First Bank
Banking

Confirmed! Femi Otedola Becomes Majority Shareholder of First Bank

Femi Otedola, the Nigerian billionaire, has officially been confirmed as the majority shareholder of First Bank Holdings PLC, with a

First Bank
Banking Regulation

Femi Otedola Takes over First Bank After Reportedly Buying N30bn Worth of Shares

Femi Otedola, the Nigerian billionaire, has become the majority shareholder of First Bank after reportedly buying a whooping N30 billion

Sparkle
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Sparkle Closes $3.1m Seed Round From an all-Nigerian Group of Investors

Sparkle, a mobile-first digital bank, has raised an oversubscribed seed round of $3.1 million from an all-Nigerian group of investors

WhatsApp
Banking Messaging WhatsApp

Checkout Official WhatsApp Numbers of Commercial Banks in Nigeria

WhatsApp connects your businesses to customers via phone numbers. It is seamless. As such, commercial banks in Nigeria are leveraging

Funding Investment Training Venture Capital

Nigeria’s Decagon Secures Funding to Train and Finance Software Engineers

Decagon, a Nigerian startup that helps leading companies build faster with vetted remote software engineering talents, has raised a $1.5

Appointment Banking

Miriam Olusanya Appointed as GTBank Managing Director

The Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) has appointed Miriam Olusanya as the new managing director of GTBank, its banking

CBN
Cryptocurrency Government Regulation

CBN Governor Says Cryptocurrency Will Have a Place in Nigeria

Despite his concerns and reservations about cryptocurrency, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele has assured Nigerians that

CBN
Fintech Regulation

Top Nigerian Fintechs to Pay ₦2bn Licensing Fee to CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released new capital requirements for fintechs in Nigeria. In a publication on its website, titled

CBN
Banking Money Transfer

Nigeria’s Central Bank Extends Naira4dollar Scheme Indefinitely

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced the extension of the naira for dollar scheme indefinitely. This was announced

First Bank
Banking Regulation

CBN Removes Ibukun Awosika & Other First Bank Board of Directors, Reinstates Sola Adeduntan As MD

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has wielded its regulatory big stick on First Bank of Nigeria, by removing all