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UNION BANK CALLS FOR COLLABORATIVE ADVOCACY AT NCF WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY SYMPOSIUM

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Press Release Union Bank Calls for Collaborative Advocacy at NCF World Environment Day Symposium L-R: Director, Communication, Policy and Advocacy, Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), Mr. Kunle Olawoyin; Conservation Educator, National Park Service, Mrs. Ilesanmi Zuliat Hussain; Director, Business Development and Partnership, NCF, Mr. Uchenna Achunine; Chief Brand and Marketing Officer, Union Bank of Nigeria, Mrs. Olufunmilola Aluko; Divisional Head, Corporate Affairs, FCMB, Mr. Diran Olojo; Director, Department of Pollution Control and Environmental Health, Federal Ministry of Environment, Mrs. Olabimpe Adenaike; and Partner, KENNA Legal Practitioners, Mr. Daze Nga at the Nigerian Conservation Foundation Symposium held on June 19, 2026 at the Lekki Conservation Centre, Lekki, Lagos for the commemoration of World Environment Day. Lagos, Nigeria – Union Bank, in partnership with the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), commemorated the 2026 World Environment Day with a symposium...

DRUG ENLIGHTENMENT: CHIOMA AJUNWA FOUNDATION LEADS 2026 INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE & ILLICIT TRAFFICKING CAMPAIGN

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 Chioma Ajunwa Foundation Leads 2026 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking Campaign in Lagos The Chioma Ajunwa Foundation, in collaboration with the Chinese Consul General and the Chinese Community in Nigeria, hosted a major campaign conference yesterday at the Police College, Ikeja, Lagos, to mark the 2026 United Nations International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The event, which commenced at 10:00 a.m. prompt, brought together law enforcement officers, students, and public advocates to address one of Nigeria's most persistent social challenges. The campaign was chaired by Distinguished Senator Prince Ned Nwoko, with the Consul General of the People's Republic of China serving as Special Guest of Honour. The Deputy Consul General of the German Embassy in Lagos also attended as a Guest of Honour. Royal Father of the Day was His Majesty Eze Christian Okechukwu, Eze Ndigbo I of Lagos State, while Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Mrs. Omo...

FIDELITY BANK WINS DBN AWARD FOR EXPANDING FIRST-TIME CREDIT ACCESS TO MSMEs

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  Press Release Fidelity Bank Wins DBN Award for Expanding First-time Credit Access to MSMEs L -R: Nneoma Onuoha, Acting Team Lead, Development Finance & Intervention Funds, Fidelity Bank Plc; Anthony Asonye, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Impact Credit Guarantee Limited (ICGL); Ugochi Osinigwe, Divisional Head, Small and Medium-scale Enterprises Banking; Imaobong Nkanta, Product Manager, SME Banking; and Chiwuike Okere, Team Lead, SME Banking, (all of Fidelity Bank Plc); at the Development Bank of Nigeria Service Ambassadors Award which held recently in Lagos. Fidelity Bank Plc has again reinforced its leadership in small and medium-scale business banking as it emerged the winner of the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) Service Ambassadors Award for the Highest Impact on MSMEs Accessing Credit for the First Time. The award recognises the Deposit Money Bank that has successfully onboarded previously unbanked or credit excluded Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises acr...

FIDELITY BANK EMPOWERS PLATEAU SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH SCHOOL PACKS DONATION

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Press Release  Fidelity Bank Empowers Plateau Schoolchildren with School Packs Donation Photo caption: L-R: Mrs. Nanbam Danjuma-Lot, Project Coordinator of the Plateau State Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); Mr. Shunom Leo, Branch Leader, Fidelity Bank University of Jos Branch; Ms. Caroline Dafur, Plateau State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development; Hon. Sunday Amuna, Executive Chairman, Plateau State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB); Mr. Saje Joseph, Director of Planning, Research, and Statistics, Plateau State Ministry of Education; and Mrs. Victoria Abuka, Team Lead, Corporate Social Responsibility, Fidelity Bank Plc; at the Fidelity Helping Hands Programme (FHHP) Back-to-School outreach in Plateau State recently. In a significant demonstration of its commitment to the development of education and community empowerment, Fidelity Bank Plc has donated back-to-school packs to school pupils in Plateau State. The intervention, which took place in Jos, saw ...

FIDELITY BANK EMPOWERS EXPORTERS TO UNLOCK AfCFTA OPPORTUNITIES WITH EMP 19

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Press Release  Fidelity Bank Empowers Exporters to Unlock AfCFTA Opportunities with EMP 19 Photo caption:                                                      L-R: Relationship Manager, Fidelity Bank Plc, Murtala Muhammed Road Branch, Kano, Victor Ngwu; Export Management Programme (EMP 19) participant, Abayomi Adewuyi; Facilitator, Gemma Ejiofor; Senior Fellow and Head, Department of Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources Mgt., Lagos Business School (LBS), Dr. Uche Attoh; Director, Export Management Programme, LBS, Prof. Frank Ojadi; and Team Lead, Export & Agriculture, Fidelity Bank Plc, Emmanuel Nwalor, during the closing ceremony of the 19th edition of the Fidelity Bank Export Management Programme (EMP 19) held recently at Lagos Business School, Lagos. Fidelity Bank Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Nigeria's economic dive...

SHAREHOLDERS BACK ACCESS HOLDINGS' LONG-TERM VALUE CREATION STRATEGY.....INVESTORS CONFIDENT OF EARNINGS OUTLOOK

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  Shareholders back Access Holdings' long-term value creation strategy                              ....Investors confident of earnings outlook Shareholders have expressed confidence in Access Holdings Plc’s long-term value creation strategy as Nigeria’s largest financial services group continues implementation of a deliberate plan to consolidate its pan-African and global investments into greater sustainable returns to investors. Speaking on the outcome of the group’s annual general meeting, shareholders, according to The Nation newspaper, said they were confident that Access Holdings has been well positioned for sustainable growth and high value-creation in the years ahead. They said the performance of the group in the past 15 months highlighted the fundamental strength of Access Holdings, which provides a strong reassurance on the current strategic shift from investments to value creation and shareholders...

NNPP SOLICITORS WRITE INEC, DEMAND STOPPAGE OF ELECTION INTERACTIONS WITH IMPOSTORS

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  NNPP Solicitors write INEC, demand stoppage of election interactions with impostors Solicitors to the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has written to INEC, demanding that the commission cease all correspondents on election with the impostors not recognised by subsisting judgments of the courts placed before it.  The party made the demand in a letter addressed to the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, with attention to the director of litigation on Friday, June 19.   The letter titled: "Forwarding of Subsisting Judgments and Court Orders on the Leadership of NNPP, was signed by the party's Solicitors, Rex Firma LP and made available to the media on Saturday in Lagos.  "No access code, nomination portal credential, authentication key, candidate-upload authorization or similar electoral privileges should be issued by INEC to any purported rival faction unrecognized by subsisting judgments of courts," they stated.  According to the solicitors, a...