Zenith Bank enhances customer international spend ability by introducing Pound sterling and Euro Visa debit cards

Foremost Nigerian financial institution Zenith Bank Plc is enhancing the ability of its customers to perform international transactions with the introduction of the Zenith Bank British Pounds and Euro Visa Debit Cards. The cards are designed to provide customers with more spend flexibility by enabling them access their Pounds and Euro domiciliary accounts from anywhere... Read More

Thought Experiment: What if France had given Donald Trump a “BFF” by electing Marine Le Pen?

by Soma Oj. Right now, Emmanuel Macron is probably locating his bearings withing the enormous and beautiful Champs Elysees as the new President of France. The youngest too. At 39, Macron beat his major rival, the older and more experienced Marine Le Pen who took over ad reshaped her father’s National Front party for the... Read More

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April 22, 2017

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Who is Marine Le Pen? The woman everyone is calling the French Trump

“…like Calais where i visited recently, shows the damaging effects of uncontrolled immigration and the lack of government. It is an eloquent example. The French are no longer able to cope with massive legal and illegal immigration” – Marine Le Pen “Anyone who is in the United States illegally is subject to deportation…We will treat... Read More

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July 15, 2016

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60 persons killed in Nice, France, after truck drove through a crowd

About 60 persons have died in Nice, France, on Thursday, after a truck drove into a crowd, leaving several persons injured and killed after a Bastille Day fireworks display. According to locals, the driver of the truck was shot dead after he drove into the crowd of people on the palm-lined Promenade des Anglais. No... Read More

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June 20, 2016

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Naira gains beyond expectations in parallel market

The new foreign exchange regime announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) appears to be effecting positive reactions on the parallel markets in respect to the naira. The naira bounced back from N355 on Friday to N330 to a dollar by 9am on Monday in the parallel market even as the new forex regime fully... Read More

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October 19, 2012

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Hauwa Gambo: What the world desperately needs now (YNaija FrontPage)

It kind of answers the question as to why, these days, leaders continue to chose easy fame over hard-slog decisions. It explains why, from David Cameron to Jacob Zuma, this generation has the misfortune of being led by (wo)men of straw: leaders who lack core, who know not character. If you had been paying attention... Read More