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Zenith Bank tops in Nigeria by Tier-1 capital

THE AFRI GIST July 2, 2020 0

Zenith Bank Plc has emerged as number one Bank in Nigeria by Tier-one Capital in the 2020 Top 1,000 World Bank Ranking, published by The Banker Magazine. The bank, in a statement on Thursday in Lagos, said that it climbed a whopping 29 spots from 425 in 2019 to 386 in the 2020 global ranking Continue Reading

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World Bank Warns Extreme Poverty May Hit Nigerians Soon

THE AFRI GIST December 4, 2019 0

The World Bank in its 2019 Nigeria Economic Update Report which was released on Monday Decemeber 2, warned that Nigeria might be home to 25 per cent of the world’s destitute people if the government fails to revive economic growth and create jobs. The international finance institution urged the Buhari-led administration to increase domestic revenue, […]Continue Reading