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Fitch Upgrades Fidelity Bank to ‘B’; Outlook Stable

 Fitch Ratings has upgraded Fidelity Bank PLC’s Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘B’ from ‘B-‘. The Outlook is Stable.

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Gabon, Togo join Commonwealth of Nations

Gabon and Togo have joined the Commonwealth as its 55th and 56th members, respectively. On Tuesday, the Rt Hon Patricia

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Nigeria ‘very close friend’ of China, says Buhari regime

President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime says it supports the one-China policy and that Nigeria remains “a very close friend of China.”

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Fitch Upgrades Fidelity Bank’s issuer default rating from ‘B-’ to ‘B’

Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has intimated the public of its proposed acquisition of Union Bank UK as part

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Peter Obi travels to U.S. for town hall meetings with Nigerians

Nigerians in the U.S. are to host Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections, in

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Nigeria records new Lassa fever cases, Ondo, Edo with highest infections

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Ondo and Edo are leading the country’s Lassa fever cases as it

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Israel sentences aid worker to 12 years for ‘funding Hamas’

An Israeli court on Tuesday sentenced the director of a major international aid group to 12 years in prison for

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Shareholders express concern as Fidelity Bank is set to acquire 100% equity in Union Bank UK

Some minority shareholders of Union Bank Plc have expressed worry over the planned acquisition of Union Bank of Nigeria UK

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Risevest CEO, Eke Urum, steps down over alleged sexual misconduct, abuse of power

  A co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Risevest, a leading stock investment app in Nigeria, Eke Urum, has

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United reach agreement to sign Antony

  Manchester United have reached an agreement to sign Brazil forward Antony from Ajax, the English Premier League club announced