ArticleBy Alex C Major new trends and innovations in digital financial services are opening up the possibility of significantly expanding financial inclusion in Africa, according to a new study released by IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and The MasterCard Foundation. The study, ‘In The Fast Lane: Innovations in Digital Financial Services’, highlights advances in distribution infrastructure, back-office processes, and product development. Financial inclusion has made remarkable strides in several African countries in the last few years on the back of mobile technology and new business models for the distribution of financial services. In Tanzania, the rate…
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ArticleBy Alex C The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on countries to raise taxes on tobacco to encourage users to stop and prevent other people from becoming addicted to tobacco. Based on 2012 data, WHO estimates that by increasing tobacco taxes by 50%, all countries would reduce the number of smokers by 49 million within the next 3 years and ultimately save 11 million lives. Recent data reveal that every 6 seconds, someone dies from tobacco use. Tobacco kills up to half of its users and incurs considerable costs for families, businesses and governments. However, treating tobacco-related diseases…
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ArticleMan-to-Man is a weekly column that appears every Friday on Pride Magazine Nigeria Online. It is a column for men written by men that aim to encourage and empower our male readers to become Better Men in all spheres of life. We welcome contributions to this column and topics can cover all the gamut of life and living: Career, power, politics, finance, love, dating, sex, fashion, grooming, health, fitness, cars, life, spirituality, and what have you. Mails and contributions be sent to cao@pridemagazineng.com By Charles Anyiam-Osigwe What is the number one reason given by most couples for their getting…
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ArticleBy Alex C Wema Bank Plc total assets rose 26 percent from N245 billion to N331 billion in 2013 for the year ended December 31, 2013. A peep into the company’s financials for the year under review shows that while customer deposits of the Bank grew by 25 percent from N174.3 billion in 2012 to N217 billion in 2013, net loans and advances improved by 34 percent from N73.7 billion in 2012 to N98.6 billion in 2013. The Bank reported an operating income of N20.9 billion for the year ended December 31, 2013, up from N12.5 billion in 2012. Profit…
ArticleBy Alex C ARM Pensions Limited, one of the leading Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs), has grown its funds by 28 percent to N340 billion in the 10 months period ending December 2013. The company also experienced growth in its subscriber base now totalling 539,075 individual account holders. This development was made known by the board and management at ninth annual general meeting held in Lagos recently. Over the 10-month period, ARM Pensions’ gross revenue grew by 16 percent to N3.3 billion. Similarly, when compared with February 2013, profit before tax (PBT) and profit after tax (PAT) grew by 37 percent…