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    The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Mustapha Magu, was, on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, inducted into the President Muhammadu Buhari Integrity Hall of Fame in recognition of his record of integrity, transparency and honesty in his duties. The induction was done by...

Zenith Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading financial institution, has emerged as the Best Bank in Nigeria in the recently released Global Finance Magazine World’s Best Banks Awards 2020. The award, which was published in the May 2020 edition of the Global Finance Magazine, was said to base on the performances of...

President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Benjamin Akabueze as the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation. A statement from the Federal Ministry of Finance said Akabueze’s tenure, which will expire June 10, 2020, has been renewed. The statement said Akabueze is carrying out reforms in the Budget Office “towards...

Dr Segun Aina, Former President of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has been appointed, Chairman, Board of Directors, Odu’a Investment Limited. The Head, Corporate Communication and External Relations of CIBN, Mr Nelson Olagundoye, said in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos,  that Aina’s appointment was approved by...

The Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) on Wednesday received a new Chairman of the Board of Directors of the bank,  Dr Kinsley Obiora. A statement issued by Mr Tayo Omidiji, Head, Strategy and Corporate Communications of NEXIM, said that Obiora replaced Dr Joseph Nnanna, who retired from NEXIM Board in February....

  The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, has appointed Nigeria’s two-term Minister of Finance and former Managing Director (Operations) of the World Bank, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to serve as a member of her newly established External Advisory Group. The appointment came about a month...

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, among others have expressed confidence that the former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala would deliver on her appointment as a member of South Africa’s Presidential Economic Advisory Council. Jonathan remarked in a post on his verified Facebook page on...

Zenith Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading financial institution, has again emerged as the Most Valuable Banking Brand in Nigeria in the recently released Banker Magazine Top 500 Banking Brands 2020. For the third consecutive year, Zenith Bank has been ranked as the number one banking brand in Nigeria with a brand...

    L-R: Governor of Sokoto State, Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal; General Manager & Divisional Head, Operations, Fidelity Bank PLC, Martins Izuogbe; Founder, Silverbird Group, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce; Executive Director, Corporate Bank, Fidelity Bank PLC, Obaro Odeghe; and Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki at the 2019 Silverbird Man of...

Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the President of African Development Bank (AfDB) has won 2019 African of the Year Award by African Leadership Magazine in South Africa. In a speech delivered by the publisher of the magazine, Ken Giami and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on...