Polaris Bank, through its digital lifestyle platform VULTe, has introduced a faster, smarter way for users to send love, appreciation, and rewards across borders with the launch of its new Gift Card feature, enabling customers to deliver global brand gift cards to family and friends anywhere in the world in seconds. Designed for speed, security, and everyday relevance, the feature allows users to choose from a wide range of international and local brands spanning groceries, beauty and wellness, fashion, electronics, entertainment, gaming, and lifestyle services, all seamlessly accessible on VULTe.…
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Fidelity Bank Donates Essential Items to Ikoyi Correctional Centre
Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has demonstrated its unwavering commitment to enhancing the lives and wellbeing of indigent persons with the donation of relief items to inmates at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre in Lagos. The project, executed under the bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative known as Fidelity Helping Hands Programme (FHHP), saw the bank’s Human Resources (HR) department hand over various household tools and gift items to the leadership of the correctional facility as part of its efforts to support the rehabilitation and development of indigent persons in…
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Read MoreFire Guts OPay Office in Ibadan, Property Worth Millions Destroyed
A fire outbreak on Tuesday razed parts of an OPay office along the busy Akala Expressway in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, destroying property estimated at millions of naira and causing panic among residents, motorists and nearby business operators. The blaze reportedly broke out in the afternoon, sending thick smoke and flames billowing from sections of the fintech company’s premises and drawing a large crowd of onlookers. Eyewitnesses said the fire started suddenly and spread rapidly before emergency responders arrived at the scene. Some residents initially mistook the smoke for…
Read MorePolaris Bank Marks World Cancer Day with Free Breast Cancer Screening for 100 Women Nationwide
In commemoration of World Cancer Day, slated for February 4, 2026, Polaris Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to community health and social impact with the launch of a nationwide free breast cancer screening initiative in partnership with its NGO partner, Care Organization and Public Enlightenment (C.O.P.E). The initiative is designed to promote awareness, screening, early detection, and preventive care, reinforcing the Bank’s belief that access to health services is a critical foundation for individual and economic wellbeing. As part of this year’s World Cancer Day activities, Polaris Bank will provide…
Read MoreFIRST HOLDCO PLC – THE BULL BY THE HORN WITH A RECORD IMPAIRMENT CHARGE; GROWS GROSS EARNINGS TO N3.4 TRILLION FOR THE UNAUDITED FULL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025
First HoldCo Plc has announced its unaudited financial results for the year ended 31 December 2025, reflecting a year of deliberate strategic actions aimed at strengthening its balance sheet, improving asset quality, and positioning the business for more resilient and sustainable growth amidst successful capital raise activities. As stated in the unaudited Group financial statement, FirstHoldCo recorded a 4.8% year-on-year (y-o-y) increase in its Gross earnings to N3.4 trillion, supported by a 36.3% y-o-y growth in net interest income of N1.9 trillion on the back of enhanced earnings yield and…
Read MoreFrom Talk to Transformation_ ASIS 2026 Sets New Benchmark for Policy Impact
Sterling One Foundation, in collaboration with the Office of the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the United Nations System, and partners of the Africa Social Impact Summit (ASIS) will convene the ASIS 2026 High-Level Policy Engagement on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. The session will bring together senior government leaders, chief executives, development partners, investors, and civil society leaders to advance results-driven partnerships for inclusive growth, foundational learning, women and youth empowerment, and national development delivery. The engagement, co-hosted by the…
Read MoreFidelity Bank Elevates Learning & Hygiene Standards for Makoko Schoolchildren
Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc has reinforced its commitment to community development and youth empowerment with the donation of educational and hygiene materials to pupils of Wesley Nursery and Primary School in the Makoko Waterfront Community, Lagos, under its Fidelity Helping Hands Programme (FHHP). The FHHP outreach was led by the Bank’s Risk Management Directorate as part of a “Back to School” intervention aimed at improving learning conditions and promoting personal hygiene among children in one of Nigeria’s most underserved waterfront communities. Through the FHHP, staff receive matching financial…
Read MoreMan Jailed for Refusing to Refund ₦1.5bn Mistakenly Credited to His Bank Account
A customer of First Bank Plc, Ojo Eghosa Kingsley, has been convicted and sentenced by an Edo State High Court for fraudulently converting ₦1.5 billion that was mistakenly credited to his bank account. Kingsley was arrested by the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after he allegedly refused to refund the funds, opting instead to spend and transfer the money despite repeated demands from the bank. The EFCC arraigned him on Monday, January 19, 2026, before Justice W. I. Aziegbemhin of the Edo State High…
Read MoreSterling Bank, One Foundation, Sunbeth and Partners Strengthen Climate Action With Nationwide Cleanup and Beach Adoption
In a renewed commitment to strengthen environmental protection across Nigeria, Sterling One Foundation, in collaboration with Sterling Bank, Sunbeth, government agencies, community volunteers, and partner organizations, spearheaded a nationwide Environmental Cleanup and Beach Adoption exercise on Saturday, November 29, 2025. The initiative, which is in line with the United Nations Decade of Action, spanned 17 states, including Wuse Market in Abuja, Alpha Beach in Lagos, and communities across 15 other states, reinforcing the need for consistent, community-led action to combat all forms of plastic and waste pollution and restore the…
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