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•Gross earnings hit N88.9bn •80% of total transactions now digital Fidelity Bank Plc posted an impressive half year results for 2018, recording a double-digit growth in key revenue lines and achieving significant traction in her chosen business segments. Details of the audited half year results, for the period ended June 30, 2018, released at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) yesterday …

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The Central Securities Clearing System Plc (CSCS Plc) has won the capital market most coveted award – Outstanding Contribution to the Capital Markets in Nigeria 2018 organised by the Capital Finance International (CFI.co). CFI.co, headquartered in London, is a print journal and online resource reporting on business, economics and finance. CSCS, having fulfilled all the CFI.co’s award selection requirements and …

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Admin The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) says it plans to work closely with the Taraba State Government to transform cassava in the framework of the African Development Bank-funded Technologies for African Agriculture Transformation (TAAT) program. The decision is part of a two-day visit to Taraba state, which ended today and witnessed the inauguration of the Cassava Compact—a component …

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The crème de la crème of the nation’s capital market will gather in Lagos on Saturday, September 29, 2018, at the Civic Centre, Ozumba Mbadiwe Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, for the maiden awards ceremony to recognize and reward excellence among companies quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). The award ceremony organized by Capital Market Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CAMCAN), …

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The Chief Operating Officer of Rand Merchant Bank Nigeria (RMB), Mr. Funso Odukoya, has called for increased awareness on issues around financial inclusion in the country. Odukoya spoke during a panel session at the 2018 Annual National Conference of the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN), with the theme: “Banks, Fintechs and Nigeria’s Financial Inclusion Journey,” held in Lagos, recently. …

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Popular Catholic religious group, the Knight of Saint Mulumba Nigeria (KSM) has advised all registered voters to reject the lure of selling and buying of their votes by selfish politicians as doing so will be tantamount to mortgaging their destinies and those of their Children. It also urged voters not to allow themselves to be used as political thugs or …

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—Says World Not Winning War Against Hunger Tayo Olanipekun The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called on global partners for efforts to lift one billion people worldwide out of hunger. The Bank also announced that it was leading the way by investing $24bn in African agriculture over the next 10 years,according to a statement in Lagos on Wednesday. “We are …

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Ecobank Nigeria is offering an all-expense paid trip to Achimota Golf Club in Ghana to 10 lucky winners in a week long promo as part of the 2018 edition of ‘The Nigeria Cup’ Golf Tournament. The week-long annual golf tourney which kicked off on September 22 is organized by the Ikoyi Club 1938 to commemorate Nigeria’s Independence anniversary. The 2018 …

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Tayo Olanipekun Over three-quarters of American voters want to see more investment from their electricity suppliers and more action by the government that will encourage the use of both large and small scale solar power, a poll has shown. Those polled were across the party lines and 76 per cent of voters and 87 per cent of opinion leaders think …

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By Ariwera Ibibo-Howells, Yenagoa     The Social Democratic Party SDP, Bayelsa State says it may soon conduct primary elections within the stipulated time frame of the extant electoral laws and guidelines.   Speaking with journalists, Monday in Yenagoa, secretary of the state chapter of the party Engineer Oribo Nanie Einstein said the state secretariat of the party recently has become the busiest …

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