrokers in 2017 CEO Award
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in its effort to recognize companies that comply with its listing rules and regulations, honored Dangote Cement Plc and Stanbic IBTC Stockbrokers Limited. The bourse...
View ArticleNCRIB wants members to get higher commission than Agents
* Set plans for self regulation BY NKECHI NAECHE––The leadership of the Nigeria Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) said it will be collaborating with Nigerian Insuers Association (NIA)...
View ArticleLinkage Assurance commences new phase of growth
L-R: Dr Pius Apere, MD/CEO; Dr John Eseimokumoh, Chairman and Mr Moses Omorogbe, Company Secretary and Mr Inam Udo Udoma, all of Linkage Assurance PLC during the 23rd Annual General Meeting of the...
View ArticleNigeria’s Banking Sector Records 213.69Million Volume of Transactions in Q3’17
A total volume of 213,693,964 transactions valued at N19.33 trn were recorded in Q3 2017 as data on Electronic Payment Channels in the Nigeria Banking Sector revealed. NIBSS Instant Payment (NIP)...
View ArticleMoody’s rates African banks negative in 2018 outlook
…Says Nigeria, Morocco, Egypt will fare better Moody’s Investors Service says its negative outlook for the African banking system in 2018 reflects high macroeconomic risks that expose banks to asset...
View ArticleMicrobiologist wins N5 million Heritage Bank’s sponsored Next Titan Season-4
A 22-year-old fledgling entrepreneur, Mr. Iyeh Kennedy has emerged winner of Season 4 of the Next Titan, Nigeria’s entrepreneurial reality TV show sponsored by Heritage Bank Plc, as headline sponsor....
View ArticleInnovative insurance products will attract Ghanaians – Keli Gadzekpo
Keli Gadzekpo, CEO of Enterprise Group Ghana’s Insurance industry should see increased penetration with the introduction of more innovative insurance packages. This is the assertion of CEO of...
View ArticleGhana: Access Bank gets nod to raise additional GHC450 in capital
Access Bank Board addressing the shareholders Access Bank Ghana has now been given the green light from its shareholders to undertake a capital-raising exercise worth GH¢450 million. This will...
View ArticleAirtelTigo insurance policy holders hit 1.6m
AirtelTigo Insurance 25,000 claims worth GHC 11 million have been paid out to customers since 2010. AirtelTigo Insurance policy holders have reached 1.6 million, with 25,000 claims worth GHC 11 million...
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