Improved Igbo Apprenticeship Scheme model'll boostSaturday, July 11, 2026
A university lecturer, Prof Chinedu Onyeizugbe has called for improved model of the Igbo Apprenticeship Scheme (IAS), describing it as a sustainable pathway for accelerating Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) development, reducing unemployment, poverty and stimulating long-term economic growth in Nig ...
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Tony Elumelu To Step Down As UBA Chairman After 12-Year TenureMonday, July 6, 2026
Nigeria rsquo;s business mogul, Tony Elumelu, will step down as Group Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA) on August 21, 2026, after completing the maximum 12-year tenure for non-executive directors stipulated by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The decision was announced by the bank on Monday fo ... |
Despite N1.8b already invested in dairy dev, Nestlé signs MoU for nutrition consMonday, July 6, 2026
In a country where one in three children under five faces severe food poverty and supposedly 2.5 million toddlers battle severe acute malnutrition each year, Nestl eacute; Nigeria says the answer is not just more food, but better systems. At the Nestl eacute; for Good Summit 2026 in Lagos, Man ... |
Providus Bank Customers Count Losses Following Data Breach And Unauthorized DebiSaturday, July 4, 2026
Customers of ProvidusUnity Bank have reported a series of unauthorized card transactions months after a widespread data breach affected multiple public institutions in Nigeria. Several affected accountholders took to social media on Friday to share their experiences publicly, while others confirmed ... |
Ezekwe Champions Results-Driven Women's Enterprise Accelerator, Leads PHCCIMA/WCFriday, June 19, 2026
High Chief Emeka Ezekwe, Group CEO of an oil and gas facility maintenance service company ,Women Enterprise Specialist and Chairman of Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce Professional Services and Consultancy Trade Group ; Program architect and Coordinator of the PHCCIMA/WCCIMA Women Economic Empow ... |
Institute of Directors (IoD) AGM 2026: Creating New Partnerships Across the BusiThursday, June 11, 2026
I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Institute of Directors, held at the prestigious 116 Pall Mall in Piccadilly, London. It was an excellent and enriching experience that demonstrated the highest standards of corporate governance, leadership, profes ... |
Access Bank Slammed ₦16m For illegal Account Restriction.Thursday, June 4, 2026
A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered Access Bank Plc to pay ?16 million in damages for unlawfully restricting customer accounts without sufficient legal justification . Delivering the judgment on June 1, 2026, in suit number FHC/L/CS/878/2023, Justice Chukwujekwu Joseph Aneke rul ... |
BN Extends PoS Geo-fencing Deadline To August 1Friday, May 29, 2026
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the enforcement deadline for its Point-of-Sale (PoS) geo-fencing policy to August 1, 2026. This was just as the apex bank increased the permitted geo-fence radius from 10 metres to 70 metres as part of efforts to ease industry compliance. The dire ... |
EU Hits Temu With Staggering $232M Penalty Over Safety Violations, Selling DangeFriday, May 29, 2026
The European Commission fined e-commerce giant Temu $232 million ( euro;200 million) under the Digital Services Act (DSA) for failing to stop illegal and hazardous products from entering the European Union marketplace . Announcing the penalty on Thursday, regulators revealed that the company sev ... |
Court Orders Access Bank, FCMB To Refund N1.125bn In Forex Fraud CaseFriday, May 22, 2026
Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered Access Bank and FCMB to reverse a total sum of N1.125 billion linked to a disputed foreign exchange transaction to the nominal complainant, following an ex-parte application filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) in suit ... |
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