Reaffirming its commitment to early financial inclusion, Wema Bank Plc handed over its leadership reins to 10-year-old Chinmamanda Ozoakpata for Children’s Day. The head girl at Redeemers Foundation Nursery and Primary School emerged after her one-minute video entry garnered over ...
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NSIB Commences Investigation Into Marine Casualty At Bonny Anchorage
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), has commenced an investigation into the collision between the container vessel MV Maersk Valparaiso and the oil tanker MT Lady Martina. The incident occurred at Bonny Anchorage, Rivers State, on May 20, 2026. The ...
Read More »MTN-SMEDAN Partnership Targets Nigeria’s $158bn Financing Gap
Nigeria’s widening MSME financing shortfall has come into sharper focus as MTN Nigeria and SMEDAN intensify efforts to bridge the country’s estimated $158 billion annual funding gap through the mySMEville platform. The initiative, which has onboarded more than 2,600 micro, ...
Read More »African Leaders Canvass For Stronger Digital Finance Systems
Finance leaders across Africa have called for accelerated investment in digital finance infrastructure to expand financial inclusion and improve cross-border payments. This is has finance leaders, regulators, investors, fintech executives, and corporate stakeholders gathered in Lagos for the 6th Africa ...
Read More »Africa’s Trade Finance Gap May Hit $86.6bn, AfDB Warns
Africa’s worsening trade finance crisis may deepen over the next two years as rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, surging energy prices and tightening global credit conditions threaten to widen the continent’s financing gap to $86.6 billion by 2027, ...
Read More »Payment System Weakens Nigeria’s Energy Security – Expert
By Michael Dada How will a business that incurs a production cost of N4,538 to earn only N2,346 survive in perpetual deficit? This is the commercial reality confronting most power generation companies in Nigeria under the current Nigerian Bulk Electricity ...
Read More »Harnessing The Potentials Of Blue Economy In A’Ibom State For Rapid Development
By Josephine Ekpa Akwa Ibom State is one of the states in Nigeria that is highly endowed and rich in natural resources. These natural gifts have, in recent times, received little or no attention from the government, while the majority ...
Read More »New VC, Old Expectations: Can University Of Uyo Finally Address Its Longstanding Challenges? PART ONE
The appointment of Prof. Chris Ekong by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the new Vice Chancellor of the University of Uyo has understandably generated optimism among students, academic staff, non-academic workers, and stakeholders of the institution. Beyond his credentials as ...
Read More »Bonny Vessel Collision: Another Wake-Up Call For NIMASA
By Deborah Young The recent collision between the container vessel MV Maersk Valparaiso and the oil tanker MT Lady Martina at the Bonny Inner Anchorage in Rivers State has once again drawn attention to the persistent safety and environmental challenges ...
Read More »QUEEN EMEMOBONG ANTHONY’S TOUR OF NIGERIA: Discovering The Culture, Heritage And Untapped Tourism Treasures Of Port Harcourt
By Deborah Young In an inspiring journey that goes far beyond ordinary sightseeing, Queen Ememobong Anthony has continued to explore Nigeria’s rich cultural identity, historical heritage, and untapped tourism potential through her remarkable Tour of Nigeria initiative. Within just two ...
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