Pandemic: First Bank gets $150m from Afreximbank to support businesses
By Lydia Ngwakwe African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) has disbursed $150 million to First Bank of Nigeria Ltd., under its Pandemic Trade Impact Mitigation Facility (PATIMFA). Group Head, Marketing and…
World’s top 1,000 banks weather pandemic storm, grow deposits to $93.9 trillion
June 28, 2021 China continues to be the engine of growth for the world’s banking industry, increasing aggregate Tier 1 capital and total assets by 18.6% and 18.4%, respectively. China,…
After Covid-19, expect another pandemic – WHO DG warns
World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday warned that the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) would not be the last such crisis. Tedros gave the warning in a video…
My inauguration will be guided by Covid-19 protocols – Biden
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has given a preview of what his January inauguration will look like, noting that the event will not follow the usual convention of large crowd but…
Analysis: Pandemic, crude oil price dip put Nigeria at ‘Critical Juncture’
More than 200 million Nigerians will slide further into poverty as the coronavirus pandemic has sent oil prices tumbling and pushed Africa’s largest economy into recession. To many in oil-rich…
How Not to Police a Pandemic
By Victor Ikem As soon as the COVID-19 pandemic was announced and its widespread implications made public, everyone including governments around the world went into a panic mode. Fear! The…