The management of the EcoBank Plc yesterday donated food items to support the Osun State government in its bid to mitigate the effects of the lockdown in the state. The Eco-Bank Head of Sales, Agric-business, Mr. Donald Abe, while delivering the food items to the officials of the state government, said the gesture was aimed […]

Ecobank MANAGING Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan, has commended health workers contributing to keep the country safe as the world battles the dreaded coronavirus pandemic. He said that this group of people have continued to put the needs of others first and show sacrificial love to support the country’s effort at containing the scourge, stressing […]

Coronavirus: Nigeria’s private donations hit N25.8bn The Nigeria Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID), has so far realized about N25.8 billion to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The update of the contribution as of April 17, was made known in a document released by Mr. Isaac Okorafor, the Director, Communications of Central […]

Ecobank Nigeria is encouraging unbanked and underbanked Nigerians which include artisans such as mechanics, carpenters, electricians, small scale retailers, transporters and others who depend on daily earning for survival, to open bank accounts instantly simply by dialing the its USSD code*326#. According to a statement from the bank, owning bank accounts would enable them save […]

The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan said the Ecobank Xpress Save and Xpress Loan is a digital product designed to stimulate micro savings in the economy. According to the bank Managing Director, this innovative product is part of the bank’s overall strategy to drive financial inclusion and make full banking truly accessible to all […]

Salah Farhat and his son Tamer The testimonies of two Lebanese nationals, Salah Farhat and Ezzat Eid in the ongoing US$1.3 million criminal legal battle between the pair at Criminal Court ‘C’ at the Temple of Justice has raised serious debate as to who is actually proving his side of the accusation. Eid and Farhat […]

Plans by East Africa Cables to suspend a receiver manager appointed by Ecobank over a debt of Sh190.5 million has been rejected by a judge who ruled that the company failed to show that the appointment was made in bad faith. Ecobank on January 31 appointed Kereto Marima, as the receiver manager, to manage certain […]

Godwin Emefiele, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday said that monetary contributions to its relief fund under the auspices of Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) stood at N15 billion. CBN’s Director of Corporate Communications, Isaac Okorafor, said in a statement in Lagos that the donations were […]

Adetokunbo Abiru Polaris Bank Limited announced yesterday that it would close down most of its banking halls across the country starting from today, March 30 th , 2020. This is part of its commitment towards preventing further spread of the highly contagious Coronavirus. According to a statement that was issued via Twitter , the bank […]