Category Archives: BUSINESS
Optiva Capital Partners celebrates Customer Service Week with ‘OptivaPlus’
In Lagos, Nigeria, the heart of Africa, where investment and immigration converge, lies the powerhouse known as Optiva Capital Partners, Africa’s premier Investment Immigration firm. As the world marks the 2023 Customer Service Week under the theme ‘Team Service,’ Optiva
Currency in Circulation Hits N2.26tn, Says CBN
Currency outside banks rose to N2.26tn at the end of June 2023, according to the latest figures from the Central Bank of Nigeria. According to figures obtained by The PUNCH from the CBN, the currency outside banks rose by 185.68
Heritage Bank Crisis Deepens As Depositors Struggle to Withdraw Money
The fortunes of the once bubbling Heritage Bank have continued to sink deeper and deeper, gradually moving from a state of comatose to a complete death situation with customers’ deposits on the line if nothing is done immediately by the
FirstBank jeopadising my son’s health over N200k, father cries out (Video)
A father, Akinkunle O. Johnson, has accused one of the popular commercial banks in Nigeria, FirstBank, of jeopardising the health of his son. Johnson made this known in an SOS he wrote on his social media handle since all entreaties
GTCO AUTISM CONFERENCE 2023,
EMPOWERING VOICES FOR AUTISM
Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) has announced dates for the 2023 GTCO Autism Conference and follow-up consultations. This year’s programme is themed “Empowering Voices for Autism” to promote inclusivity and self-advocacy for persons on the Autism Spectrum. An offshoot
Union Bank Recognised as an Exemplary Advocate for Gender Equality at The Gender Leaders Awards
Union Bank of Nigeria has received recognition for its contribution to advancing Gender Equality in the workplace. The bank won two awards at the Nigeria2EqualGender Leader Awards, in the ‘Gender Equality Champion’ and ‘Gender Diversity in Supply Chain’ category. The
Sterling Bank’s Qore Sparks Nigerian EV Revolution To Life
Nigeria’s leading commercial bank and one of Africa’s fastest-growing companies, Sterling Bank, has changed the course of Nigeria’s energy and transportation sectors with the launch of Qore; its suite of renewable energy-powered transportation solutions. Qore will offer the purchase and
Heritage Bank Enmeshed in Boardroom Crisis
A seeming boardroom crisis that may rock troubled Heritage Bank to its foundation is currently brewing in the bank, THE WITNESS exclusively reports. Competent sources within the bank told THE WITNESS that the imbroglio involves the current managing director and chief
Fraudsters Hack Globus Bank’s System, Steal Depositor’s N1.7 Billion
The bank said 709 people who were its customers were involved in the fraudulent transfer of the funds to accounts domiciled in eight commercial banks. It added that immediately it discovered the glitch, it instantaneously notified all the banks involved
PHOTO STORY: SARA By Wema SME Learning Series
L-R: Oluwatosin Adesina, Product Owner, Gender Banking, Wema Bank; Abiola Nejo, Head Gender Banking & Workplace, Wema Bank and Jonathan Ikeolumba, Certified BDSP at Enterprise Development Centre at the SARA by Wema, SME Learning Series, held over the weekend at
