| Date | Title | Description |
| 11.02.2026 | Nigeria: Court Convicts Two Chinese Nationals for Cyber-Terrorism, N3.4bn Fraud | The convicts, alongside one Friday Audu, were among a syndicate of 792 fraudsters arrested for cryptocurrency, investment and romance fraud on 19 December 2024 in Lagos.
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday convicted two Chinese nat... |
| 12.09.2025 | Bigger, Bolder, More Personal: ‘My Innovation Story’ Season 2 Spotlights Africa’s Leading Innovators | After a successful debut season spotlighting the journeys of Africa’s boldest entrepreneurs, creatives, and innovators, My Innovation Story returns with Season 2 – bigger, bolder, and more inspiring.
Season 1 opened the doors to Africa’s in... |
| 28.02.2025 | Moniepoint raids Access and Stanbic Bank for top talent as it expands its business | Moniepoint, the Nigerian fintech unicorn, has been aggressively hiring top talent from Access Bank and Stanbic IBTC since 2023, deepening its bench as it scales operations. The recent hires span compliance, risk management, sales, and produ... |
| 14.01.2025 | Sterling Bank raises staff salaries by 7%, but staff expectations fall short | Sterling Bank, a tier-2 Nigerian commercial bank with a market capitalization of ₦174.76 billion, has raised salaries for its over 3,000 employees to help them cope with rising living costs and inflation, sources familiar with the matter co... |
| 10.01.2025 | Legal Storms and Economic Currents: Navigating Nigeria's Financial Landscape | In the heart of Nigeria's financial landscape, two significant events are stirring the waters: a court's freezing of assets linked to General Hydrocarbons and a forecasted decline in inflation. These developments reflect the complex interpl... |
| 09.01.2025 | Court Freezes $225 million in assets linked to General Hydrocarbons and Nduka Obaigbena | A Federal High Court has issued a series of orders, including Mareva injunctions, to freeze assets and accounts linked to General Hydrocarbons Limited, its affiliates, and prominent individuals, including media mogul Nduka Obaigbena.
The co... |
| 03.01.2025 | Court freezes 21 bank accounts linked to money laundering, orders arrest of holders | A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the temporary freezing of 21 bank accounts linked to money laundering and other unlawful activities, directing the arrest of their account holders.
Justice Emeka Nwite issued the ruling on Friday fo... |
| 18.12.2024 | Sanwo-Olu, Lawal, others laud Keystone Bank’s strides at customers appreciation dinner | Keystone Bank Limited, a leading financial service provider in Nigeria, on Friday hosted an exclusive dinner event to celebrate and appreciate its loyal customers for their unwavering support throughout the year 2024.
The event, themed ‘Cel... |
| 16.12.2024 | How much do Nigerian bankers earn? Discover the top paying banks in 2024 | The 95,000 employees working in Nigeria’s 24 commercial banks share a common experience: a culture of secrecy around how much they earn. In the banking industry, discussing salaries is not just taboo—it’s almost forbidden.
“Salaries in bank... |
| 11.05.2024 | Seamfix: Revolutionizing Digital Identity Solutions in Africa | Seamfix, a pioneering provider of digital identity solutions based in Nigeria, has recently secured a substantial $4.5 million in funding from Alitheia IDF. This funding injection is set to propel Seamfix's expansion into five additional Af... |
| 10.05.2024 | To expand digital ID services throughout Africa, Nigeria’s Seamfix raised $4.5 M funding | In order to expand its digital ID and credential services into five more African countries, enhance data flow—which is essential for continental trade and integration—and scale its technological infrastructure, Nigerian provider of digital ... |
| 10.05.2022 | Introducing SpaceNXT – The Co-working Hub Leading the Charge for Innovation and Technological Advancement in Nigeria | The ICT sector in Nigeria has been experiencing a boom over the past few years making it one of the fastest-growing sectors in the nation. In 2020 alone, the sector contributed 15% of the country’s total gross domestic product (GDP), contin... |
| 30.09.2021 | Investing In Africa? Invest In Women | Madji Sock, co-Founder and former President of WIC Capital. Managing Partner of DALBERG Senegal Thiaba Camara Sy, |
| 01.03.2021 | Nigerian bank launches innovation challenge | One of Nigeria’s most prominent financial institutions, Union Bank, has launched the 2021 UnionX Innovation Challenge to support early-stage startups and promote innovation in the startup ecosystem in Nigeria.
The 2021 UnionX Innovation Cha... |
| 01.03.2021 | Nigerian bank launches innovation challenge | One of Nigeria’s most prominent financial institutions, Union Bank, has launched the 2021 UnionX Innovation Challenge to support early-stage startups and promote innovation in the startup ecosystem in Nigeria.
The 2021 UnionX Innovation Ch... |
| 25.02.2021 | The UnionX Innovation Challenge is Open for Entries | Up to N4.5m Funding up for Grabs!!
Union Bank has unveiled the 2021 UnionX Innovation Challenge to support early-stage start-ups and boost innovation within the start-up ecosystem.
Tagged ‘A New Discovery’, this edition of the UnionX Challe... |
| 16.12.2020 | African Companies’ Competitive Edge - Women? | Sola David-Borha, Chief Executive Africa Regions, Standard Bank Group; Natascha Viljoen, CEO, Anglo ... [+] American Platinum; Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa, CEO (South Africa) Naspers; Raisibi Morathi CFO, Vodacom Group20-first |
| 14.08.2019 | Enter for Union Bank’s edTech Challenge – N5m Funding Support Up for Grabs | The 2019 edTech Challenge is now open for entries!!
Do you have an innovative, technology-driven solution with the potential to solve education challenges in Nigeria? Are you a student, teacher, developer, designer, fintech or a player in t... |
| 01.02.2019 | Union Bank launches ‘Tech Ventures’ to support tech businesses at various stages of their life cycle | Share this article:
Union Bank has launched Tech Ventures, an initiative designed to support emerging technology companies and help them nurture their ideas to fruition.
The Tech Ventures initiative, which was announced at the recently conc... |
| 22.01.2019 | These are the companies backing Techpoint Build West Africa 2019 | Share this article:
We are grateful for the dedication and generosity of our family of sponsors, some of whom have been with us since the first edition, last year.
This is more than just a list of brands, it is a community of corporations a... |
| 22.05.2018 | Union Bank Is Betting On Robotics To Improve Service Delivery And Optimize Its Processes | At a launch event which held at it’s Stallion Plaza HQ, Union Bank (Nigeria’s oldest bank) announced its Robotic Process Automation technology, a culmination of three years of development and testing.
Robotic Process Automation makes use of... |
| 15.02.2018 | Techpoint hosted the biggest startup event in Nigeria; we couldn’t have done it without you | Share this article:
It has always been our dream at Techpoint to bring all startups in Nigeria together under one roof to discuss opportunities and challenges facing startups in Nigeria.
With Techpoint Build, we took a major step towards ma... |
| 19.10.2012 | Union Global Completes Union Bank Capitalisation, Gets 65% Stake | In a bid to transform Union Bank of Nigeria into one of country’s leading financial institutions, Union Global Partners Limited (Union Global Partners), a consortium of Nigerian and international investors formed to recapitalise Union Bank,... |
| 30.07.2012 | Dangote’s Cement Company Applies For 2yr Free-Float Extension From NSE | Reports from the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) indicate that Dangote Cement Plc is seeking an extension of the free-float waiver it secured from the when it merged with Benue Cement Company Plc two years ago.
The 24-month waiver extension i... |
