PIX–Ibukun Awosika (middle), Chairman, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, flanked by Folake Ani-Mumuney (left), Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, FirstBank, and Bashirat Odunewu (right), Group Executive, International Banking Group, FirstBank at the African CEO Forum 2017 in Geneva. Advertisement

As the Cashless Africa expo gets underway at the Lagos Oriental hotel tomorrow, March 22nd and 23rd, experts will gather to discuss the future of finance in Lagos, the economic hub of Nigeria. The event has attracted more than 35 speakers from 30 countries to attend what has become a leading regional digital financial services conference in West Africa. Ms …

The month of March has quite recently become a month that a lot of women the world over, look forward to. Besides those celebrating their birthdays, getting hitched within the month, it has also become one of great significance, as it holds the day, the United Nations have set aside to celebrate women. This is referring to the International Women’s …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) will generate about 4, 000 megawatts (Mw) of electricity over the next 10 years to boost power supply in the country. Its Corporation’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), Gas and Power, Engr. Saidu Mohammed, who spoke at the 2017 retreat of the Autonomous Business Unit (ABU), Gas and Power, in Kaduna, said this would be …

Folake Sokoya The men of Ogun State Police Command have arrested three men for armed robbery. The three suspects, Biola Dabiri,23years, Wasiu Oluyadi,24years and Bolaji Oluwole, 23years were arrested in the early hours yesterday, Monday,march20, 2017 where they were carrying out robbery operation at Owakurudu, Old Epe garage area of Ijebu-Ode. Distress call was made to Igbeba Police Divisional Headquarters, …

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has urged the Federal Government to tie the N500b London-Paris Club refund about to be released to state governments to projects to avoid a repeat of what happened when the first tranche of N388 billion was released in December last year. In a statement on Monday, TUC said: “We are afraid the governors …

OlabodeAdaramola No fewer than four domestic airline operators are pressing forapprovals from aviation authority to make use of Minna Airport despite thepreference and insistence of the Federal government for the use of KadunaAirport. This request is coming on the heels of challenges beingencountered by airline operators due to the closure of Nnamdi AzikiweInternational Airport, Abuja for repairs of the runway by …

The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christianpilgrim commission (NCPC), Rev Tor Uja has said that Africa could overcome herlanguage barrier with good language policy. He disclosed this in Abuja during a dinner in hishonour by the Cote d’voire Ambassador to Nigeria, Her Excellency Nee ToureMaman. He stressed the need for the intervention of boththe Nigeria and Cote d’voire government to …

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE orExchange) in collaboration with Access Bank Plc will commemorate the 2017Global Money Week themed: ‘Learn. Save. Earn’ with a series of educationalprograms to raise awareness and improve the capabilities of young people tomake sound decisions when it comes to financial matters. The knowledge sharing sessions will hold from March27 to March 31, 2017 across all …

The World Bank Group President, Mr Jim Kim said the bankwould be investing $57bn to accelerate growth and development In Sub-SaharanAfrican countries over the next three years. In a statement released to Nigerian journalist by theSenior Communications Officer, World Bank Nigeria, Mrs Olufunke Olufon, onMonday in Abuja, Kim said the money would be raised by three subsidiaries ofthe group. According …