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Govs, Others Seek Peace, UnityRisk Assets: How 10 Banks Hiked Loan Loss Provisions to N2.38trnAs Investors Target Money Market, Foreign Capital Inflows Rise to $2.06 BillionCertificate of Occupancy: Edo Govt Registers 9,000 CertificatesAdibe Emenyonu in Benin CityNew York Attorney General, Letitia James, Facing Criminal Investigation Over Alleged Mortgage Fraud Umahi: Tinubu Has Ended Marginalisation of Igbo PeopleNYCN Inaugurates New Executives in Rivers, Four Other StatesN’Delta Group Lauds Tinubu for Reconstitution of NNPC Board‘Nigeria Is Burial Ground For Good-Intentioned People’ —Sowore Speaks On Power Politics, Peter Obi’s Packaging, #EndSARS Fallout, OthersBREAKING: Suspected Bomb Explosion Reportedly Rocks Maiduguri Prison Cell Holding Convicted Bomber Charles OkahNigeria, UK Deepen Ties to Boost Gas Sector Regulatory FrameworkPonzi: SEC Warns Influencers, Bloggers Against Promoting Unregistered SchemesAide: Tinubu’s Commitment to Young People, UnmatchedChina Calls on Nigerians to Develop Interest in Chinese LanguagePolio Campaign: Nigeria, Chad, Niger Others to Vaccinate 83 Million ChildrenOgun Pensioners Laud Abiodun as Gov Releases N6.7bn for Payment of GratuitiesVC Prescribes Optimal Market Awareness for Informed Investment Decision-makingBoard Member: TETFund Committed to Reposition Nigeria’s Tertiary Institutions, Meet Global StandardsWe’re Proud of You, Delta APC Tells OkoteteEaster: Yahaya Bello Felicitates Christians, Preaches Peace, UnityEcobank Reaffirms Its Position As Leading SME Solution Bank in NigeriaPolio: Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Others to Vaccinate 83m Under-5 Children CBN Leadership Earns Global Credibility Through Strategic Economic ReformsPonzi: SEC Warns Influencers, Bloggers Against Promoting Unregistered SchemesCBN’s Sidi-Ali Wins NIPR’s Outstanding Spokesperson AwardPresidential Aide Congratulates Okotete on Her BirthdayEXCLUSIVE: Police Arrest Nigerian Soldier, One Other Over Alleged Robbery, Car TheftKano APC Group Raises Red Flag over Kwankwaso’s Return, Cites Peace ConcernTwo Dead, 23 Injured in Lagos Building CollapseTo Accommodate Essential Commitments, JAMB Reschedules 2025 UTME Commencement Date to April 24No Hope for 600,000 CBEX Victims as Agama Says SEC Can’t Recover Lost N1.3tn FundsCriminal Justice Laws: Courts, CSLS Urge Implementation of Standards in Tackling InsecurityBishop Kukah’s Easter Plea To Tinubu: Bring Nigerians Down From This Cross Of SufferingBREAKING: New Terrorists Group Mahmuda Launches Fresh Attack On Kwara CommunityPDP Gov Eno Confirms Support for APC’s Tinubu; 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Thu. Apr 24th, 2025

Why Taking a Loan in Nigeria Still Feels Risky

On Everyday Money Matters, we tackled one of the most misunderstood topics in personal finance: loans. In Nigeria, borrowing often comes with stigma, and sometimes, harassment. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Joining the show was Mr. Tunji Olalekan, Co-founder and CEO of Lendha, a digital lending platform offering quick, collateral-free loans to […]

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