Lagos, Nigeria. April 25, 2022 Nigeria’s premier banking institution and leading financial services inclusion services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has won two awards: Best Bank in Nigeria 2022 and Best Banking Digital Transformation Nigeria at the International Investor Awards 2022, a print and online publication that provides insights, news and …

Zenith Bank Plc has announced its unaudited results for the first quarter ended 31st March 2022, with an impeccable growth of 22% in Gross Earnings from N157.3 billion reported in Q1 2021 to N191.5 billion in Q1 2022. From the unaudited statement of account presented to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) …

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) National Assembly Screening Committee in Kogi State, on Wednesday, disqualified Ubolo Itodo Okpanachi and Aminu Abubakar Suleiman from the Kogi East senatorial contest over various acts of misconduct. The result of the screening exercise released on Thursday in Lokoja, the state capital, showed that while …

Ifeanyi Okowa and Sheriff Oborevwori Delta State House of Assembly led by Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has approved N150 billion ‘bridging finance facility’ requested by the state governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, THE WITNESS reports. The assembly gave its approval for the facility at plenary on Tuesday, barely 11 months to the …

Usman Hadiza Bala Usman, former managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has insisted that she never stopped campaigning for the rescue of Chibok school girls abducted by Boko Haram in 2014 during her time in office. Bala Usman, a co-founder of the #BringBackOurGirls movement which emerged following the …

Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation has said that every citizen of Nigeria will be protected if he is elected president. Speaking at a meeting on Tuesday with Hope Uzodimma, Imo governor, and APC stakeholders in the state, Amaechi said he would be sincere to every Nigerian if he is given …

Northern youth organisations under the umbrella of Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF) has warned the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) not to zone the presidency ahead of the 2023 polls. In an interview with LEADERSHIP in Kaduna, AYCF president, Yerima Shettima, said the forum …

Emeka Nwajiuba Emeka Nwajuiba, minister of state for education, has purchased N100 million All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential expression of interest and nomination forms to contest the 2023 presidential election. The development comes even as Nigerian students remain at home on account of continuing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities …

Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (“GTCO Plc” or “the Group”) has released its Unaudited Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements for the period ended March 31, 2022, to the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) and London Stock Exchange (LSE). The Group reported profit before tax of ₦54.3billion, representing an increase of 1.1% …

Stanbic IBTC Trustees, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings, has reiterated that setting up a Trust with the organisation ensures the seamless transfer of assets and reduces the challenges associated with assets transfer. The services accessible to clients of Stanbic IBTC Trustees include Facility Agent, which ensures seamless disbursement and …