————- The Bank for Africa (UBA) last Friday, officially added a new touch point to its network. UBA operates in 20 African countries and in the United Kingdom, the USA and France. The new branch in Afriland towers on the Lagos Island was commissioned by the Executive Governor of Lagos state, his Excellency Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Chairman ... Read More »

MTN Nigeria on Friday released their full audited financial report which shows that the company made profit of N202.1 million, recording a profit growth of 38.8 per cent in 2019. The telecom company declared a final dividend of N4.97 kobo per share as recommended by the Board of Directors. In the year ended December 31, 2019, mobile subscribers increased by ... Read More »

It was announced that Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, the Chief Executive Officer, First Bank of Nigeria Limited had been honoured with the coveted and renowned Cranfield School of Management Distinguished Alumnus of the year Award 2020. The recognition which was celebrated across Nigeria – the highpoint being the commendation by the country’s President, Muhammadu Buhari – was recently presented to Dr. Adeduntan ... Read More »

  First Bank of Nigeria Limited was recently presented with the Oil and Gas Banker of Year 2019 award at the Patrons’ Dinner and Industry Awards of the Nigeria International Petroleum Summit held recently at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. The four-day event, comprising conference and award dinner, is acclaimed to be Nigeria’s Government official platform for the petroleum industry gathering which has evolved ... Read More »

The Lagos State High Court in Igbosere on Thursday granted bail in the sum of N20 million bail to a musician, Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk, with the stage name Iyanya. Justice Mobolanle Okikiolu-Ighile granted him bail with one surety in like sum. The judge said the surety must own a landed property in Lagos, adding that Iyanya must perfect the bail ... Read More »

The coronavirus epidemic in Iran has cost 26 lives, the health ministry announced Thursday, with a vice president becoming the latest top official to be infected as the spread appeared to accelerate. Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour told a news conference that the tally of infections had risen to 245 with 106 more cases confirmed, the highest number for a ... Read More »

Justice Yetunde Adesanya of an Ikeja High Court, on Thursday, struck out a suit filed by former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos, seeking to stop his probe by the state Assembly over the purchase of 820 buses for Bus Reform Project. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Adesanya ruled that the ad-hoc committee set up to investigate Ambode was ... Read More »

  LEAP Africa, a non-profit institution, has partnered with Union Bank to organise the 2020 Social Enterprise Sustainability Programme, designed to inspire, empower and equip a new cadre of African leaders by providing the skills and tools for personal, organisational and community transformation. Over the last seven years, LEAP Africa has been responsible for empowering and equipping young social change ... Read More »

The Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja, on Thursday, ruled that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, had no candidate in the November 16, 2019 governorship election in the state. Justice John Olorunfemi of the High Court 4, in a ruling declared that the party primary conducted on the 3rd September 2019, which produced Engr. Musa Wada as the PDP ... Read More »

Lucky customers of Fidelity Bank Plc across the country Monday​ received cash and consolation prizes at the 2nd​ bi-monthly/4th monthly prize presentation of the Get Alert in Millions (GAIM) promo Season 4. Managing Director/CEO, Fidelity Bank PLC, Nnamdi Okonkwo, said the bank has consistently kept its words by rewarding customers for their loyalty and patronage. According to the Bank Chief, a ... Read More »