Day: 16 August 2020

I-invest opens equities market to more Nigerians

Jasmin Ekua, Banking & Finance

New and experienced retail investors can now own a piece of the companies listed on The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) using the i-invest app on their smartphones from the comfort of their offices or homes. The secure investment app, which revolutionized fixed-income trading, now empowers investors in the equities market to execute trades during trading hours; it gives them full control of their portfolios.  Oluseye Olusoga, Managing Director, Parthian Partners, who disclosed this in Lagos, said the convenient access to real-time equities trading on the NSE offered by i-invest is…

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Zenith Bank rewards customers in “Zenith Bank Beta Life” weekly promo

Jide Ige

Zenith Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading financial institution, has commenced its “Zenith Beta Life” Promo to reward customers of the Bank with gifts every week starting from 31st July 2020 to 30th July 2021. During this period, fifty (50) customers will be selected via raffle draw each week and rewarded with gifts worth NGN30,000. The Promo is open to existing and new Zenith Bank customers with the following raffle qualifying criteria:– maintain a minimum deposit of NGN5,000 for the period;– request and collect a Zenith Bank Card; and– download and register…

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Sterling Bank extends Farmers’ Radio to six-geo-political zones

Jasmin Ekua, Banking & Finance

Sterling Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading commercial bank, has extended coverage of its Farmers’ Radio programme to cover the six geo-political zones of the country, following its wide acceptance and success in the northern part of the country.Since its debut in 2018, the Farmers’ Radio show is the only agriculture-related radio show sponsored by a commercial bank in Nigeria. It started with a pilot in three northern states.Group Head, Agric and Solid Minerals Finance, Sterling Bank, Mrs. Bukola Awosanya said this year’s edition of the seasonal radio programme will air for…

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Lai Mohammed, others to speak at 7th Lagos Public Relations stakeholders conference

Benjamin Chukwudaalu, Political Reporter

The Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations has announced that national peace and security will be the thematic focus of the web edition of the seventh Lagos Public Relations Stakeholders’ Conference, holding on Thursday, August 27, 2020. Distinguished speakers headlining the Conference, themed: Adopting Proper Communication Strategy, Channels and Technology for National Peace and Security, include the Minster of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Programme Specialist, Women, Peace and Security, United Nations Women, Peter Mancha. Other speakers expected include the Governor of Lagos State, His…

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Access Bank Rewards Customers In DiamondXtraWins Campaign

Jide Ige

Nigeria’s leading financial institution, Access Bank Plc. has rewarded over 9,000 lucky customers in the DiamondXtra campaign tagged; XtraWins. The XtraWins campaign is a seasonal offer leveraging the ongoing DiamondXtra campaign to reward customers for saving and transacting on its digital channels. Head, Consumer Banking, Access Bank Plc., Adaeze Umeh, said; “The Xtrawins initiative is born out of the need to transform the lives of the Bank’s customers who have been transacting with our digital platforms especially with nationwide restricted movement in response to the Covid pandemic.” “In our own…

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