Business
GTBank Announces Temporary Service Disruptions Oct 11 to 14 , due to APP Migration

Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) says that there will be four days temporary disruptions in banking services across its branches nationwide from Friday, October 11- Monday 14.
GTB says the disruptions will be as a result of migration of its core banking application system to a new one.
“The transition to a new and robust suite of Finacle Core Banking Application Systems is set to commence on Friday, October 11, 2024, and is expected to be completed by Monday, October 14, 2024,” said GTB.
In a notice issued by the bank, all GTBank branches nationwide will close early to customers at 12pm on Friday, October 11, and will reopen at 9am on Monday, October 14.
The financial institution said there will be temporary disruptions in the bank’s digital banking services for 11 hours, beginning at 10pm on Sunday, October 13, to end at 9am on Monday, October 14.
The bank said during this period, its customers would still be able to perform limited transactions via its digital channels, including transfers, bill payments and airtime/data purchases, while other services would be unavailable.
It noted that the transition was part of its commitment to bringing meaningful improvements to the lives of its customers by leveraging technology.
Business
Bolt seeks dialogue with drivers ahead of May 1 strike
The strike, announced on Tuesday by the Lagos State chapter of the Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria, targets major operators including Bolt, Uber, In Drive, and others.

Bolt, Nigeria’s largest e-hailing startup by market share, says it is seeking dialogue with driver representatives following a planned 24-hour strike by app-based drivers in Lagos, scheduled for May 1, over poor earnings and working conditions.
In an emailed response to PUNCH Online on Thursday, the Estonian ride-hailing operator acknowledged some of the concerns raised by the drivers and confirmed its openness to discussions aimed at addressing its drivers’grievances.
The strike, announced on Tuesday by the Lagos State chapter of the Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria, targets major operators including Bolt, Uber, In Drive, and others.
The union accused the companies of ignoring repeated calls for fair compensation, safer working conditions, and recognition of workers’ rights.
The union accused the companies of ignoring repeated calls for fair compensation, safer working conditions, and recognition of workers’ rights.
Business
Nigeria to host maiden AfCFTA hackathon
The initiative, led by Cherith-Code Concept Ltd, an International Trade Consortium, is supported by a coalition of partners, including Ascend Studios Foundation, Amazon Web Services, GFA Technologies, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), and Real Sources Africa, a Kenya-based company.

The Nigeria AfCFTA Coordination Office has concluded arrangements for hosting the first-ever AfCFTA Hackathon in the country with a N20 million grand prize.
Held as a flagship event at the Science of Trade (SOT) Conference 2025, hosted by Ascend Studios Foundation, the maiden AfCFTA Hackathon is set to take place from May 1 to 3, 2025, in Lagos.
AfCFTA Coordination Office and Director of the Hackathon Project, Mr Olusegun Olutayo, disclosed this in a press release.
He emphasized thatthe hackathon is an innovative, tech-driven challenge specifically designed with Nigeria’s enterprising youth in mind.
The initiative, led by Cherith-Code Concept Ltd, an International Trade Consortium, is supported by a coalition of partners, including Ascend Studios Foundation, Amazon Web Services, GFA Technologies, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), and Real Sources Africa, a Kenya-based company.
This annual, high-impact project will focus on unpacking the opportunities presented by the newly adopted AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol (DTP).
The platform will serve as a hub for developing competitive, practical and innovative solutions to power digital trade across Africa.
The convener of the SOT conference, Dr Inya Lawal, expressed enthusiasm about the hackathon’s transformative potential and the partnership with the Nigeria AfCFTA Coordination Office.
Business
Excitements As Wema Bank Clocks 80 In 8 Days
As Wema Bank counts down to its 80th anniversary on May 2nd, 2025, the world eagerly anticipates the future of possibilities that lies ahead for this phenomenal bank.

All roads lead to Lagos on May 2nd 2025, when Wema Bank, Nigeria’s oldest indigenous bank, leading innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, will be marking its 80th anniversary in grand style, in Lagos, the city where it all started.
Founded on May 2nd 1945 as Agbonmagbe Bank Limited, Wema Bank was established by the Late Chief Matthew Adekoya Okupe and two others—his wife, Regina Adekoya Okupe and a family friend, Reverend Alade.
In an era where the banking industry was designed to cater only to the colonial government and expatriates, Wema Bank came to life as a vanguard of indigenous banking, bridging the gap in access to financial services by providing quality financial services tailored to the needs of indigenous Nigerians and businesses.
The story of Wema Bank is one that symbolises remarkable resilience, capturing the journey of an indigenous Nigerian bank that dared to rise at the heights of the colonial era, weathering the storms of the difficult terrain, navigating challenges and constantly reinventing to continue serving Nigerians against all odds, for 8 solid decades and counting.
Founded on May 2nd, 1945, as Agbonmagbe Bank Limited, Wema Bank was established by the Late Chief Matthew Adekoya Okupe and two others—his wife, Regina Adekoya Okupe, and a family friend, Reverend Alade.
This great bank, which began as the mere vision of an illustrious philanthropist in a hollow room at Agbonmagbe Lodge, Yaba, Lagos, has now grown to not only become Nigeria’s longest standing indigenous and most resilient bank but also, Nigeria’s most innovative bank.
In truth, Wema Bank’s formidable legacy is proof that Nigerian businesses have the capacity to last, transcend time, adapt and innovate to remain valuable to customers, stakeholders, shareholders, industries, and the nation at large.
From empowering Nigerians with the finest quality of financial services to providing tailored opportunities for underserved categories of the population, spearheading the future of banking and being a backbone for Nigeria’s FinTech industry by not only pioneering the continent’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, but also allowing FinTechs to operate using the Bank’s secure and advanced network; Wema Bank has built a legacy of impact since 1945.
As Wema Bank counts down to its 80th anniversary on May 2nd, 2025, the world eagerly anticipates the future of possibilities that lies ahead for this phenomenal bank.
While details of the grand Wema at 80 event are yet to be disclosed, the event is reported to be the most star-studded and exclusive corporate celebration of the year.
It is convening generations of Nigerians in Lagos in a night of momentous reflection, merriment, and grandeur with the dress code and timeless elegance.
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