Africa CEO Forum: Ogbonna, Mene, Zubairu Chart Path For Trade Devt

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At the Africa CEO Forum, leaders from across the continent gathered to discuss the critical role of private sector-led growth in the development of African trade and market integration under the topic “Fast-tracking African Integration: The Private Sector Imperative”. The session, which was one of the highlights of the 2-day event in Abidjan, saw Roosevelt Ogbonna, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank, join Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of the AfCFTA, and Samaila Zubairu, President & CEO of Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), in a powerful conversation focused on the opportunities…

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Elumelu: Future belongs to nations with investments in Africa

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The Chairman, Heirs Holdings, Mr. Tony Elumelu, has called on countries interested in future greatness to invest in Africa. The prolific investor, who dropped the hint on his X handle while attending the Fintech Summit in Dubai on Monday, said the future belonged to nations that invest in Africa today with opportunities spanning electricity, mass transit, and digital connectivity. Emphasising that Africa is open and ready for business, Elumelu, who is also the Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation, said: “Africa does not need…

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AXA Mansard Investments Renews Commitment To Empower Women

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In celebration of Women’s Month, AXA Mansard Investments Limited, a leading asset management firm, expressed its commitment to continue empowering women financially in the country. The company said this at the third edition of its flagship webinar series, ‘Achieve Much More, held virtually. This special Women’s Day edition, themed: “Women’s Wealth: How to Start from Where You Are”, was designed to equip Nigerian women with practical knowledge and tools for achieving financial security regardless of their life stage or income level. The virtual session featured seasoned financial advisor and Chief…

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Access To Contracts: PenCom Pleads With Sanwo-Olu To Make PCC Mandatory

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The Director General, National Pension Commission (PenCom), Ms. Omolola Oloworaran, has proposed a partnership with Lagos State Government to make the Pension Clearance Certificate (PCC) a mandatory requirement for companies seeking Lagos State Government contracts and services, as practiced at the federal level. She made the request during a courtesy visit to Governor Sanwo-Olu at the Lagos State Government House where she presented the report of PenCom’s 2024 routine inspection of the Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC), and to thank the governor for confirming his participation as special guest at…

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Elumelu: AFC Doing Better Than Envisaged

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Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA), Mr. Tony Elumelu, has commended the tremendous progress recorded by the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) under the successive chief executive officers since inception. In his remarks at the AFC Day in London recently, Elumelu, who is a founding member of the Corporation, described the current CEO of AFC, Samaila Zubairu, as a unifier and a great person. The Conference was Themed: ‘AFC As a Gateway to Global – Africa Trade and Investment.’ According to him, “as founders of AFC, we had big aspirations and…

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Q1’25: Fidelity Bank Grows PBT By 167.8% To N105.8bn

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Fidelity Bank Plc, one of Nigeria’s leading Tier-1 financial institutions, has announced a remarkable financial performance for the first quarter of 2025, recording a Profit Before Tax (PBT) of N105.8 billion, representing an impressive growth of 167.8 per cent compared to N39.5 billion in Q1’24. The bank’s unaudited financial statements, released on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) on April 30, 2025, highlight a substantial increase in Gross Earnings, which rose to N315.4 billion, marking a year-on-year growth of 64.2 per cent from N192.1 billion in the same period last year. Growth…

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AIO Strengthens Ties With Nigerian Insurers, Pledges Better Return For Members

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The African Insurers Organisation (AIO) has moved to strengthen collaboration with the Nigerian insurance market while pledging more value in return for insurance companies of its member countries.     The Secretary General of the AIO, Mr. Jean Baptiste, said this during an official visit to the Nigerian Insurance Market in company of the AIO’s Communication and Public Relations Officer, Mr Charles Moki, hosted by the Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) in Lagos.     The visit of the AIO officials to Nigeria began with a meeting with the NIA Chairman,…

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Global Push For A Ghanaian Cardinal To Succeed Pope Francis?

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…his election would mark a historic moment Pope Francis who introduced some radical reforms into the Catholic fold passed on Easter Monday at 88. As the tradition entails, a Conclave is already underway to prepare the ground for a new pope. Whike the faithful mourn, there appear to be an underground push for the emergence of the first black Pope in the history of Catholicism as the only black man among the Cardinals, Cardinal Peter Turkson, 76, a Ghanaian, is up in the bar to succeed Francis. As reported by…

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IMF: Nigeria Taking Significant Steps To Stabilise Economy

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  Following series of reforms embarked upon by the Federal Government, a team of experts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has confirmed that Nigeria is currently on the right path to stabilising the economy. In an End of Mission statement signifying that the IMF staff have completed the 2025 Article IV Mission to Nigeria, the mission chief for Nigeria, Mr. Axel Schimmelpfennig, issued a statement confirming Federal Government’s positive journey to stabilising the economy. The team visited Lagos and Abuja on April 2–15 to hold discussions for the 2025…

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Third Party Motor Insurance: Checkmating The Police Advantage

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  The issuance of a licence to the Nigeria Police Force to own and operate insurance business appears to have distabilised the conventional operators as the deed becomes a cutting edge for the law enforcement officers to corner a number of the policies to themselves through sheer intimidation, especially the most rewarding Third Party Motor Insurance cover, Sunday Ojeme reports   Over the last couple of years, the Nigerian insurance sector has struggled against so many odds. Fuelled by both internal and external misadventures, the sector has basically struggled endlessly…

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