Financial Inclusion Archives

Financial Inclusion: Experts Identify Gaps In Target Set By CBN

June 18, 2022 0

Experts in the nations financial sector have identified gaps in the set objectives by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to significantly reduce the number and percentage of adult Nigerians who are excluded from the formal Financial System in the country.

Wema Bank Deepens Financial Literacy For SMEs With Webinar

May 29, 2021 0

Nigeria's leading innovative bank, Wema Bank Plc, has again demonstrated its commitment to deepening financial literacy and optimisation among its customers, particularly SMEs, with a webinar themed 'Unbundling Tax, Legal and Compliance - Issues for SMEs' held on Thursday, May 20, 2021.

Ecobank Sets Aside N100 Billion To Support Small Businesses

May 24, 2021 0

The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan has disclosed that the Bank has dedicated N100 billion for the financing of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the country.

SEC Management Financial Inclusion Awareness Campaign To Gombe State University

May 19, 2021 0

Principal Manager, Investor Education Division Securities and Exchange Commission Mr Ahanaku Ikechukwu, Director, Market Development Department SEC Mr Edward Okolo, Lecturer, Accounting Department Gombe State University Mallam Murtala Suraj and President Accounting Department Students Gombe State University during an Educational Visit of Gombe State University to SEC in Abuja 19/5/21

10 Customers Set To Become Millionaires In UBA Savings Promo

May 6, 2021 0

Pan African Financial Institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has announced that 10 of its loyal customers will get a chance to win N1,000,000 each, in the ongoing UBA Savings Promo which is scheduled to hold on to May 7, 2021 at the bank’s corporate head office, in Lagos.

FirstBank Convenes The Fourth Edition Of Its Annual FirstGem Empowerment

March 28, 2021 0

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider has announced the fourth edition of its annual FirstGem Conference, tagged FirstGem 4.0.

FirstBank Unveils FirstSME Account, Reiterates Its Commitment To The Continued Growth Of SMEs

March 8, 2021 0

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced its SME specific accounts designed to reinforce the Bank’s role in putting SME’s at an advantage whilst contributing to national growth and development.

FirstBank Empowers Its Firstmonie Agents With Up To 1 Million Naira

February 7, 2021 0

In furtherance of the need to promote the business activities of its foremost agent banking platform – Firstmonie Agents – Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has announced the provision of loan facilities – up to one million naira – to its banking agents. The Bank currently has over 86,300 Firstmonie Agents, spread across the country’s 772 Local Government Areas.

Ecobank MD, Others List Opportunities In Digital Financial Inclusion; Advocate Partnerships between Operators

December 10, 2020 0

Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan has said the biggest growth opportunities in digital financial inclusion lies in the ability to combine the mobile phone, cards and agency banking services in the most cost effective and convenient way to reach the citizenry on a sustainable basis.

Ecobank, Vanguard Rallies Experts On Discussion Around Financial Inclusion

December 7, 2020 0

All is set for the digital financial inclusion summit as Ecobank Nigeria, in partnership with Vanguard Economic Forum Series, convenes top minds in the industry on a discussion centering around Digital Financial Inclusion. The virtual summit is slated for 8th of December, 2020.