NDIC CEO, Bello Hassan Honoured as CIBN Fellow

Systemic malnutrition hinders the empowerment of women in many...

  In an era where digital interactions drive everyday banking,...

Sub-saharan Africa is the most expensive region for sending money inform of remittance from other parts of the world, according to the latest report by the World Bank Group. The report listed South Asia as the least expensive. The World Bank said over $62.5 billion has so far been saved for migrants who send money home to their families in an initiative began in 2005 by the Bank and the international community to reduce the cost of sending money home. Each quarter the World Bank publishes data on how much it costs to send money home.

Nigeria is set to reap Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth dividend of over N400 billion via Broadband by 2018 if the various stakeholders in the ICT industry get their acts together. Mr. Mathew Willsher, Chief Executive Officer, Etisalat Nigeria, painted the rosy picture at the Commonwealth Broadband Forum 2015 hosted by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in Abuja. “Broadband is clearly no longer just a service but a critical economic enabler. It is therefore important that all stakeholders take necessary action to ensure that Nigeria’s Broadband is developed to its full potential.

The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board...

Once upon a time, there was a homegrown payTV network in Nigeria named HiTV. Established in 2007, it later won the rights to the English Premiership League (EPL) which was the icing on the cake for it and its rising clientele. Unfortunately, the romance did not last. By 2010, the Toyin Subair-led HiTV was unable to renew and retain the EPL deal in a $100 million duel with Multichoice, the South African-owned operator of DStv. HiTV lost. DStv snatched the deal. But as we now know, HiTV was not the only loser. Nigerians also lost!

Ecobankhas launched the Ecobank Mobile App, an instant and...

Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc has announced plans...