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Business File: Nigerian Foreign Affairs Minister Visits Moniepoint office in the UK.

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John Awhanjinu

Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Yusuf Tuggar, has visited the London office of Moniepoint, one of Africa’s fastest-growing financial services companies. The visit underscores the growing role of Nigerian fintech firms in the global financial ecosystem and the government’s interest in promoting indigenous enterprises abroad. Tuggar’s engagement with Moniepoint’s leadership comes at a time when Nigeria is seeking to deepen its digital financial infrastructure and enhance the international footprint of its homegrown tech firms.

L- R Co-Founder and Group CEO, Moniepoint Inc, Tosin Eniolorunda and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar during the Minister’s visit to the Moniepoint office as part of the Minister’s High-Level Working Visit To The United Kingdom last week.

 

A cross section of Moniepoint Executives and the Foreign Affairs delegation during the Minister’s visit to the Moniepoint office as part of the Minister’s High-Level Working Visit To The United Kingdom last week.

 

Graduate Management Accelerated Programme (GMAP) Class of 2025 Graduation Ceremony

Tony O. Elumelu (l), group chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA); with Oliver Alawuba, GMD/CEO, UBA Group, flanked by graduates of the bank’s Graduate Management Accelerated Programme (GMAP) Class of 2025, at the graduation ceremony held for over one thousand trainees from across Africa in Lagos, yesterday.

 

MTN Nigeria Visit to Edo State Governor

A delegation of MTN representatives visited the Edo State governor, His Excellency Monday Okpebholo on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. This visit is in alignment with the Okpenholo administration’s dedication to advancing sports; and marked a pivotal moment as season 3 of the MTN athletics competition, MTN Champs, is set to kick off.

L-R: Friday Okuwe, Senior Manager, Brand, Media and Sponsorships, MTN Nigeria; Olaniyi Alabi, Senior Manager, Sales and Trade Development; Idowu Adesokan, General Manager, Consumer Marketing, MTN Nigeria; His Excellency Monday Okpebholo, Governor of Edo State and Osaze Ebueku, Senior Manager, Go-to-Market, MTN Nigeria at a courtesy visit to the Edo State Government House on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

 

Opening ceremony of the Mega HORECA Expo 2025, held recently in Lagos.

L-R: Olugbenga Sunday, CEO, Tojum Hospitality and Convener/DG, Hotel Management Conference Africa; Anika Aggarwal, Addme HORECA Manager; Angela Uponi, Deputy Director, Nigerian Tourism Development Authority; Jude Chime, Convener, Mega HORECA Expo 2025; Edith Egube, Wife of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Lagos State; Victory Wilson, Host, Mega HORECA Expo 2025; and Osasere Atohengbe, Vice President, Sales and Account Management, Interswitch, at the opening ceremony of the Mega HORECA Expo 2025, held recently in Lagos.

 

L-R: Angela Uponi, Deputy Director, Nigerian Tourism Development Authority; Edith Egube, Wife of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Lagos State; Jude Chime, Convener, Mega HORECA Expo 2025; and Osasere Atohengbe, Vice President, Sales and Account Management, Interswitch, at the opening ceremony of the Mega HORECA Expo 2025, held recently in Lagos.

 

Emergency Coordination Forum organized by NEMA on the 2025 flood preparedness in Abuja

From left: Senior lecturer, University of Ibadan(UI), Prof. Ruth Adio-Moses; Director of Planning, Research and Forecasting, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Dr Onimode Bandele; Director-General of NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar; Director-General, FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Abdul-Rahman Mohammed; representative of the Chief of Army Staff, Col. Akeem Amoo; Director of Animal Husbandry Services, Federal Ministry of Livestock Development, Dr Winnie Lai-Solarin; and others during the Emergency Coordination Forum organized by NEMA on the 2025 flood preparedness in Abuja on Tuesday (11/3/25).

 

From left: Representative of the Chief of Army Staff, Col. Akeem Amoo; Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar; and the Director of Planning, Research, and Forecasting, NEMA, Dr Onimode Bandele, during the Emergency Coordination Forum organized by NEMA on the 2025 flood preparedness in Abuja on Tuesday (11/3/25).

 

Presentation of IFC EDGE Certification of Access Tower to Access Bank

L-R: Regional Industry Manager, IFC Financial Institutions Group, Central Africa and Anglophone West Africa, Alexandra Celestin; Head, Retail Banking, Access Bank PLC, Njideka Esomeju; Executive Director, Risk Management, Access Bank PLC, Dr. Gregory Jobome; IFC Regional Director, Central Africa and Anglophone West African, Dahlia Khalifa; and Chief Communication Officer Access Holdings PLC, Amaechi Okobi after presentation of IFC EDGE Certification of Access Tower to Access Bank at its Headquarters in Oniru, Victoria Island, Lagos.
John Awhanjinu

Awhanjinu John studied Economics at Redeemers University. He is keen on financial modelling and corporate finance.

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