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Stanley Ihedigbo Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc (“Sterling HoldCo” or “the Group”) has announced its unaudited financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, posting an impressive 127% year-on-year growth in profit after tax (PAT) to ₦62.3 billion. The performance is a testament to the Group’s robust earnings…

L-R: Executive Director, Keystone Bank, Nnenna Anyim; Director, Enterprise Development Centre, Dr. Nneka Okekearu; Country Director, Nigeria Mastercard Foundation, Rosy Fynn; CEO, Promo prints and President, EDC Alumni Association, Patricia Ojora; and Divisional Head, Business Development, BOI, Obaro Osah; During The EDC2025 SME Conference to Catalyzing The Future and Empowering…

By Chi Tola Roberts In October, I travelled to Northern Nigeria and spent two months visiting farms, cooperatives, and agricultural communities. What I saw and heard left me deeply concerned. Farmers are saddened, discouraged, and in some cases, angry. They feel abandoned — and rightly so. The Federal Government’s recent…

FirstBank, the premier bank in West Africa and a leading financial inclusion service provider, is proud to announce the commencement of its 2025 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CR&S) Week, scheduled to hold from 27 October – 1 November 2025. Now in its ninth year, the annual event is a reflection…

In the remote folds of Paikon Kore Community, nestled within Gwagwalada Area Council of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, investigative journalist Stanley Ihedigbo uncovered signs of a quiet revolution. What began as a routine visit turned into a revealing journey through the subtle yet profound changes reshaping rural Abuja. From grassroots…

All is set for the annual WorldStage Economic Summit 2025, November 21, 2025, at Nigerian Exchange, with top experts from the public, private and academia set to address the theme: Tackling the Issue of Low Productivity in Nigeria. According to a statement by the organisers, World Stage Limited, a research…

Chinedum Ihedigbo Renowned industrialist and Chairman of Nispo Porcelain Group, Sir Malinson Afam Ukatu, has been conferred with an honorary Doctorate Degree in Business Administration by Tansian University, Umunya, Anambra State, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to Nigeria’s economy, particularly in job creation. The prestigious award was presented during…

Stanley Ihedigbo FirstBank has announced the successful integration of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) into its flagship digital banking platform, the LIT app, enabling customers to make instant, secure, and local currency-based cross-border payments across Africa. According to the Ag. Group Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications, First Bank…

Prince Eze Ihedigbo Association for Iron & Steel Technology Foundation has announced Kyle J. Daun as the winner of the 2025–2026 Digital Transformation Technologies Grant. The award, established in 2019, challenges teams from engineering, scientific and mathematical departments at North American universities to submit proposals for grant funding in the…

(L–R): Olufunso Olodo, Head, Legal Unit, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF); Tobiloba Makinde, 3rd Party Partnership Manager, Ecobank Nigeria; Oyeronke Ibidapo-Obe, Head, Agency Banking & 3rd Party Partnership, Ecobank Nigeria; Omoboye Odu, Head, SME, Ecobank Nigeria; Feyisayo Alayande, Executive Secretary, LSETF; Oyindamola Egbeyemi, Director, Programmes and Coordination, LSETF; Adewumi…