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‘Convicted!’ Prince Sam Essuman, ECOBANK staff, bags 12 years imprisonment for stealing customers’ deposits
Prince Sam Essuman, a member of the Ecobank Ghana Ltd workforce, was found guilty of nine counts of theft. He...
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‘Bill presentation’ Senator proposes culture, tourism institute establishment in Ondo
On Tuesday, the Senate plenary heard the first reading of a bill to create an Institute of Culture and Tourism,...
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‘FINTECH Summit 5.0’ First bank hosted conference to highlight impact of open banking on financial inclusion
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced that the 2021 edition of its annual...
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‘Obtained!’ Access Bank raises $500 million in equity funding
The successful pricing of a $500 million extra tier one Eurobond by Access Bank Plc has been announced. On the...
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‘Guilty!’ Russian billionaire, Tinkov, agrees to pay $500m over U.S tax penalties
Owner of Russia's second biggest online bank credit card issuer and billionaire, Oleg Tinkov, pleaded guilty on Friday to filing...
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‘A +ve outlook’ Fitch Ratings affirms FCMB’s IDR at ‘B-‘
The Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has been affirmed at ‘B-with a stable outlook'...
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‘Not beseeming!’ Court removes, CBN, banks from NGF’s lawsuit
The names of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Guaranty Trust Bank, and Access Bank Plc were wiped off an...
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‘Next decade is about MAVINs’ How Nigeria can prosper from its oil and gas riches
While researching this piece, we came across a 2010 article on Business Insider which spoke about how the focus on...
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‘Revealed!’ Bank customers pay averagely 36% interest for loans, receives 1.15% on deposits
Bank customers are paying 36 per cent maximum lending rates for loans but getting an average of 1.15 per cent...
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‘DiamondXtra Independence Splash’ Access bank set to award N14m to customers
Access Bank Plc is set to reward 14 customers with N1million each in the DiamondXtra Independence Splash to commemorate Nigeria’s...
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