Olam ‘Grains’ Champion Girls to Achieve Full Potential

By Benjamin Omoike, Lagos As a part of activities to mark this year’s International Women Day, Olam, a leading player in the Nigerian agricultural value chain, celebrated its female employees

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5TH ECOWAS PARLIAMENT: NIGERIANS HEAD TWO COMMITTEES

Two Nigerian parliamentarians have been appointed to head two standing committees in the newly constituted 14 committees set up by the fifth Parliament at their inaugural meeting held on Thursday

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CBN replies to reports on plans to devalue the Naira

The Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stated unequivocally that there is no plan whatsoever on their part to devalue the Naira as it is been speculated in some quarters.

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Stanbic IBTC Bank Reiterates Commitment To Grow Nigeria’s Fintech Industry

By Benjamin Omoike, Lagos Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a subsidiary of the Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has reiterated its commitment to support the growth of the financial technology (fintech) industry

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Stanbic IBTC Posts N75Bn Profit in 2019 Full Year Audited Group Results

By Benjamin Omoike, Lagos Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, has declared a profit after tax of N75 billion in its full year audited group results

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Standard Bank issues inaugural green bond

By Benjamin Omoike, Lagos Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (“SBSA”) has issued its first ever green bond, via private placement with IFC, a development finance institution focused on the

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African Finance Ministers, Central Bank Gov to Parley At Agric Confab

Ministers of Finance and Governors of Central Banks in Africa will converge on Transcorp Hotel, Abuja from Monday, March 9 to Tuesday 10, 2020, for a Senior Policy Seminar on

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‘Africa Oil transaction could precede surge in M&A in sub-Saharan Africa’

By Benjamin Omoike, Lagos Africa Oil Corporation’s acquisition of a 50 per cent stake in Nigeria-focused Petrobras Oil and Gas B.V. (POGBV), could be the start of a new wave

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Olam Nigeria’s Pilot Farming Project To Boost Nigeria’s Tomato Value Chain

By Benjamin Omoike, Lagos In line with the Federal Government of Nigeria’s initiative to attain self-sufficiency in tomato production and processing, Olam, a leading player in the Nigerian agriculture value

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Interswitch Partners American Express on AmEx Cards Acceptance in Nigeria

By Benjamin Omoike, Lagos Interswitch Limited, a leading technology-driven company focused on the digitisation of payments in Nigeria and other countries in Africa, and American Express (AmEx), are pleased to

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