The British colonisers and Bretton Woods institutions–the World Bank and International Monetary Fund- that introduced the current foreign exchange regime know that the template bodes no good for the forever oppressed peripheral economies. By the way, do Spain and the Netherlands, which respectively buy petroleum and cocoa from Nigeria, have a cache of naira to…
The highwayman maxim, “He who comes to equity must come with clean hands,” may not exactly fit the alleged corruption in the government of President Bola Tinubu, but it draws attention to the need for moral high ground in that government. The “Edugate,” that intruded into the consciousness of Nigerians as 2024 rolled in, is…
Zenith Bank Plc has been named the “Best Bank for Digital Solutions in Nigeria” in theEuromoney Awards for Excellence 2023, underscoring the bank’s pioneering andoutstanding achievements in delivering cutting-edge digital financial solutions.Speaking on the recognition, the Group Managing Director/CEO of Zenith Bank Plc, Dr.Ebenezer Onyeagwu, said, “We are delighted to receive the distinction as the…
Yet again, Nigeria’s Middle Belt suffered another crude and devastating blow of terrorism. Nigerians in more than 20 communities in the Bokkos, Mangu (home of the state governor), and Barkin-Ladi in Plateau State lost lives, limbs, livelihoods, homes and sense of community in this digital age of the 21st Century. Just on 2023 Christmas Day,…
After praising the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, for ensuring that Nigerian citizens get their passports within a short space of time, a friend, who is also an immigration lawyer, added that he should speed up the issuing of e-passports. The Nigerian e-passport was officially launched in May 2007, toward the end of the administration…
The call by President Bola Tinubu for West Africans to shun coups d’etat and anti-democratic tendencies led to this attempt to trace the cause of the failure of democratic governance in Nigeria and possibly suggest how to get this floundering Fourth Republic right. The nostalgia for the days of military rule, that kindled the return…
Even former President Shehu Shagari, whose government is widely regarded as not being a prudent manager of resources, attempted to tame government expenditure by introducing what he described as austerity measures when he realised that the Nigerian economy was heading toward collapse. Surprisingly, the two budgets that President Bola Tinubu has proposed so far do…
Zenith Bank Plc has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute to promote efforts and activities that support the formation, training, and updating of human capital in finance and investment for the overall development of the Nigerian financial services sector. The MoU, was signed by the Group Managing Director/CEO of Zenith Bank Plc, Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu; the President/CEO of the…
The newly elected President of Argentina, Javier Milei, promises to smash orthodox economic models in Argentina. He vowed to cancel a slew of government ministries, departments and agencies, including the Central Bank of Argentina. Kenyan President William Ruto, who wonders why Africans must use the dollar for intra-African trade, says, “From Djibouti, selling to Kenya,…
Zenith Bank Plc has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the French Government to establish a subsidiary of Zenith Bank Plc in France. The MoU, which was signed by the Founder and Chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, Jim Ovia, CFR, and the French Minister for Trade, Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad, Mr. Olivier Becht on Friday, November 24, 2023, will enable Zenith Bank, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Zenith…