Who should corporate responsibility and sustainability lessons be taken from? Some companies are still unclear about the concept but latching onto the sustainability mantra anyway, because it has become a marketing buzzword for business? Or a company through whose creed and deeds, over the many decades it has been around, people can see corporate responsibility and sustainability lived (first) and ... Read More »

Heritage Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Akinola George-Taylor as its acting Managing Director Following the receipt of the approval of the Board of Directors of Heritage Bank and the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Bank is poised for its next phase of transformation.The new Ag. Managing Director will be overseeing all Heritage’s banking operations across Nigeria. George-Taylor will ... Read More »

NOVA Merchant Bank has been appointed Chairperson, Women’s Empowerment Commission of the Women in Finance Nigeria. Okoya’s appointment was announced along with four other new executives at a recent signing of the International Partnership/Affiliation with the Women Working for Change. The Women Working for Change is an organ of the African CEO Forum, the largest international forum of the African ... Read More »

To provide training on accessing foreign markets to participants Towards developing the capacity of entrepreneurs in the fashion industry and diversifying Nigeria’s foreign exchange earning capacity, leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has announced its sponsorship of the Anambra Fashion Expo 2022. According to a statement on the organiser’s website https://anambrafashionexpo.com/ , the event is scheduled to hold at the ... Read More »

….APC governors, northerner and southern leaders deserve commendation — Ajulo BARRING further adjustments the Presidential Campaign Council of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, will be ready next week, ahead of the September 28 kick off date of the presidential campaigns, a top party leader told our correspondence. “The team is almost ready. We are taking our time to accommodate ... Read More »

The deceased identified to be 200 level students of the institution from various departments were said to be found dead in their hostel on Thursday. Although the cause of death was not yet ascertained, sources said the students might have been poisoned. A source identified them as Obidiaso Chidera, a 200 level Political Science student; Mercy, a 200 level Pharmacy ... Read More »

I admire and respect the energy and passion of the Obidients and, like I said in an earlier write-up titled ‘Who Are These Obidients?’, I believe that they wish to effect a social and political revolution which those of us in the larger political parties have to be very wary of. I also believe that, if they stay together and ... Read More »

THE circumstance surrounding the alleged resignation of a priest in the Diocese of Nnewi (Anglican Communion), Anambra State, Rev. Ogbuchukwu Lotanna, is not yet clear. While some people say his alleged resignation is based on his position on polygamy, and divine mandate to float a movement in support of polygamy, others say it may not be unconnected with alleged misconduct ... Read More »

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that it will host the Financial Markets Dealers Association’s (FMDA) quarterly meeting scheduled for 5pm on Friday, 16 September 2022, at Federal Palace Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos. The event themed​ “Nigeria Macroeconomic Developments and Outlook: IMF View”​ will have its​ keynote address delivered by​ Ari Aisen, IMF Resident Representative for Nigeria.​ ​In a ... Read More »

Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced its audited financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2022, recording double-digit growth across key income lines as well as significant progress in the contribution from its subsidiaries. ​At the end of the first two quarters of the year, the Bank was able to deliver a 12.6 ... Read More »