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Dangote unveils N1trn scholarship scheme for 1.3 million students across Nigeria

ConsumerConnect December 11, 2025 Consumer Updates

Front Row: L-R: Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya; Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf; Chairman of Aliko Dangote Foundation, Aliko Dangote; Vice-President Kashim Shettima; Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Trustee, Aliko Dangote Foundation, Halima Aliko Dangote; GED Operations, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, Mariya Aliko Dangote; Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum Back Row: Chairman Steering Committee, ADF Scholarship Programme; Justice Sidi Bage, JSC; Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (Ojaja II); Deputy Governor of Kaduna State, Hadiza Balarabe; Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun; Minister for Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa; Chairman, Zenith Bank Plc, Jim Ovia; Group Chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group), Alhaji (Dr.) Umaru Kwairanga, at the launching of Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) N100 Billion Education Scholarship Initiative Nationwide in Lagos Photo: DIL

*Aliko Dangote Foundation says the Nigerian Government hails the initiative, stating N1 trillion scholarship programme is to be implemented through strong collaboration with national institutions,…

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Minister: Indigenous contractors will get patronage in infrastructure development

ConsumerConnect December 11, 2025 Consumer Updates

H.E. Engr. (Senator) Dave Umahi, Nigeria's Minister for Works

*H.E. Engr. (Senator) Dave Umahi, Minister for Works, restates the Federal Government resolve to engage reputable, indigenous contractors in the execution of critical infrastructure projects…

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Access Bank affirms PAPSS enhances real-time settlement, financial integration across Africa

ConsumerConnect December 11, 2025 Consumer Updates

Photo Collage of Access Bank and PAPSS Logos Credit: Arise News

*Access Bank Plc remains a long-standing champion of seamless cross-border financial flows, having played a prominent role at the forum through its flagship AccessAfrica platform,…

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FIRS unveils new JRB logo, extols tax authorities for improved revenue performance

ConsumerConnect December 11, 2025 Consumer Updates

Zacch Adedeji, PhD, Executive Chairman of FIRS and Chairman of the Joint Tax Board Photos: FIRS

*Zacch Adedeji, PhD, Executive Chairman of Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service Chairman of the Joint Tax Board, at a recent event in Abuja, announces the…

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FIRS, French tax agency partner on digital transformation, compliance management, others

ConsumerConnect December 10, 2025 Consumer Updates

Dr. Zacch Adedeji, Executive Chairman of FIRS (l) and Marc Fonbaustier, French Ambassador to Nigeria, at the MoU Signing Event, in Abuja, FCT Photo: FIRS

*Dr. Zacch Adedeji, Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, says as Nigeria transitions to ‘Nigerian Revenue Service’, January 2026, the country sees partnership with France’s…

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Food Security: CBN directs Agricultural Scheme Fund Board to extend credit access to farmers

ConsumerConnect December 10, 2025 Consumer Updates

*Olayemi Cardoso, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, charges the newly-inaugurated Board of the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund to ensure that lack of…

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Ponzi Scheme: SEC moves to freeze CBEX’s N1.3trn, seize properties, other assets over alleged fraud

ConsumerConnect December 10, 2025 Consumer Updates

*Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission asks the Investments and Securities Tribunal to order the freezing of bank accounts belonging to illegal Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX),…

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Nigerian youths are greatest asset for national development: Dangote

ConsumerConnect December 9, 2025 Consumer Updates

Photo: DIL

*Aliko Dangote, foremost industrialist, President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, at a convocation of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, urges Nigerian youths…

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PalmPay celebrates consumers in ‘Purple December’ campaign

ConsumerConnect December 9, 2025 Consumer Updates

*PalmPay announces its Purple December initiative, its annual month-long digital activation created to celebrate, appreciate, and reward its vibrant community of consumers during the festive…

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Dangote engages Dubai leaders for new investment prospects (Photo News)

ConsumerConnect December 9, 2025 Consumer Updates

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai (middle); Aliko Dangote (1st right); and Mr. Johann Rupert, Chairman, Richemont & Remgro and Founder, Rupert Education Foundation South Africa, During a Meeting with His Highness and the African Business Leaders Delegation, in Dubai, UAE Photo: DIL

*Aliko Dangote, President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group, engages global leaders for new investment prospects Alexander Davis | ConsumerConnect Aliko Dangote, President and Chief…

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Category: Markets

Dangote unveils N1trn scholarship scheme for 1.3 million students across Nigeria

Minister: Indigenous contractors will get patronage in infrastructure development

Access Bank affirms PAPSS enhances real-time settlement, financial integration across Africa

FIRS unveils new JRB logo, extols tax authorities for improved revenue performance

FIRS, French tax agency partner on digital transformation, compliance management, others

Food Security: CBN directs Agricultural Scheme Fund Board to extend credit access to farmers

Ponzi Scheme: SEC moves to freeze CBEX’s N1.3trn, seize properties, other assets over alleged fraud

Nigerian youths are greatest asset for national development: Dangote

PalmPay celebrates consumers in ‘Purple December’ campaign

Dangote engages Dubai leaders for new investment prospects (Photo News)

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