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L – R: Executive Director/Chief Operations and Information Officer, Mr. Stanley Amuchie; Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe; Chairman, Mr. Mustafa Chike-Obi; and Company Secretary, Mrs. Ezinwa Unuigboje; (all of Fidelity Bank Plc) at the bank’s 37th Annual General Meeting held in Lagos recently. Stanley Ihedigbo Fidelity Bank’s shareholders…

C-One Ventures, an investment company focused on technology and finance, has acquired Bankly Microfinance Bank in a deal aimed at expanding financial inclusion in Nigeria. The acquisition, announced on April 29, 2025, marks a significant milestone in Bankly’s journey, which began in 2018 with a mission to drive financial inclusion…

Stanley Ihedigbo Supreme Court has delivered a landmark judgment, setting aside a Federal High Court ruling that had ordered Union Bank to pay over N22 trillion in damages. The judgment, delivered on April 25, 2025, brings an end to a 25-year-long legal battle between Union Bank and Visana Nigeria Limited.…

Amah Samuel-Ugbor Nnachi, South-East Editor/Bureau Chief Chairman of Abakaliki Rice Mill Industry, Chief Obeji Linus Nkwuda, has said until he came on board, the mill was a beehive of criminals and touts who made things tough for real rice owners and buyers. According to him, the level of civility and…

Stanley Ihedigbo In a decisive move to safeguard public health and safety, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has destroyed billions of Naira worth of substandard products across various industries. The significant step underscores SON’s unwavering commitment to protecting consumers and ensuring that only products that meet the required standards…

Stanley Ihedigbo Sterling Bank continued to break new ground in corporate citizenship, building on the momentum of its Zero Transfer Fees campaign. The bank’s latest initiatives aim to make a tangible impact on the lives of everyday Nigerians. Last week, regular Lagosians stepping out after long workdays were met with…

By Chi Tola In a world rapidly changing and growing, one truth remains constant: we must eat to live. Agriculture is not just the backbone of any nation’s economy; it is the lifeline of human existence. Yet today, fewer and fewer young people dream of working in agriculture. They see…

By Chi Tola As Nigeria races toward infrastructural modernization, a silent risk grows beneath our feet: the neglect of agriculture in the urbanisation process. We must urgently rethink our development strategy. Agri-urbanization — the intentional integration of agriculture into our cities and infrastructure plans — is no longer optional; it…

Stanley Ihedigbo Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has embarked on a mission to attract strategic investments from the United States and other developed markets to drive economic growth in the state. Leveraging the 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, D.C.,…

L-R: Bukola Ayeni, Lead External Communications, Union Bank of Nigeria; West Bromwich Albion Football Club coaches; Mrs Lai Koiki, Founder and CEO, Greensprings School and participants of the 11th Greensprings Football Camp sponsored by Union Bank of Nigeria under its Edu360 initiative at the school’s Awoyaya campus in Lekki, Lagos recently. Stanley…