5 h. ago Shettima, Sanusi urge Africa to embrace Islamic finance for inclusive growth

He emphasised that true inclusivity must extend to women, whose economic empowerment he described as vital to Africa’s prosperity...

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26 h. ago FirstBank Partners with Verve to Issue Free Verve Debit Cards in Nationwide Flash Promo, Extends Good Life Promo

Lagos, 30 October 2025 – First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank), Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced the launch of the Verve Flash Promo, a special initiative rewarding customers with free Verve cards. The campaign, which commenced on 6 October 2025, and will run until 30 January 2026, is exclusively targeted at […] The post FirstBank Partners with Verve to Issue Free Verve Debit Cards in Nationwide Flash Promo, Extends Good Life Promo appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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38 h. ago OPay Celebrates Scholarship Impact, Unveils CyberLabs at Empowering Futures 2025

OPay, Africa’s leading financial technology company, reaffirmed its vision to be the most respected and popular financial technology company that actively creates social value and is on a mission to make financial services more inclusive through technology during the 2025 Empowering Futures Conference. The conference marked the first anniversary of the N1.2 billion, 10-Year OPay […]

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40 h. ago CBN’s new agent banking rules tighten Nigeria’s financial inclusion drive (Part 1)

On 6 October 2025, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released comprehensive guidelines for agent banking operations, signalling a significant read more CBN’s new agent banking rules tighten Nigeria’s financial inclusion drive (Part 1)

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64 h. ago Sustained Reforms, Inclusive Financing Key To Surpassing 4% Growth – Edun

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s resolve to sustain ongoing economic reforms and deepen inclusive financing as key drivers to achieving growth above four per cent. This is as he was invested as an honorary fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria […]

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3 d. ago Mobile money agents to celebrate decade of financial inclusion impact in Gombe

The Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria (AMMBAN) is set to celebrate ten years of advancing financial read more Mobile money agents to celebrate decade of financial inclusion impact in Gombe

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3 d. ago How Piggyvest’s Odunayo Eweniyi is solving three big things 

For many young Nigerians, the ability to enjoy affordable nightlife, build wealth, and have unfiltered conversations was an exclusive privilege, read more How Piggyvest’s Odunayo Eweniyi is solving three big things 

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4 d. ago Olori Atuwaste III Harps On Trust, Synergy To Shape Africa’s Next Chapter

The Queen Consort of Warri Kingdom, Olori Atuwatse III, has called for a new era of trust, collaboration, and coordinated leadership across Africa, urging nations to move from isolation to partnership in shaping what she termed the next chapter of Africa. Addressing dignitaries and leaders at the Elevate Africa Conference in Gaborone, Olori Atuwatse III […]

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4 d. ago Africa must scale up its energy supply quickly – Transcorp’s Omogiafo

Owen Omogiafo, President/Group Chief Executive Officer of Transcorp, has called for urgent action to expand Africa’s energy supply, stressing that read more Africa must scale up its energy supply quickly – Transcorp’s Omogiafo

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4 d. ago FirstBank partners Verve to issue free Verve debit cards in nationwide flash promo

First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank), Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced the launch of the Verve Flash Promo, a special initiative rewarding customers with free Verve cards. The campaign, which commenced on 6 October 2025 and will run until 30 January 2026, is exclusively targeted at FirstBank customers whose ATM […]

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7 d. ago FirstBank Demonstrates Effective Assets and Liability Management with Eurobond Redemption

First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank), the premier bank in West Africa and a leading financial inclusion service provider, is read more FirstBank Demonstrates Effective Assets and Liability Management with Eurobond Redemption

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1 week ago Catholic Bishops in Cameroon urge calm as tension rises over delayed poll results

Cameroon’s influential Catholic Church has called for calm, as fears grow that violence could erupt once official results from the read more Catholic Bishops in Cameroon urge calm as tension rises over delayed poll results

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1 week ago Federal Govt Recognises PalmPay For Advancing Financial Inclusion

The federal government has conferred the Digital Governance Company of the Year (Fintech Innovation) Award on PalmPay, recognising its contribution to financial inclusion and technological innovation in governance. The award was presented at the Nigeria GovTech Awards 2025, organised by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), and held at the Banquet Hall of the […]

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2 w. ago Nigeria must harness gas to drive industrial growth, end energy poverty — Tony Attah

Tony Attah, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Renaissance Africa Energy, has urged Nigeria to leverage its vast natural read more Nigeria must harness gas to drive industrial growth, end energy poverty — Tony Attah

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2 w. ago LOTUS Bank bags BusinessDay’s ‘Best Ethical and Financial Inclusion Bank of the Year’ Award

LOTUS Bank, one of Nigeria’s leading non-interest and ethical financial institution, has been named the “Best Ethical and Financial Inclusion read more LOTUS Bank bags BusinessDay’s ‘Best Ethical and Financial Inclusion Bank of the Year’ Award

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2 w. ago LOTUS Bank bags ‘Best Ethical and Financial Inclusion Bank Of the Year’ Award

LOTUS Bank, Nigeria’s leading non-interest and ethical financial institution, has been named the “Best Ethical and Financial Inclusion Bank

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2 w. ago Africa’s Women Miners Told To Compete Less, Collaborate More

The executive director of Women in Mining Africa (WiM-Africa), Dr. Comfort Asokoro-Ogaji, has urged women-led mining organisations across the continent to move beyond rivalry and embrace strategic collaboration as the key to shared progress. She made the call in an address to women miners and entrepreneurs participating in a hybrid engagement in Sierra Leone which […]

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2 w. ago Elumelu Urges Africa To Unlock Pension Funds To Fix Power Deficit

Chairman of Heirs Holdings and United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony Elumelu, has called on African governments to urgently unlock the continent’s vast pension funds and fix its electricity crisis if they truly desired to power inclusive growth, innovation, and prosperity. Speaking at the launch of the UBA White Paper titled ‘Banking on Africa’s Future: […]

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3 w. ago Africa must build its own AI future with local data, infrastructure – NITDA DG

Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, the director-general of Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has urged African nations to build up read more Africa must build its own AI future with local data, infrastructure – NITDA DG

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3 w. ago AI, energy shortages, talent retention crisis, threaten Africa’s digital gold rush

…As industry leaders demand urgent infrastructure fixes Africa’s burgeoning digital economy, poised to be a global powerhouse, faces existential threats read more AI, energy shortages, talent retention crisis, threaten Africa’s digital gold rush

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