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CBAN seeks enhanced robust eco-financial system for lenders, borrowers
The Credit Bureau Association of Nigeria (CBAN) seeks to deepen the relationship of credit facilitators and the customers. It announced the National Credit Reporting Conference (6th Edition) to take place on Friday, 1st November 2019 at the Civic Centre. The Chairman, CBAN, Mrs. Jameelah Sharrieff – Ayedun (and CreditRegistry's Director), said “the activities at the…
25 Oct  
Interswitch Limited completes N23 billion bond placement
24 Oct  
Following the registration of a N30 billion debt issuance programme with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria (SEC), Interswitch Limited, a leading technology-driven company has concluded a N23 billion Series 1 Fixed Rate Senior Unsecured Callable Bonds issue via a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), Interswitch Africa One PLC. The Series 1 Issue priced at…
Digital banking and why ‘business as usual’ is not an option
21 Oct  
The financial services industry, like many others, is under pressure. There are the threats of disruption and disintermediation, a complex regulatory environment, fraud and cybercrime and the burden of legacy systems.
Cryptocurrency can transform African economy – Youssef
28 Sep  
As a global digital marketplace that connects buyers and sellers of bitcoin, Paxful has, in its relatively short period of existence, already carved for itself an enviable niche.
CBN’s CNY1.2b interventions and forex developments
19 Aug  
The week-long visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the People’s Republic of China between April 11 and 15, 2016, was alongside the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria...
‘Transport industry is one of the biggest employment generators in the country’
10 Aug  
Simba Group has been in this country for over 30 years. We started our business with bicycles and bicycle parts way back in 1988.
‘There are huge opportunities in tech-driven brokerage business’
29 Jul  
Rally Trade is a financial service brokerage company. We have a platform where people can trade in global financial markets.
The substance and form of debt
2 Jul  
Accidentally, the United States central bank - The Federal Reserve - stumbled on a powerful monetary policy tool in the 1920s.
‘If we do not value our people, the world will not value us’
2 Jul  
The African Philanthropy Forum’s Regional Meeting on amplifying humanitarian aid, highlights the dire conditions in the north-east and the urgent need for consolidated efforts among key stakeholders. Discussing one of the most severe humanitarian crises in the world, the African Philanthropy Forum (APF) convened over 150 philanthropists and change makers in Abuja on Tuesday, June…
Kwik launches in Lagos to provide B2B, on-demand delivery service
29 Jun  
Committed to providing B2B-focused, on-demand, and last-mile delivery service in Nigeria, Africa Delivery Technologies, which trades as Kwik, has launched in Lagos.
Do not expect debt relief, U.S. warns Africa
24 Jun  
The U.S. top Africa diplomat, Tibor Nagy, warned in Pretoria, South Africa on Monday that African countries running up debt they cannot pay back...
How to grow states’ IGR without increasing taxes
23 Jun  
The projected monthly Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of Lagos State Government for 2018 was N60bn, but at the end of the year, it got about N382bn instead...
Debt overhang looms in Nigeria
14 Jun  
In a recent paper by Brookings on the danger of accumulation of debt by African countries, he expressed concerns for African countries racking up debts.