NIGERIA / WEST AFRICA

…As auto dealers issue one-month ultimatum to government Emmanuel Yartey Former Ghanaian president, John Mahama, who is also the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Presidential Candidate for the 2020 General Elections in the country, has promised to abolish the luxury tax on vehicles with bigger engines, if voted into power. The ...

Heritage Bank Nigeria Plc has joined forces with Magodo Residents Association (MRA) to promote cultural diversity and ensure the success of the maiden edition of Magodo Cultural Day 2019. The two-day event held between Friday and Saturday with a business dinner at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. Addressing the ...

 Gbolahan Dada Organisers of the prestigious Nigeria Pitch Awards have shortlisted the Super Eagles trio of Ahmed Musa of Al-Nassr, Odion Ighalo of Shanghai Shenhua and Wilfred Ndidi of Leicester City FC  for  the 2018/19 edition of the Awards. This announcement was made at a well-attended media briefing in Ibis ...

Banks, telcos, ministries of finance, central banks and leaders in the banking industry from 10 countries across West Africa are set to gather in Lagos this Tuesday and Wednesday at The Future Banking Tech West Africa Summit to discuss efforts aimed at increasing financial inclusion in the sub-region by 2020. The Summit will ...

 It was celebration time in Dearborn Thursday as Ford marked Mustang’s 55th anniversary on the National Mustang Day, with enthusiasts everywhere celebrating the world’s best-selling sports coupe for the fourth consecutive year.  From Australia to Peru, Mustang reigns as the best-selling sports coupe in the world for 2018, selling 113,066 cars, ...

  …As ministers, bankers, telcos experts, lawmakers from 10 countries gather to boost financial inclusion in sub-region  Banks, telcos, ministries of finance, central banks and leaders in the banking industry as well as lawmakers from 10 countries across the West African sub-region are set to gather in Lagos at the Future Banking ...

    Gbolahan Dada Africa’s top Road Race runners are expected to converge in Okpekpe in Edo State on May 25 for the annual Okpekpe Road Race . The Okpekpe Road Race organisers had  invited world-class runners  around the world in a tradition to intermix local recreational and up and ...

    Weststar Associates Limited, authorised general distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Nigeria, in collaboration with Auto Alternative Nigeria Limited, the authorised representative of Marcopolo in Nigeria, Wednesday, launched the new generation Marcopolo Paradiso 1350 bus into the local market at an impressive ceremony in Lagos. The introduction of the bus ...

 Dr. Mudashiru Olaitan is currently the Director of the Development Finance Department, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), charged with the responsibility of implementing the development finance initiatives. His tasks involves the formulation and implementation of various policies, innovation of appropriate products and creation of enabling environment for financial institutions to deliver services in an ...

  Heritage Bank on Monday showered encomiums on its outgoing General Manager and Chief Compliance Officer , Mr. Adewumi Adeniyi, as management colleagues praised him for his exceptional contribution to the banking sector after a 37-year working career in the  industry. Speaking at the sendforth party held for him at ...