Brand Spur Issue 4 - 4th Edition | Page 24

News – Headlines Banks’ profits rise despite recession CBN to license 20 more money transfer operators Banks have defied the recession as they continued to post huge profits in their third quarter results. Ten out of 15 quoted banks on the Nigerian Stock Exchange have submitted their unaudited results as of September 2016 Read more...… The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will, in the coming weeks, license 20 new International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs) to handle an estimated $21 billion annual Diaspora remittances into the country BRANDSPURNG.COM Read more...… University of Ibadan gets 10Mw NGEP solar plant The Nigerian-German Energy Partnership, NGEP, has installed a 10 megawatt solar plant at the University of Ibadan. The plant, which serves as a pilot project for universities in the country, is to provide electricity for the university and also serve as a training site for engineering students Read more...…