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In light of the sharp dwindling in the global economy occasioned by Covid-19 pandemic, the MD/CEO of Heritage Bank Plc, Ifie Sekibo disclosed that with partnership, truth, character and rigorous commitment to businesses, the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) stand to revamp the nation’s economy for sustainable growth. He...

Lumos Nigeria, Africa’s leading provider of high-quality solar home systems has received an emergency relief fund from All On to provide solar power to public healthcare facilities on the frontline of the Covid-19 pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa. The solar-powered systems are being deployed to critical healthcare and emergency response centers across Nigeria...

Lumos Nigeria, Africa's market-leading solar home system provider, has joined forces with YPO (Young Professionals Organisation), Lagos Chapter and the  Lagos State Government, by donating Solar Powered Systems (SPS) to power critical units at the 70 bed  Eti-Osa COVID-19 Isolation & Treatment Center, located within the premises of the Landmark...

Nigeria’s foremost brewer, Nigerian Breweries Plc has announced a donation of six Hundred Million Naira (N600,000,000.00) to the Federal and some state governments, as part of efforts to support the fight against COVID -19. This was stated in a letter to Mr. Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Federal Government and...

COVID-19: Interswitch Group Unveils Coordinated Interventions. Interswitch Group and employees join forces to raise N305 million response fundProvides free technology to State & National Governments in Africa, through eClat, HealthTech SubsidiarySets up foodbanks and community support initiatives to cater to underserved segments Thursday, April 30, 2020. Lagos, Nigeria. The Interswitch...

Leading African financial institution, United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) held its Annual General Meeting virtually by proxy on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 – a first in UBA's seventy-one year history. The meeting, which had in attendance shareholders, management and staff members, together with representatives of relevant regulatory bodies, was...

As the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus pandemic) takes an intense twist, with its prevalent negative effect on individuals, households, businesses and health systems, leading financial services provider, First City Monument Bank (FCMB), is stepping up the tempo of its interventions through various humanitarian gestures. As a caring and responsive Bank, FCMB...

Business Highlights Recorded significant increases in customer adoption rates on our digital/online channels across our businesses. Adoption rates are expected to accelerate as COVID-19 induced lockdowns changes consumer behavior. The number and value of transactions grew by 8% and 15% to 4m and $6.1bn, respectively, on Ecobank Omni+, Corporate and Investment Bank's corporate...

The Lagos State Chapter of Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has praised the bravery and dedication of Nigerian news and health reporters in keeping Nigerians abreast of the latest news of COVID-19 pandemic since it spread into the country. The Chairman of the Chapter, Olusegun McMedal in a press...

COVID-19 is a humanitarian and societal crisis of unprecedented speed and scale. Since the outbreak was first documented in Wuhan, China in December 2019, the novel coronavirus has spread to more than 170 countries around the globe, claiming thousands of lives, sickening millions and forcing billions (up to about half...