Jaiz Bank's Shareholders get N883.9m dividend Payout The Shareholders of Jaiz Bank Plc have approved a total dividend of N883.9m representing 3 kobo per share for the 2020 financial year at the 9th Annual General Meeting of the Bank, held...

Digital Platforms Will Support  Financial Inclusion – SEC  The Securities and Exchange Commission has stated that it recognizes the importance of digital platforms for democratizing access to capital market products and services for greater financial inclusion in the capital market. This...

Nigerians 14.4% drug abuse Prevalence rate highest in West Africa — UNODC The United Nations Office on Drug and Crimes (UNODC) has said that 14.4 per cent of Nigerians are presently engaged in drug abuse, and remains the highest in...

Petrol daily consumption rise to 103m litres due to Smuggling-NNPC Smuggling of Premium Motor spirit(PMS) also known as petrol across Nigeria’s borders has pushed daily consumption of petrol to 103 million litres per day, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)...

Written Gross premium For Insurers hit N520bn The gross premium for Nigeria’s Insurance industry hit N520 billion as at last December. A breakdown from the report just released showed that insurance policies held by individuals stood at 1,034,383, corporate and non-individual...

Gambian Central Bank Wants CBN to Fix her Currrency Bug. The Central Bank of Gambia (CBG)has appealed to Nigeria’s Central Bank (CBN) in fixing the Gambia’s currency bug. The Gambian request is coming just as it also wants to tap from...