Nigeria today has 21 commercial banks, 942 microfinance banks, and numerous financial technology (fintech) and mobile money operators, yet the Nigerian adult population is under-banked.
A bulk of this unbanked population comprises rural dwellers, farmers and petty traders. According to Central...
Not in any of Africa’s largest economies will you find cheaper company stocks yet investors want nothing to do with Nigeria at the moment and it could get worse as oil prices endure their longest losing streak since 2016.
Investors currently pay as low as …
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Nigerian banks are yet to catch the bug that agriculture should be the new oil, going by their lending patterns as shown in the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
Despite the government’s push to have Nigerians return to the farm so …
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The Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has said that Nigeria’s monthly food import bill fell from $665.4m in January 2015 to $160.4m as of October 2018.....
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Victor Olaotan is still battling health issues. Recall that the veteran actor was involved in a ghastly accident in 2016 cost him the use of his legs, and since has been away from the spotlight.
Yesterday, a Gofundme was set up in the actor’s name, requesting funds to enable him to …
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In response to the recent snubbing of Uche Jombo’s directorial debut première by her "Best Friend" Omoni Oboli and subsequent scatting revelation by co-actress Ini Edo, popular blogger, Stella Dimoko Korkus AKA SDK has come out to advice the women to find a way of making peace to ensure they are...
Last night, the premiere of the much-anticipated “Chief Daddy” movie was held in Lagos.
Some of the stars who stepped out for the themed event include Toyin Lawani, Rita Dominic, Ini Edo, Lilian Afegbai, Toke Makinwa, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, and many more.....
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Beyonce caused South Africa to stand still last night with her heavenly voice.
Recall that the singer took to her website to pen a heartfelt letter to the late Nelson Mandela after the group Global Citizen confirmed that she and Nigeria’s Tiwa Savage and Wizkid have been selected for the...
Yesterday, Beyonce and her husband headlined the Global Citizen 2018 festival in South Africa, commemorating what would have been Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday.
The singer and her husband performed their old and new songs. And while that caused many people to smile and break down in...
Babajide Sanwo-Olu has replied Agbaje, the PDP’s Governorship candidate in Lagos State who claimed that the state was under bondage....
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For the first time in several months after his existence and true identity have been questioned, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday declared that he …
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The presidential candidate of Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, has assured Nigerians of development in the power sector if she wins the 2019 election.
She added that uninterrupted power supply would be witnessed in the country. In a press statement on Sunday...
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Senator Oluremi Tinubu, who represents Lagos Central in the National Assembly on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), believes that she has been a voice for the voiceless over the years and will continue in that direction. In this interview, she speaks on her …
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The Chief of Staff to the President and Commander-In-Chief of the Federal Republic, President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR), Alhaji Abba Kyari, was at the head of a delegation of prominent Nigerians and top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation that received the Super Falcons on arrival in...
Manager Ernesto Valverde was full of praise for Ousmane Dembele’s performance in Barcelona’s 2-0 win over Villarreal on Sunday.
The win moved Barcelona to the top of the La Liga, with Sevilla having later drawn with Deportivo Alaves, but they were far from their fluid best. Dembele was one …...
Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford apologised on Sunday to fans for his blunder that gave Liverpool a 1-0 victory in the Merseyside derby
Jordan Pickford misjudged a looping, miskicked shot from Virgil Van Dijk, appearing to push the ball upwards before it bounced on top of the bar and into …...
British boxer Tyson Fury will appeal to the World Boxing Council against the judges’ decision to call his world title fight against Deontay Wilder a draw.
Tyson Fury believed he had won, despite being knocked to the canvas twice. Fury zaid just after the fight : “I’ve never seen …
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Adonis Stevenson’s promoter, Yvon Michel, has confirmed that his fighter is in intensive care following an 11th round knockout defeat to Ukraine’s Oleksandr Gvozdyk in his WBC light-heavyweight title fight on Saturday night.
Stevenson, who was defending his title, suffered just the second...
A 40-year-old man, Abdulrahman Sani, has been stabbed to death in Daura, Katsina State....
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National Assembly staff under the aegis of Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), have fixed Dec. 4 to stage a protest over unpaid salaries and allowances.
Mr Suleiman Haruna, the union’s Secretary-General, announced this in a statement in Abuja. Haurna said the first phase of the...
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