Lagos, Feb. 21, 2023 – Ecobank Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), has rewarded four customers, being winners in the Super Rewards deposit promo, with N1 million each. The Super Rewards Campaign is a customer-focused initiative designed by Ecobank Nigeria to reward customers’ loyalty and consistent use of the bank’s electronic payment platforms. This edition of Super Reward campaign, tagged, ‘Season 3.1,’ rewarded 100 customers monthly since November, 2022 with cash prizes of N50,000, while four customers won N1 million each at the end of the three-month campaign which ran …
NGX appoints advisory panel on digital technology products
Lagos, Feb. 8, 2023 – The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has set up the NGX Digital and Technology Products Advisory Panel as part of its development strategy. The panel is to provide a forum for the Exchange to interact with the capital market community and the fintech ecosystem to enhance and increase NGX’s digital product offerings. A statement by the NGX in Lagos on Tuesday said the responsibilities of the panel would also include providing insight into product innovation and proposing ways to increase technology listings on NGX. The …
Moody’s downgraded banks should expect share price losses – experts
Lagos, Feb. 2, 2023 – The nine Nigerian banks affected by the Moody’s downgrade should expect share prices losses. This is the opinion of some experts who expressed their opinions on the issue in the latest edition of Proshare’s “Analysts Note”. Proshare is a research and information service company in Lagos. The experts, who weighed the implications of the downgrade, said their share prices of the affected banks could drop as “the downgrade slightly waggles investors’ confidence.” “The international agency downgraded the long-term deposit ratings and senior unsecured debt ratings …
Nigeria’s downgrade by rating agency worrisome – Obi
Abuja, Feb. 2, 2023 – Peter Obi, the Labour Party Presidential Candidate, says the downgrade of Nigeria’s credit rating by Moody’s Investors Service from B3 to junk bonds is worrisome. Obi said the downgrade was a verdict on the government’s inability to fix the Nigerian economy. According to a statement by his campaign organization in Abuja on Wednesday, Obi, however, said that the situation did not call for any blame games. “The seriousness of the issue does not call for blame games, but a determined effort to provide the …
Senegal’s power plant reaches €154m in project cost
Casablanca, Jan. 23, 2023 – The 120 Megawatts power plant in Malicounda, Senegal, co-developed by Africa50 and its partners has reached financial close for a total project cost of €154 million. The combined cycle power plant is capable of producing more than 956 GWh of baseload energy a year, increasing the country’s power generation capacity by 8% while substantially reducing generation costs. The Malicounda power plant is also designed to convert to the use of natural gas as soon it comes on stream from domestic fields which are currently under development, shifting Senegal’s …
Economy will be private sector-led if elected – Tinubu
Lagos, Jan. 13, 2023 – Bola Tinubu, the Presidential Candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), has promised that the Nigerian economy will be private sector-driven if elected. Tinubu made the promise on Friday in Lagos while presenting his economic plan before the organised private sector under the aegis of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG). Tinubu stressed the need to end the fuel subsidy regime, insisting that it has overstayed. “My core belief is that the private sector must be the prime driver of economic progress. However, the government establishes the …
FG recovers N1.8bn from sale of forfeited assets
Abuja, Jan. 12, 2023 – The federal government has realized over N1.828 billion naira proceeds from the sale of some forfeited assets. Abubakar Malami, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, said this today during a presentation of the President Buhari’s Administration Scorecard in Abuja. He said the $641 million recovered loot from the late Gen. Sani Abacha had been used for social investment and development of critical infrastructure. Malami also said that $319 million out of the $641 million was spent on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the Second …
Ogun cargo airport ready by March – Commissioner
Abeokuta, Jan. 12, 2023 – The Ogun Commissioner for Finance, Dapo Okubadejo, says the state agro-cargo airport will be ready before the end of March. Okubadejo, who gave a breakdown of the state’s 2023 budget to journalists in Abeokuta on Wednesday, also said the state government had concluded plans to launch Ogun’s ultra-modern transport scheme during the year. The commissioner said the airport would provide both cargo and passenger services when it comes on stream. “It is not just an airport. The facility is an aerotropolis, an airport city. The …
Digital skills alleviate unemployment, poverty, hunger -expert
Empowerment Ibadan, Dec. 23, 2022 (NAN) Mr Oludayo Olusoga, the Executive Director, BetaX Digital Literacy for Sustainable Development Initiative, says the initiative will empower African youths to alleviate poverty, solve hunger and reduce unemployment. Olusoga said this at the graduation of the first set of free Digital Skills Training organised by the institution in Ibadan on Thursday where certificates were presented to the graduands. According to him, the initiative is positioned to empower African youths, alleviate poverty, solve hunger problems and reduce unemployment. “BetaX is a tech non-profit foundation tackling …
Afreximbank launches TRADAR Club to empower international businesses
Cairo, Dec. 19 2022 – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has launched Afreximbank TRADAR Club, a member-driven network aimed at empowering international businesses and executives to transform trade and investments in Africa through trusted trade intelligence and advisory. services. A statement by Afreximbank on Monday said the club was launched in Cairo on December 18, 2022. “TRADAR Club will deliver innovative digital tools and networking opportunities, helping members to discover new markets, grow their business, save time, access dedicated expert support, post and respond to new business opportunities network, meet business/trading partners …