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When 8 million Customers Trust You, Safety Cannot Be an Afterthought Nigeria’s digital banking revolution is raising the stakes for consumer trust.                      The question is whether the industry is rising to meet them. Nigeria’s relationship with digital banking has changed almost beyond recognition in a decade. Where cash once dominated every transaction, from the roadside market to the corporate boardroom, mobile apps, instant transfers and USSD codes have reshaped how tens of millions of Nigerians interact with their money every single day. The figures speak for themselves: point-of-sale transactions surged to a record N18 trillion in 2024, a 69 per cent increase from the year before, and the number of POS terminals in operation more than doubled to 5.5 million. Mobile banking is now the most widely used digital financial service in the country, with four in five users having accessed it within any given 90-day window....

  BREAKING NEWS  LEADERSHIP TUSSLE: APPEAL COURT REMOVES KWANKWASO; RETURNS PARTY TO ANIEBONAM. NNPP                                     The Court of Appeal, sitting in Owerri, today gave a final judgement in the leadership struggle that had since bogged down the New Nigeria People's Party, NNPP, for years. In a well considered judgement, the Appeal Court set aside the Ruling of the Abia State High Court, sitting at Uzuakoli, that had set aside its earlier judgement given in favour of the Aniebonam leadership.  It should be recalled that the said Uzuakoli High Court had in November 2024 in Suit No HUZ/11/2024 delivered a final judgement in favour of the Board of Trustees of the party led by Dr Boniface Okechukwu Aniebonam.  Dr Boniface Okechukwu Aniebonam                Founder/ Chairman BOT, NNPP  However,a subsequent Motion b...

  Press Release  Polaris Bank Strengthens Legacy of Excellence with Major Renovation of Historic Faculty Building at University of Ibadan L-R; Sola Gabriel,Head, Strategic Planning, Polaris Bank; Omowunmi Odunlade, Ag. Divisional Head, Ibadan; Professor A. O. Folawewo, Dean, Faculty of Economics & Management Sciences; Professor Akin Lewis( Dean Students Affairs),Representative of the Vice Chancellor and Njideka Nwabueze, Head, Retail Banking, Polaris Bank during the official presentation of the cheque by Polaris Bank to the University of Ibadan recently. Lagos, Nigeria – March 26, 2026 — In a powerful demonstration of its dedication to deepening educational advancement and human capital development in Nigeria, Polaris Bank, has made significant funds available towards the full renovation of the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences Building at the prestigious University of Ibadan. This landmark intervention revives a historic structure originally gifted to the Univ...

 PRESS RELEASE  The meaningless utterances of Dr Ahmed Ajuji in the face of Senator KWANKWASO decamp to ADC -- NNPP  The fact that Dr Ahmed Ajuji still has the temerity to describe himself as “National Chairman”, in the face of the clear judgments of the courts, especially the latest mandamus decision, shows that he and his cohorts are really not serious about what they’re saying. This applies to all the so-called Excos in the instance. In the eyes of the law, these guys are impostors.  Furthermore, it would have been better and civil if they had indicated that they have instructed their loyalists and lawyers to withdraw all pending litigation initiated  against the bonafide NNPP first thing on Monday morning the 30th of March 2026. Dr Boniface Okechukwu Aniebonam                Founder/ Chairman BOT, NNPP Anything short of that is playing to the gallery. Indeed if they have admitted that senator KWANKWASO is decamping to ...

 RELEASE OF RESULT OF THE COMPUTER-BASED WEST AFRICAN SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION (CB-WASSCE) FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES, 2026-FIRST SERIES The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Nigeria, wishes to announce to candidates, stakeholders and the general public that the result of the Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2026–First Series, has been released.   The examination took place in Nigeria between Wednesday, January 28, and Saturday, February 14, 2026. The Coordination of Examiners and Marking of Candidates’ Scripts were carried out at THREE (3) Marking Venues in Lagos, Enugu, and Kaduna from Thursday, February 26, to Friday, March 13, 2026.                                      A total of SIX HUNDRED AND EIGHT (608) Examiners participated in the Coordination and Marking Exercise.  TEN THOUSAND ...

Thought Leadership Series  By Vivian Imoh-Ita Investing in Women-Led Enterprises Is a Growth Strategy Nigeria Can’t Afford to Delay Vivian Imoh-Ita                                              Head, Retail & SME Business                    Union Bank of Nigeria, Across African banking, the conversation is shifting from "inclusion as intent" to "inclusion as performance." Margin pressure, re capitalisation conversations, digitization, and tighter risk expectations are forcing a hard question: where will sustainable, low-volatility growth come from   in   the   next   cycle?   One   answer   is   hiding   in   plain   sight:   women-led   enterprises, underfunded, underserved, and consisten...