To Expand Operations to Saudi Arabia, France in 2025. Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has outlined its roadmap for the 2025 financial year, with a strong focus on innovation, digital transformation, physical and financial strength as well as its global reach. On the back of its …
Read More »NAFDAC clarifies reopening of Onitsha medicine market
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced that the medicine market at Bridgehead, Onitsha, was reopened on March 7, following a shutdown for comprehensive sanitisation. Dr Martins Iluyomade, the NAFDAC Director for the Southeast, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of …
Read More »ZENITH BANK MAINTAINS SUPERLATIVE PERFORMANCE WITH PBT OF N1.3 TRILLION IN FULL YEAR 2024
Zenith Bank Plc has announced its audited financial results for the year ended December 31, 2024, delivering significant growth across key performance indicators. The Bank’s impressive performance reflects effective management and pricing of its risk assets, as well as an optimized treasury portfolio, reinforcing its position as a leader in …
Read More »FG shuts down Lagos bridge for two months
The Federal Government has said that Independence Bridge (Marina bound) will be closed between April 1 and the end of May for essential maintenance and rehabilitation works. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. She said that the closure …
Read More »Natasha Osawaru officially adopts ‘Idibia’ as surname
Edo State lawmaker Natasha Osawaru, the fiancée of Nigerian music icon Innocent “2Baba” Idibia, has officially adopted “Idibia” as her surname.Nigerian entertainment events This move comes just days after 2Baba’s estranged wife, Annie Idibia, signed off an Instagram post using only her maiden name, Annie Uwana Macaulay, noticeably dropping “Idibia.” …
Read More »FY 2024: Fidelity Bank records a 210.0% growth in PBT to N385.2bn
…Declares a total dividend of N2.10 per share Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, released its 2024 full-year Audited Financial Statements, reporting a 210% growth in Profit Before Tax to N385.2 billion. According to the Bank’s results released on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) on Friday, 28 March 2025, …
Read More »Wema Bank Releases Audited Results for FY 2024, Profit Before Tax Soars 135% to ₦102.5bn Billion; Proposes N1.00 final dividend per share; commences N150bn Rights issue in April 2025
Lagos, Nigeria – Wema Bank Nigeria (“Wema” or “the Bank”)) has released its audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the period ended December 31st, 2024, to the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX). Wema Bank reported profit before tax of ₦102.51bn, representing an increase of 135% over the ₦43.59bn recorded in …
Read More »GTCO Plc Releases 2024 Full Year Audited Results
…Pays Shareholders Record Dividend of N8.03k for 2024 Financial Year Lagos, Nigeria – March 2025 Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (“GTCO” or the “Group”) has released its Audited Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, to the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) and London Stock Exchange …
Read More »EFCC re-arraigns ex-NSA Sambo Dasuki, 3 others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 re-arraigned former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd) before Justice Charles Agbaza of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, for fraud. He was re-arraigned alongside a former General Manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, …
Read More »Nasarawa gov bans 2027 campaigns, denies having anointed candidate
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has debunked rumors of already having an anointed candidate for the 2027 governorship election. Addressing journalists on the development in Lafia, the state capital, on Wednesday, the Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Public Affairs, Peter Ahemba, described the rumors as baseless, adding that …
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