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FirstBank Launches 2025 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Week

October 28, 20250121

FirstBank, the premier bank in West Africa and a leading financial inclusion service provider, has announced the commencement of its 2025 Corporate Re

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Fidelity Bank Empowers Young Women Through Debate on International Day of the Girl Child

October 26, 2025077

Fidelity Bank Plc, a leading financial institution, recently organized a debate competition for female secondary school students to commemorate the 20

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Inflation Down, But Will Nigerians Feel the Relief?

October 17, 20250103

By Blaise Udunze. When the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) yesterday announced that Nigeria’s inflation rate had dropped to 18.02 percent in Se

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Nigeria’s Poverty Paradox: 139 Million and Counting Despite Purported Reform Gains

October 10, 2025090

By Blaise Udunze. The latest World Bank Nigeria Development Update delivers a chilling verdict, as 139 million Nigerians, over half of the nation’s

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SON to Commemorate World Standards Day with “Walk for Standards”

October 5, 2025096

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) is gearing up to celebrate the 2025 World Standards Day, a global event that commemorates the collaborativ

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Nigeria’s Economy at a Crossroads: Rising Debts, Eased MPR, and Cost to Citizens

September 27, 20250131

By Blaise Udunze. Nigeria stands today at a troubling intersection where its ballooning debt profile and the 27 percent Monetary Policy Rate (MPR)

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FirstBank Takes a Step Towards Inclusive Banking with New Services for Physically Challenged Customers

September 25, 20250107

FirstBank is set to introduce tailored financial services for blind, partially sighted, and physically challenged customers across its operations.

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FG’s N330bn Poverty Payment Claim: Is It Fact or Fiction?

September 21, 2025099

By Blaise Udunze. When the Federal Government announced with much fanfare that it had disbursed a colossal N330 billion in cash transfers to poor N

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Empty Pots Don’t Lie: Hunger, Not Statistics, Is Nigeria’s True Inflation Figure

September 17, 20250121

By Blaise Udunze. Nigeria today sits at a troubling crossroads where official statistics clash with the bitter truth of daily survival. Each month,

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Fidelity Bank’s Food Bank Initiative Reaches Anambra, Provides Food to 2,000 Residents

September 10, 20250142

Fidelity Bank Plc has extended its flagship Corporate Social Responsibility program, the Fidelity Food Bank Initiative, to Anambra State, providing es