Keystone Bank seeks approval to sell 66.54% KBL Insurance stake
Keystone Bank Limited is seeking regulatory approval to sell its 66.54 per cent stake in KBL Insurance Limited to Bethel V Limited,…
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Banks must move from financing govt to businesses, infrastructure — Tinubu
Banks were on Tuesday urged to move away from heavy reliance on government securities and channel more credit into businesses, infrastructure and…
Six Nigerian banks rank among Africa’s 20 biggest lenders
Six Nigerian banks have made the list of Africa’s 20 largest lenders by total assets, underscoring the growing scale of the country’s…
Otedola’s First HoldCo stake surges to N1.82tn
The disclosed and implied shareholding of First HoldCo Plc Chairman, Femi Otedola, in the Tier 1 lender has surged to an estimated…
Heritage Bank depositors renew calls for full repayment of funds
Aggrieved depositors of the defunct Heritage Bank Plc have renewed calls on the Federal Government, the Central Bank of Nigeria and the…
Access Holdings board approves H1 2026 audited accounts
The Board of Directors of Access Holdings Plc has approved the Group’s audited interim consolidated and separate financial statements for the half-year…
Otedola raises First HoldCo stake with N12.58bn share purchase
Chairman of First HoldCo Plc, Femi Otedola, has increased his stake in the financial services group after acquiring an additional 95.7 million…
Fidelity Bank secures NGX approval to delay H1 audited accounts publication
Fidelity Bank Plc has obtained approval from the Nigerian Exchange Limited to extend the deadline for the publication of its audited financial…
Fidelity Bank gets NGX approval to delay H1 audited results
Fidelity Bank Plc has secured approval from the Nigerian Exchange Limited to extend the deadline for publishing its audited financial statements for…
Afreximbank posts $534.7m net income in H1 2026
The African Export-Import Bank has reported a net income of $534.7 million for the first half of 2026, representing a 30 per…
S’African Standard Bank in talks to buy stake in OPay
South Africa’s Standard Bank Group is in talks to acquire a stake in Nigerian fintech company OPay Digital Services ahead of its…
Otedola acquires 147.74m First HoldCo shares for N20.7bn
Femi Otedola has increased his stake in First HoldCo Plc after acquiring an additional 147.74 million shares in the financial services group…