By Lucy Ogalue The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed an additional 20 million dollars Trade Finance Facility with FSDH to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria. Mr Lamin Barrow, Director-General, Nigeria Country Department, AfDB, said this during the signing ceremony, on Thursday in Lagos. According to Barrow,Continue Reading
By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma Some capital market experts have expressed optimism that the primary market segment of the nation’s stock market will witness increased activity with the planned recapitalisation of banks by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). They spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos,Continue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Seven newly elected Nigerian Governors visited the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Akinwumi Adesina, in Abidjan to strengthen cooperation and unlock the country’s vast agricultural potential. A statement issued by the Bank on Saturday, said the delegation was led by Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda. TheContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Nigeria Country Director-General, Lamin Barrow, has highlighted some key projects that Nigeria sought to promote at the just concluded African Investment Forum (AIF). Barrow, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said Nigeria had a very strong participation atContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue African Development Bank (AfDB) has finalised arrangements to disburse 618 million dollars to Nigeria under the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprise (i-DICE) programme. AfDB’s Country Director-General for Nigeria, Mr Lamin Barrow told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Marrakesh, Morocco on Sunday that the NigerianContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of African Development Bank (AfDB) said that the Abidjan-Lagos highway corridor has secured a 15.5 billion dollars investment interest. Adesina said this while welcoming participants at the 2023 Africa Investment Forum (AIF) Market Days in Marrakech, Morocco on Wednesday. The News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Lydia Ngwakwe The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) and the Lagos Business School (LBS) have collaborated to launch novel dual qualification programmes, the MBA/Chartered Banker and SMP/Chartered Banker programmes. The President, CIBN, Dr Ken Opara, FCIB, confirmed this in a statement on Friday in Lagos. OparaContinue Reading
By Lydia Ngwakwe The Association of Chief Audit Executives of Banks in Nigeria (ACAEBIN) says it’s committed to making internal auditing in Nigeria a world-class. The Chairman, ACAEBIN, Mr Prince Akamadu, said this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Akamadu, at the association’s two-day training on “Internal Audit staffContinue Reading
By Lydia Ngwakwe Winners have emerged at the Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN) National Competition 2023, held in Partnership with FirstBank Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the overall winner of the competition is the Sustainable Future Advocate Company, from Kosofe Secondary School, Lagos. TheContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a project to provide 60,000 metric tons of fertiliser to 400,000 smallholder farmers in Uganda. The bank in a statement issued on its website on Sunday said this would be done under the FertiliserContinue Reading
