Wema Bank Nigeria has released its audited consolidated financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2024, to the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX), proposing a final dividend of N1 per …
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Banking, Finance & InvestmentBusinessBusiness and EconomyNigeriaWestern Africa
Keystone Bank Takes Over Bacita Sugar Company Over N25.3 Billion Debt
Keystone Bank has taken full control of Bacita Sugar Company, also known as Josepdam Sugar Company, after the firm failed to repay a debt of N25.3 billion. The financial institution …
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Banking, Finance & InvestmentBusinessNigeriaWestern Africa
CBN announces sales of Polaris for N50 billion to new owner
CBN, The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced the sale of Polaris Bank to a new owner, four years after the government took over the distressed Skye Bank, renamed it before …
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Banking, Finance & InvestmentMorocco
Attijariwafa Bank’s Hicham Seffa has been Appointed as the New Director-General by BMCI
The supervisory board of BMCI, an affiliate of BNP Paribas, on Thursday appointed Hicham Seffa as the group’s new Director-General and member of the board of directors. According to numerous …
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Banking, Finance & InvestmentBusinessSouthern Africa
South Africa’s banking regulator warns SA banks against high risk of money laundry
South Africa’s banking regulator said there is a high risk of money laundering and terrorist financing activity in the industry, citing the extensive use of cash and exposure to overseas …
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Banking, Finance & InvestmentBusinessNigeriaSpotlightTechnologyWestern Africa
Kuda Bank to add charges to deposits above N10,000 from July 15
Kuda Bank has stated that it will start charging N50 to all deposits of N10,000 or more made into customers’ Kuda account. In a mail by the bank to its …
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Banking, Finance & InvestmentSouth Africa
Standard Bank appoints Yewande Sadiku as Head of Investment Banking, International.
Standard Bank has announced the appointment of Yewande Sadiku, the immediate past CEO of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Council (NIPC), as Head of Investment Banking, International. This was confirmed via …
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The top five Nigerian banks by market capitalization FUGAZ (FBN Holdings, UBA Plc, Guaranty Trust Bank, Access Bank and Zenith Bank) paid N8 billion as an information technology tax in …
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AirtelBanking, Finance & InvestmentBusinessTechnologyTelecommunicationsWestern Africa
SmartCash, Airtel’s Payment Service Bank commences operations in Nigeria
Airtel Africa Plc has announced that its payment service bank subsidiary, SmartCash has commenced operations in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the company’s secretary, Simon O’Hara …
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Banking, Finance & InvestmentWestern Africa
Polaris Bank to pay customer N500,000 over failed N61,000 POS transaction, Court orders
An Akwa Ibom State High Court has ordered Polaris Bank to pay a customer N500,000 as damages for the bank’s failure to reverse a failed Point of Sales (POS) transaction within …