No fewer than 200 amateur golf players will compete at the 62nd edition of the First Bank Golf Lagos Open scheduled to tee off from November 16 to November 19 at the Ikoyi Club, 1938 golf section. Olusegun Alebiosu, Executive Director, Chief Risk Officer, FirstBank, who represented the Managing Director,[Read More…]
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Winners Emerges at 2nd Edition of Nigerian Marketing Awards
In a night of glitz and glamour, winners have emerged at the 2nd Edition of the Nigerian Marketing Awards recently in Lagos. On the night, MTN Nigeria clinched the award for the Best Reputation Management of the year, while Rickett (Dettol) left with the award for the Best Social Responsibility[Read More…]
Stanbic Ibtc, Others Restate Commitment To Environmental Sustainability
Stanbic IBTC and other members of the private sector’s Environment Social and Governance (ESG) Forum have expressed their willingness to collaborate in raising awareness and taking concrete action to achieve a sustainable environment and secure future for the African continent and the world. They made the commitment at a media[Read More…]
Bank customers pay N225.6bn as charges for e-business
Customers of leading commercial banks in Nigeria paid N225.6 billion as charges for accessing electronic business (e-business) services in the first nine months of 2023 (9M’23). This represents a 32.3 percent year-on-year (YoY) increase when compared to N170.46 billion they paid in 9M’22. It also indicated increased adoption of electronic[Read More…]
NNPC Foundation Trains 118,000 Corps Members on Financial Literacy
In its bid to build the capacity of youth towards making them employers of labour, the NNPC Foundation, in partnership with Kudimata Nigeria Limited, a financial education outfit, have trained the Batch C members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in basic financial literacy skills. The training, which aligned[Read More…]
We will not compromise standards on regulated products – NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday, reiterated its commitment to ensuring the standards and quality of its regulated products. Mrs Roseline Ajayi, Director, South-West Zone, NAFDAC, stated this during the zone’s stakeholders’ meeting in Ota, Ogun. Ajayi noted that the business environment is[Read More…]
CSR: Nestlé Empowers 50 Kids With Culinary Skill For Healthier Foods
Nestle Nigeria has said that encouraging children to be creative with food motivates them to try out healthier food options. The company made this known during the commemoration of the 2023 International Chef’s Day, when 50 children from Nestlé for Healthier Kids (N4HK) from schools in Sagamu, Ogun State, had[Read More…]
BUA to build N2bn housing estate for soldiers
The Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa), the philanthropic initiative of the Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, has commenced the construction of 120 family housing units (Corporal and Below Quarters) for the Nigerian Army at the Muhammadu Buhari Cantonment, Giri in Abuja. This forms part of the[Read More…]
Our $85m Investments in Local Content Via Africa Magic Under Threat—MultiChoice
A foremost pay-tv service provider in Africa, MultiChoice, has raised an alarm that its over $85 million investments in local content through Africa Magic are under threat from piracy. The Africa Magic channel airs movies produced by local filmmakers across the continent. MultiChoice said it pumped that amount of money[Read More…]
Firstbank To Reward Customers With N170m In Promo
FirstBank of Nigeria Limited has launched its “Win Big” promo which will see the lender rewarding several new and existing customers with a total cash reward of N170 million. According to a press release, the four-month promo, which started on October 23, 2023, will run till February 23, 2023. The[Read More…]
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FG Revenue Rises 76% to N12.5tn, Fueled by Tax and Oil Gains — Budget Office
The Federal Government’s earnings have increased by 76 percent, rising from N7.1 trillion in 2022 to N12.5 trillion in 2023, due to higher taxes and oil revenues. This information was revealed in the recently released 2025-2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper from the Ministry of Budget and[Read More…]