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By Modupe Gbadeyanka Like a golden fish, which has no hiding place, Stanbic IBTC Capital, the investment banking subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings, was the cynosure of all eyes at the recently concluded Association of Issuing Houses of Nigeria (AIHN) Investment Banking Dinner and Awards ceremony. At the event held in Lagos, the company went home with five awards, named as the Best Investment Bank in Nigeria, the Equity Deal of 2022, the Best Equity House of 2022, the Best Corporate Bond House 2022 and the M&A Deal of the Year 2022. The recognitions spread across Stanbic IBTC Capital’s Advisory,

By Aduragbemi Omiyale The popular Ajose Adeogun Street and Roundabout on Victoria Island, Lagos, is wearing a new look, thanks to Zenith Bank Plc, which designed the areas with beautiful Christmas decorations. The yearly ritual of the financial institution is a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives aimed at setting the tone for the Christmas and Yuletide seasons. Performing the Light-Up ceremony, the 17th of its kind recently, the chief executive of Zenith Bank, Mr Ebenezer Onyeagwu, expressed his delight in heralding the 2023 Yuletide season by lighting up the iconic Ajose Adeogun Street and Roundabout. He urged everyone

By Bliss Okperan Users of neo banks like Opay, Carbon, Kuda, and PalmPay, among others, are worried over the new directive of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), which intends to freeze bank accounts not linked to a Bank Verification Number (BVN) and a National Identity Number (NIN). Last week, the apex bank directed deposit money banks (DMBs) to place a “Post No Debit (PND)’ on any accounts with BVN and NIN from next year. For most neo banks, account numbers are opened with just users’ phone numbers without the BVN, unlike the traditional banks. However, they cannot make transactions

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Access Bank Plc has expressed its determination to support initiatives that promote knowledge, integrity, and the enduring legacy of excellence in the legal profession. The chief executive of Access Holdings, the parent firm of the lender, Mr Herbert Wigwe, while speaking at the launch of a book to honour Justice Amina Adamu Augie on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, said the financial institution has a strong affinity for the preservation and advancement of country’s judicial heritage. “We are proud to support the launch of Wisdom and Integrity: The Legacy of Honourable Justice Amina Adamu Augie JSC CON Through

By Nneka Okumazie Some people misread the church and used that to fiercely misjudge the church. There’ve been lots of criticisms, lobbed at the church – with motive to multiply hate against the church. There are new and existing situations used as reasons to see the church in a bad light. There are also potent values of the church that many ignore. The head of the church is Christ. Christ is the author and finisher of the Christian faith. The church has serving members and others, but Christ is the perfect example for the church. The church is used as

By Adedapo Adesanya The NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange recovered more than the loss it previously recorded on Thursday, May 28. At previous session on Wednesday, the market shed 1.31 percent, but yesterday, the market closed with a 1.66 percent growth. This was boosted by gains achieved by securities depository company, Central Securities Clearing Systems (CSCS) Plc, which saw its share price rise by 86 kobo or 6.35 percent to N13.55 from N12.69 it previously exchanged. This pushed the market capitalisation up by N8.29 billion to N507.40 billion from N499.11 billion and lifted the NASD Unlisted Security Index (NSI) by

By Adedapo Adesanya Popular social networking app, Telegram, has introduced end-to-end encrypted video calls that will rival other players such as Zoom, FaceTime, WhatsApp among others. Telegram is introducing end-to-end encrypted video calls on its platform as the chat app completes seven years. Right now, the feature will be available in alpha mode on its Android app, while iOS users might have to wait for a little while to get this feature. Currently, a user can only do one-on-one video calls, but the company says that it will introduce group video chat in the coming months. Telegram‘s competitor, WhatsApp, already

By Aduragbemi Omiyale Over the weekend, more than 3,000 Nigerians joined a public forum organised by the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited to educate them on money management and sustainable investing skills. The programme, moderated by US-based financial planner and author, Mr Kalu Aja, was held via a Twitter Spaces session, with the different products available on the exchange, including equities, fixed income, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), mutual funds and Exchange Traded Derivatives (ETDs) explained to them by the Head of Product Development at NGX, Ms Chidinma Chukwueke-Okolo. She spoke about ETFs and mutual funds, which give investors options to diversify

By Adedapo Adesanya Nigerians were downtrodden on Sunday as favourites Anthony Joshua and Kamaru Usman lost their respective bouts in the boxing and kickboxing categories respectively. Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk was Joshua’s nemesis as he won their rematch again by a split decision to retain his world heavyweight titles in just his fourth fight in the division in Saudi Arabia. Usyk, 35, who dismantled the defending champion in London last year, faced an improved Joshua but outboxed him once again to set up a potential unification bout with Britain’s Tyson Fury. An angered Joshua peppered his post-match speech with expletives despite

By Modupe Gbadeyanka A convenient payment method which allows merchants to safely and securely collect payments from consumers who have recurring bills or subscription payments in a seamless way has been introduced by PayU Nigeria. Called PayU Subscription, the system provides customers with a simple, safe and secure alternative to regular direct debit payments. Using tokenisation as the underlying technology, PayU offers a card based recurring payment method for the payment of any recurring bills or subscriptions. Customers who want to setup recurring or subscription payment is inconvenienced as they are required to physically go to their bank and complete

Detty December is over and students, teachers and parents alike are all trying to get through the mad rush of Back to School and get back into the swing of things. Parents, who are just settling back to work after the restful holiday, face multiple tasks such as beating morning traffic to get their children to school on time, making sure that daily school supplies are lined up and ready to use, while also taking time out of their busy schedules to help their children with homework, among other things. For parents trying to ease their Back to School stress,