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A multi-featured digital payment solution, Ecobank Pay, is now available from Ecobank Nigeria. Ecobank Pay is built as a core part of Ecobank’s digital financial services ecosystem approach and will deliver unified and instant self-service across a range of interconnected payment solutions. It can be used by all businesses from small informal micro merchants to large corporates as well as …

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President Muhammadu Buhari has, again, called on youths in Nigeria to seize opportunities in agriculture, a sector of the economy he said is already proving to be the bedrock of the nation’s new economy. He made the call, on Monday, at the Blair House, Washington DC, after his White House engagements with President Donald Trump. He was speaking at a …

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Officials of the Osun State Internal Revenue Service (OIRS), on Wednesday, stormed the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife and sealed several complexes in the institution including the Senate Building. The institution was alleged to be defaulting in remitting over N 1.844,770,939.45 to the agency. The Revenue Task Force, led by one Oladipo Babatunde, arrived the campus at about 7:00.

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The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has said that it has received the 2018 award for “CSR in Education” from Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at the Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. According the Director of Advocacy & Research, LCCI, Dr. Vincent Nwani, “the objective of the annual awards is to recognise, celebrate and …

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A man identified as Coster Masita from Nkanyi in South Africa allegedly axed his married girlfriend before setting the body on fire in a bedroom hut over a yet to be established issue. Police sources said Masina allegedly axed Ms. Sophie Mpande several times in the head, shoulder and back causing her instant death on Saturday. Villagers told investigators that …

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Photo Caption: From Right; Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapher; Chief of Staff to the President , Alhaji Abba Kyari and the Head of the Civil Service, Mrs. Winifred  Oyo–Ita, at the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by the Vice President at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa in Abuja …

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Fidelity Bank Plc has delivered another set of strong financial results, posting a 94 per cent growth in profits for the year ended December 31, 2017 and is proposing to pay 11 kobo dividend to shareholders, representing a dividend payout N3.186 billion. Details of the full year audited results for the Nigerian lender, released Monday at the Nigerian Stock Exchange …

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has captured no fewer than 31 million account customers in its Bank Verification Number (BVN) project aimed at ensuring unique identifier in the Nigerian banking industry. BVN CBN Director, Banking and Payment System, Mr Dipo Fatokun, disclosed this in a paper titled, `Nigeria’s progress towards the creation of a robust, trusted and inclusive Financial …

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The Federal Government has affirmed its commitment to the global fight against the financing of terrorism. The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, gave this pledge at an International Conference against the financing of terrorism in Paris, France. The Conference, which had as theme “No money for terror”, was hosted by the French President, Emmanuel Macron and was attended by …

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Photo Caption: From Left; Oscar Onyema Chief Executive Officer, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) presenting a replica of the closing gong to Mr. Babatunde Ruwase, President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) during the Closing Gong ceremony in honour of the new president of LCCI at The Exchange on Monday.

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