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  1. Otedola Endorses Windfall Tax, Criticizes Banks’ $50M Jet Spending

    Nigeria Otedola Endorses Windfall Tax, Criticizes Banks’ $50M Jet Spending

    Femi Otedola supports Nigeria's windfall tax on banks, advocating for the use of funds to improve public services like healthcare and education. He criticized banks' $50 million annual spending on private jets and emphasized the need for ethical reforms and a focus on operational efficiency and...
  2. First Bank Fights to Salvage N400bn Loan Amid Heritage Bank's Collapse

    Nigeria First Bank Fights to Salvage N400bn Loan Amid Heritage Bank's Collapse

    Heritage Bank's collapse leaves First Bank facing a potential N400 billion loan loss. With 90% of Heritage Bank's loans classified as lost or doubtful, the CBN revoked its license. Depositors face uncertainty as First Bank scrambles to recover the loan, sending shockwaves through the Nigerian...
  3. ATM Crisis: Nigerians Accuse Banks of Conspiracy with PoS Operators

    Nigeria ATM Crisis: Nigerians Accuse Banks of Conspiracy with PoS Operators

    The frustration among Nigerian bank customers is palpable as the specter of "temporarily unable to dispense cash" haunts Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) across the nation. With an increasing number of empty ATMs, a wave of allegations has emerged, accusing Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) of...
  4. First Bank CEO Adesola Adeduntan's Surprise Resignation Shakes Up Nigerian Banking Sector

    Nigeria First Bank CEO Adesola Adeduntan's Surprise Resignation Shakes Up Nigerian Banking Sector

    Adesola Adeduntan, the managing director and CEO of First Bank of Nigeria Ltd, has announced his resignation, effective April 20, 2024, ahead of the scheduled end of his tenure on December 31, 2024. In a letter addressed to Tunde Hassan-Odukale, the bank's board chairman, Adeduntan expressed...
  5. Zenith Bank Set to Appoint Dame Adaora Umeoji as New GMD/CEO

    Nigeria Zenith Bank Set to Appoint Dame Adaora Umeoji as New GMD/CEO

    Zenith Bank, one of Nigeria’s prominent financial institutions, is poised to announce Dame (Dr.) Adaora Umeoji as its new Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (GMD/CEO), succeeding Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu. Her appointment aligns with the bank’s succession plan, with a preference for...
  6. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede Returns to Access Holdings Board as Chairman to Navigate Post-Wigwe Era

    Nigeria Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede Returns to Access Holdings Board as Chairman to Navigate Post-Wigwe Era

    Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, a prominent figure in Nigerian business circles, has been reinstated as the non-executive chairman of Access Holdings after a decade-long absence from the position. In a statement released late Wednesday, the company secretary Sunday Ekwochi announced Aig-Imoukhuede's...
  7. Nigerian Business Titans Unite in Emotional Tribute to Late Access Bank CEO, Herbert Wigwe

    Nigeria Nigerian Business Titans Unite in Emotional Tribute to Late Access Bank CEO, Herbert Wigwe

    In a profoundly moving "Night of Tributes" dedicated to honoring the life and accomplishments of the late Chief Executive Officer of Access Corporation Plc, Herbert Wigwe, a distinguished assembly of corporate magnates, political figures, and business leaders converged to celebrate the enduring...
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    Business Stress test: Nigerian banking sector remain strong – central bank governor – TODAY

    The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele on Sunday said that the Nigerian banking sector is strong in spite of the fact that some banks failed its stress test. Emefiele said this during a media briefing on the sidelines of the annual meetings of … Read more via TODAY –...
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    CBN Captures 31million Nigerians In BVN Project – Leadership Newspaper

    About 31 million bank account holders in the Nigerian banking sector have been put under the Central Bank of Nigeria-initiated Bank Verification Number (BVN). The initiative was introduced to ensure unique identifier in the Nigerian banking industry, address the absence of a unique identifier in...
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    Business Nigeria's Banking Sector Bleeds

    The banking industry is seriously reacting to economic squeeze by downsizing their staff roll in order to survive. Skye Bank sacked about 175 workers, Diamond bank sacked 200, saying the sacking of the 200 workers was in line with its strategic plan to drive shareholders’ value. while Access...
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