By Olatunde Dodondawa A total of thirty members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, have won cash prizes and business grants totalling N10 million in the 6th edition of the expanded Unity Bank flagship business plan competition known as Corpreneurship Challenge. Unity Bank is currently in 10 states of the […]
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Unity Bank Unveils New Code on USSD Platform To Combat E-Banking Fraud
By Olatunde Dodondawa In a bid to safeguard its e-banking platforms with enhanced safety and security features, Unity Bank Plc has unveiled a new code on its USSD platform that completely puts the customer in control of his Bank Account against any e-Banking fraud. The new code which is *7799*9*Phone Number […]
Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria PMI: PMI Hits 18-Month High In July, Amid Strong Demand Conditions
By Olatunde Dodondawa Nigeria’s private sector began the second half of the year on a positive footing as they continued the run of expansion that began in July 2020. Quicker upticks in output, new orders, purchases and employment supported growth. Despite this, firms were able to keep backlogs at […]
Unity Bank Grows 34% Pre-Tax Profit, Records N23B Gross Earnings In H1 2021
By Olatunde Dodondawa Nigeria’s retail lender, Unity Bank Plc has declared half-year result posting gross earnings of 23.6 billion Naira, which is a 3% increase compared with the corresponding period of 2020. A review of the unaudited half year result (H1’2021) released to the Nigerian Stock Exchange, the Agric-focused lender […]
Stanbic IBTC Holdings Set to Enable Single Sign-on Capability on their Mobile Super App
By Olatunde Dodondawa To unify customer experience while using its Mobile App, Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, is set to introduce the Single Sign-on authentication feature that will allow customers access all their active profiles across the Group. The Single Sign-on is an innovative capability from the end-to-end financial services institution. […]
Polaris Bank Introduces ‘Refer & Win’ Reward for VULTe Users
By Olatunde Dodondawa Polaris Bank has announced the launch of a new reward: ‘Refer & Win’ exercise in which existing and new users of the Bank’s digital banking platform, VULTe, stand a chance to win up to N1,300 instant cash reward each time they refer someone who opens an account […]
Standard Bank to host over 600 delegates for brainstorming on Africa’s growth
By Olatunde Dodondawa In a bid to harness opportunities in a growing Africa, Standard Bank Group is bringing together international investors, policymakers and top African corporates. The 11th Africa Investors’ Conference (AIC), held in collaboration with ICBC Standard Bank, is being held over 5 days from 21-25 June. Standard Bank […]
VBank dazzles Lagos corp members with gifts and cash prizes
By Olatunde Dodondawa It was a beautiful climax last Sunday when fifteen corp members at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Lagos, won N150,000 in cash prizes, while others received loads of consolation gifts. Dayo Osborne, Gbenga Benedict, Olamide Ojedele, and Joseph Eweje were some of the […]
EcoBank Partners Linda Ikeji’s Selfmade Woman Conference
By Olatunde Dodondawa …Says Women Are Bedrock of Entrepreneurship The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan has said the decision to partner with the media entrepreneur and blogger, Linda Ikeji to host the latest edition of her yearly popular empowerment programme, ‘Selfmade Woman Conference (SMWC) 2021’ is in line with […]
Access Bank launches initiative to enhance digital loans
By Olatunde Dodondawa Access Bank Plc, has launched what it termed the ‘Diamond Business Advantage (DBA) lite’ in a bid to increase its digital loans and enhance access to finance for young entrepreneurs. The bank said the product which is targeted at the youths was designed to add value to […]