LOTUS Bank, one of the leading non-interest banks in the country, has appointed Dr Isiaka Ajani-Lawal as its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, effective from December 2025. Its Board Chairperson, Mrs Hajara Adeola, who announced the leadership transition on Tuesday in Abuja, said that Ajani-Lawal’s appointment was sequel to the retirement of the bank’s founding […]
The Youth Party has strongly criticised the Federal Government over what it described as a pattern of governance without a human face, warning that the proposed implementation of new tax laws from January 1, 2026 would further worsen the hardship already confronting millions of Nigerians. In a statement by its Acting National Publicity Secretary, Sope […]
HitchPay, an Africa’s rocket-fueled payment platform, has unveiled financial inclusion initiative at the NYSC orientation camp in Iseyin, Oyo State, aimed at increasing digital financial literacy among newly enlisted corps members. The Chief Operating Officer of HitchPay, Ms Eunice Bankole, said this in a statement by its Corporate Communication Advisor, Emman Ozoemena on […]
Highland Microfinance Bank has unveiled its new product, the High Hygiene WASH Loan, in a collaborative steps to provide funds to needy Nigerians for improved water, sanitation and hygiene access. The Managing Director of Highland Microfinance Bank Plc, Benjamin Mapac, said this on Monday in Abuja. Mapac said that the inauguration of the loan facility […]
Nigerians Demand Price Reductions Across Sectors Despite Falling Production Costs TEC NEWS | 16th November, 2025. A fresh wave of public frustration is sweeping across Nigeria as citizens call out bread bakers, food vendors, and other manufacturers for refusing to lower prices despite significant drops in production costs. The latest spotlight comes from Jos-based […]
FAST Microfinance Bank, in collaboration with Water.org and the National Association of Microfinance Banks(NAMB), has inaugurated FastWash, a financial product designed to improve access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene. Mrs Juliet Odigie, the Acting Managing Director of FAST MfB, a leading micro credit and innovative services provider, said this in a statement on Monday […]
TAJBank Limited’s N20 billion Mudarabah Sukuk bond has recorded 185.15 per cent oversubscription, showcasing its leading position in Nigeria’s non-interest banking market. TAJBank’s Managing Director, Mr Hamid Joda, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. According to him, the data just released by the investment market authorities on the performance of the […]
Prof. Kailani Muhammad, the Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT), Harmony Corps of Nigeria, says the corps has gotten the Federal Government’s mandate to flush out touts from the nation’s highways. Muhammad said that the move was check the collection of illegal taxes and levies on the highways, thus promoting cheap food items in the […]
The European African Chamber of Commerce and Industries (EACCI) has announced plans to invest 250 million dollars through the Edo State Diaspora Agency to support economic growth and development there. The Director-General of EACCI, Amb. Kingsley Obasohan, disclosed this in his address at a virtual dialogue with Edo indigenes in the Diaspora, in Glasgow, Scotland […]
The Philippines’ Ambassador to Nigeria, Mersole Mellejor, says bilateral trade between the two countries surged from 47 million dollars in 2023 to 221 million dollars in 2024, an increase of about 370 per cent. Mellejor said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of the Nigerian Association of […]