Jaiz Bank Commits to Financing MSMEs Jaiz Bank Plc, the premier non-interest bank in Nigeria says it is committed to financing Micro, Small and Medium scale Enterprising (MSME) in the country. The Bank’s Regional Manager(Northwest) Dr. Nuruddeen Liman Ahmed said this yesterday at the ongoing Kano...

GITEX 2020: NITDA Unveils Top 10 Nigerian Tech Start-Ups At Global Forum       The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has unveiled 10 top Nigerian tech startups who have produced critical solutions to emerging technology. The Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa said the agency has offered full...

In Nine Months, 12 Banks Earn N133.92bn From E-payments         Increased investment in technology and the introduction of new online payment channels have earned Nigerian banks N133.92bn. The adoption of electronic channels for financial transactions earned 12 Deposit Money Banks about N133.92bn revenue in the first nine...

CBN To Banks: Cut Service Cost         The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has advises banks and other financial institutions to reduce the cost of providing banking services to their customers, especially the underbanked and unbanked within the society. CBN Director, Payment System Management Department, Musa Jimoh...

Banks, Telcos In Talks To Settle N17bn USSD Debt       Commercial banks and mobile network operators have commenced discussion on how the N17bn accumulated debt for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data access will be paid. Findings showed the two parties would reach an agreement on modalities for payment...

MTN Nigeria Profit Shrinks To N144.24bn         MTN Nigeria’s profit dropped by 3.3 per cent, recording N144.24bn profit after tax in the nine-month period ended September 30, the company’s unaudited financial report released on Wednesday has shown. MTN said its operations were impacted by the devaluation of...