BUSINESS

Customs generates N1.5trn revenue in 2020

Daily Dispatch January 6, 2021

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it generated the sum of N1.5 trillion for the year 2020. The Customs’ Public Relations Officer, Mr Joseph Attah, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. Attah said the amount realised was over the target of N1,380,765,353,462.00 and also more

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FCMB appoint Yemisi Edun as Acting MD

Daily Dispatch January 6, 2021

First City Monument Bank, FCMB, has named Yemisi Edun as its new acting Managing Director as Adam Nuhu proceeded on leave today. According to reports reaching NewsClickng, the board notified its staffers of the appointment of Mrs. Edun through an internal memo addressed to them on Wednesday. Yemisi Edun holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry […]

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Border closure: 1,375 irregular migrants arrested, contraband worth N12.362bn seized – FG

Daily Dispatch January 4, 2021

The Federal Government has said that no fewer than 1,375 irregular migrants were arrested during the border closure. Recall that the Federal Government had closed Nigerian borders between Aug. 20, 2019, and Dec. 17, 2020. However, speaking at a new year media briefing in Lagos on Monday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai […]

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Polaris Bank partners International Women’s Society to Boost vocational skills

Daily Dispatch December 31, 2020

…Sets up e-learning infrastructure for the skills acquisition center  Polaris Bank has been commended for her commitment to skills acquisition and empowerment of women in Nigeria.  This commendation was given at the graduation and anniversary ceremony of the International Women’s Society (IWS) Skills Acquisition Center, Lekki Lagos which held recently. 

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Repairing refineries panacea for good 2021 economic prospects, says ex-CBN Director

Daily Dispatch December 30, 2020

Dr Titus Okunrounmu, a former Director, Budgetary Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has called on the Federal Government to make concerted efforts at repairing the nation’s refineries for good economic performance in 2021. Okunrounmu, who made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, in Ota, […]

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Polaris Bank rewards customers in MoneyGram campaign

Daily Dispatch December 26, 2020

Thirty lucky customers of Polaris Bank across different business locations of the Bank will be rewarded with shopping vouchers in the Polaris Bank “MoneyGram for You” campaign. The beneficiaries are customers of the Bank who received transfers in Polaris Bank within the six weeks period of the campaign that ended December 6. Customers, who receive […]