FirstBank Achieves ₦500 Billion Regulatory Capital Requirement

First HoldCo Plc has announced that its commercial banking subsidiary, First Bank of Nigeria, has successfully met the Central Bank of Nigeria’s minimum capital requirement of ₦500 billion, with shareholders …

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United Nations Secretary-General’s New Year Message – December 2025

As we enter the new year, the world stands at a crossroads. Chaos and uncertainty surround us. Division. Violence. Climate breakdown. And systemic violations of international law. A retreat from …

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Reflecting on Nigeria as We Enter 2026: We Have Seen the Hood, Where Is the Monk?

In 1960, Nigeria donned the hood of independence — a symbolic garment woven with the threads of sovereignty, hope, and promise. The Union Jack was lowered, and the green-white-green rose …

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The Catch-22 in Nigeria’s New Tax Reform Law – Who’s Afraid of the Tax Act?

With impending take off, as directed by the President, of the implementation of the new Tax Reform Law from 1st January 2026, it has become quite clear that it will …

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Épa’s Year in Thought: 2025 — A Brainwave Odyssey, By ChatGPT

If 2025 were a movie, it would not be an action blockbuster. There would be no car chases, no superheroes in capes, and certainly no tidy happy-ever-after. Instead, it would …

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AltBank Backs Teachers as Nigeria Confronts Deepening Classroom Crisis

In a direct response to the declining access to trained educators across Nigeria, The Alternative Bank has partnered with the Busayo Ademuyiwa Foundation (BAF) to host the 2025 BAF Teachers’ …

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Reviving Nigeria’s Cultural Future: Access Bank and the National Theatre Rebirth

When the National Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos first opened ahead of FESTAC ’77, it was an architectural marvel, a symbol of the cultural soul of a nation ready to introduce …

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FirstBank Powers Mainland Laffs 3.0 to Light Up Lagos – James Ashu

The Balmoral Convention Centre at the Sheraton in Ikeja underwent a remarkable transformation on Sunday December 7th, 2025, becoming the epicenter of Lagos Mainland’s entertainment scene as the highly anticipated …

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Access Bank Champions Africa’s Payment Integration at PAPSS COWRY 2025 Forum

At the inaugural Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) COWRY 2025 Participants Forum, held in Lagos recently, Access Bank displayed leadership in advancing cross-border payments as a way of promoting …

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Access Bank Wins 2025 Bank of the Year Award

Access Bank has been named ‘Bank of the Year 2025 – Nigeria’, at the prestigious Banker Awards ceremony held in London yesterday December 3, 2025. Organised annually by The Banker, …

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