African investor and philanthropist Tony O. Elumelu has challenged the Government of Japan to invest 5 percent of its $50bn commitment to Africa, in empowering African entrepreneurs. Mr Tony Elumelu spoke at the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Yokohama, Japan, yesterday. “At TICAD 2016 in Kenya, …

Adesola Adeduntan is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of FirstBank of Nigeria Ltd. In this interview with BusinessDay’s Patrick Atuanya & Endurance Okafor, he shares insight on how the commercial bank is driving financial inclusion in Nigeria, especially in the Northern region where exclusion rate is high. With over 31,000 …

Fastest growing financial services provider, Keystone Bank Limited, has again demonstrated its commitment towards the empowerment of MSMEs & youths in entrepreneurship by launching a capacity building Masterclass to empower entrepreneurs with the requisite skills for business growth. The maiden edition of the Masterclass tagged ‘Spark Up Your Brand’ held …

  Nigeria’s leading financial institution, Zenith Bank Plc, has introduced the Zenith Children’s Account (ZECA) Education Loan to assist parents pay their children/ wards school fees as the new school session begins. The loan offering, which is disbursed directly to the account of the beneficiary’s school, comes at a very …

  National Examinations Council, (NECO) has released the 2019 June/July Senior School Certificate examination,(SSCE) results just as it de-recognize three secondary schools from further conducting its examinations and blacklisted seventeen Supervisors for various malpractices. Acting Registrar/Chief Executive of the Council, Alhaji Abubakar Gana who made this known in Minna, Niger …

The Federal Government Tuesday said it had raised a joint panel to probe the $9.6 billion (N.2.946 trillion) fine imposed by a United Kingdom court on the country for allegedly defaulting in a gas supply contract believed to be sealed in 2010. The inquiry, to be conducted by the Economic …

A FORMER Abia State governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, on Tuesday said he did not steal N7.2 billion while in office between 1999 and 2007. He said during his tenure, the state had no such fund. Kalu spoke while continuing his testimony before Justice Mohammed Idris of a Federal High …

A cross-section of Students of Bayero University, Kano who participated in the fifth edition of the Youth Empowerment Academy – Stream 5 (YEA 5) organized by Fidelity Bank PLC in conjunction with Bayero University and Gazelle Academy in Kano at the weekend. Consistent with its unbridled commitment to youth empowerment …

Polaris Bank has announced that it takes a minute for customers to get its new pay day loan called Polaris Salary Advance. Polaris Salary Advance is a customer-led product that enables employees get up to 50% of their net monthly salary to meet basic needs before their next pay day. …

•Bello, three others cleared THE All Progressives Congress (APC) screening committee for the Kogi State governorship primary has disqualified 12 of the 16 aspirants from running for the party’s ticket. The party generated about N363 million from the 16 aspirants, including Governor Yahaya Bello and three members of the Prince …