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Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) has announced a profit before tax of ₦600.9 billion for the half-year ended June 30, 2025, despite the absence of the exceptional ₦493 billion fair value gains recorded in the same period of 2024.According to its audited financial results released to the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) and London Stock Exchange (LSE), the Group’s performance …

L-R: Olayinka Ijabiyi, Acting Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, First Bank; Gbenga Omotosho, Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy; Samuel Egube, Lagos State Deputy Chief of Staff & LOC Chairman, E1 Lagos GP; Chiamaka Okachie, Senior Brand Manager, Celebr-8 Lyfe; Ifeoluwapo Odedere, Category Lead, Guinness, during the E1 Lagos GP Stakeholder Immersion session held in Lagos, recently In …

Tony Elumelu Tony Elumelu, the Chairman of Heirs Holding, has noted that the United Bank for Africa (UBA) staff died in the fire outbreak at Afriland Towers in the Lagos Island area of Lagos State.The fire incident occurred on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. Speaking via a statement on Wednesday, Elumelu, who is also the chairman of UBA, said he was …

Fire has gutted a commercial bank branch on Broad Street in the Lagos Island area of Lagos State.The fire outbreak at the bank was confirmed by the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service on Tuesday, September 16, 2025.The service, in a statement shared on X, said its operatives are currently battling the inferno. Olajide disclosed that a distress call was …

Moniepoint Microfinance Bank (MFB), Nigeria’s definitive and trusted business and personal banking platform, has launched its new brand campaign, “Made for Your Progress,” reaffirming its commitment to powering the dreams of millions of Nigerians. To signpost this message of aspiration and achievement, Moniepoint also proudly announces the appointment of Nigerian football star, Victor Osimhen, as its brand ambassador. The “Made …

Polaris Bank, Fidelity Bank, Universal Insurance, Nestle PLC and other institutions have thrown their weight behind the Finance and Business Online Publishers, FiBOP  conference; joining forces with Zenith bank, NDIC and emPLE insurance to fast track the achievement of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s $1 trillion economy by 2030. When President Bola Tinubu first announced idea of a $1 trillion …

The Finance and Business Online Publishers(FiBOP) has  set in motion machinery to  critically disect possible hiccups and Challenges to the attainment of one trillion dollars economy by 2030. FiBOP in alignment with the renewed hope agenda  of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led administration is seeking  to strategically reposition Nigeria’ as a sound and viable economy with improved living standards for …

L–R: Mrs. Nonye Ayeni, CEO, Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC); Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State; Mr. Olusegun Alebiosu, MD/CEO, FirstBank Group; Gov. Umar Bago, Governor of Niger State; and Engr. Ibrahim Alkali, representing Sen. Abubakar Kyari, Honourable Minister of Agriculture, at the FirstBank 2025 Agric and Export Expo. Nigeria’s quest to break free from oil dependency and achieve …

As Nigeria intensifies efforts to grow its economy to $1 trillion, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Ministry of Finance, and top industry experts are set to converge at the 2025 Finance and Business Online Publishers (FiBOP) Conference to refine strategies for sustainable economic expansion.  Arrangements are in top gear to  ensure that the regulators and the technocrats from …

As preparations for the 2025 Annual National Conference of the Finance and Business Online Publishers (FiBOP) Association gathers momentum, reputable organizations and institutions in the nation’s economy have thrown their weight behind the conference. A release by the organisers says FiBOP is partnering with several reputable organizations that have indicated interest to support the conference including; Zenith Bank PLC, Nigerian …