archiveFebruary 2018

  Fitch Ratings, a leading global rating agency in its latest report, has upgraded Access Bank’s National Long-Term Rating to 'A+ from 'A. At the same time, Fitch affirmed the Bank’s Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'B'. According to the rating agency, “Access Bank’s IDRs are driven by the...

The All-Share Index and Market Capitalization of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) depreciated by 1.98 per cent and 2.09 per cent to close the week at 44,639.99 and N16.019 trillion respectively. Similarly, all other indices finished higher during the week with the exception of the NSE-Main Board, NSE Consumer Goods...

In the light of her endless commitment to ending Breast Cancer as a life threatening disease, through public education, patient support, advocacy and research, wife of Ondo State Governor, Arabinrin Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu has received a part on the back for giving so much to the humanity. The Executive Governor of...

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of playing politics with his recent open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari. Tinubu said this on Friday when he spoke with newsmen in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on his way...

The Federal Government has commenced Automatic Exchange of Tax Information (AETI), on overseas assets held by Nigerians. The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, disclosed this while receiving Progress Report on Tax Laws Reform by the Vice Chairman of the National Tax Policy Implementation Committee, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, in Abuja,...

  …To drive mobile banking channel options As part of effort to strengthen retail banking offering and expand channels for financial inclusion penetration, Unity Bank has rolled out its Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) short code: *7799# in order to enhance customer access to quality banking services. Unity Bank’s USSD(*7799#)...

  *More than 6m pupils in 20 states currently being fed daily under programme *8 more states expected to be added in 2018 *300,000 interest-free loans disbursed to artisans, traders *280,000 Nigerians benefit from Conditional Cash Transfer in 21 states Over 246 million (246,355,190) meals has been served to date...