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<p>As Nigeria’s oldest financial institution, First Bank marks its one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary; Adesola Adeduntan, Managing Director and CEO of First Bank joins CNBC Africa from the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange to review the bank’s journey so far and discuss its strategy for the future.</p>


First Bank Nigeria marks 125th anniversary: The journey so far

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<p>Director, XDS Credit Bureau, Dr. Olubunmi Peters, says Nigeria’s Credit Bureau space has had to constantly struggle to overcome cultural and systemic hindrances. CNBC Africa’s ChristyCole Popoola caught up with him to discuss Nigeria’s credit space.</p>


XDS Credit Bureau’s Olubunmi Peters on challenges in Nigeria’s credit space

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<p>According to the Central Bank of Nigeria&#8217;s annual Financial Inclusion report, only 1.8 per cent of the country&#8217;s adult population borrowed or paid back a loan through a formal financial institution in 2016.</p>


Credit Bureaus in Nigeria: Challenges and opportunities

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<p>The African Guarantee Fund for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises has received an Insurance Financial Strength rating of &#8216;AA-&#8216; by globally Fitch Ratings.</p>


Fitch Assigns African Guarantee Fund ‘AA-‘ IFS rating

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<p>Bank of Uganda has said it has recovered fraudulent transactions which involved payment of $74.3 million to two companies, Interdico (Uganda) Limited and AI Construction Ltd by proprietor Sudhir Ruparelia and associates in Crane Bank.</p>


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First Bank Nigeria marks 125th anniversary: The journey so far

XDS Credit Bureau’s Olubunmi Peters on challenges in Nigeria’s credit space

Credit Bureaus in Nigeria: Challenges and opportunities

Fitch Assigns African Guarantee Fund ‘AA-‘ IFS rating

Bank of Uganda uncovers massive fraud

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First Bank Nigeria marks 125th anniversary: The journey so far

XDS Credit Bureau’s Olubunmi Peters on challenges in Nigeria’s credit space

Credit Bureaus in Nigeria: Challenges and opportunities

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Bank of Uganda uncovers massive fraud

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