Nigeria’s commercial banking, insurance, and telecommunications sectors have maintained excellent media interactions, marketing, and awareness since the start of 2023 despite the earlier scarcity of the naira and its effect on business. These were further enhanced by the remarkable data it gave the media in the first quarter of the …
Read More »Emirates Offers Most Enticing Ways To Beat The Eid Travel Rush
Emirates has revealed multiple ways its passengers can ensure a smooth and swift travel experience as UAE residents gear up for the first long weekend of the year, in celebration of Eid Al Fitr, Envisaging a busy period for outbound travel from Dubai from 20 April onwards, the Airlines has …
Read More »Fresh crisis imminent as Tinubu may reverse ‘controversial’ sale of Polaris Bank
Ahead of Nigeria’s anticipated political transition, with president-elect Bola Tinubu’s inauguration scheduled for 29 May, speculation is mounting over the fate of Polaris Bank Limited, as the incoming helmsman, is said to be gearing up to reverse its ‘controversial sale. Recall that Polaris Bank was nationalised in September 2018 …
Read More »Onyeali-Ikpe, Olusanya make top 10 on 2023 definitive list of women CEOs
The third annual Africa.com Definitive List of Women Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) was revealed on April 19. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, Managing Director/CEO, Fidelity Bank Plc and Miriam Chidiebele Olusanya, Managing Director, Guaranty Trust Bank made the top 10 list. Both companies are listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX). The list …
Read More »Union Bank fined N200m for contravening CBN cryptocurrency directive
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has fined Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) Plc for breaching its regulation on cryptocurrency trading in the country. Union Bank was fined N200 million by the financial regulation for breaching the cryptocurrency regulation, Ripples Nigeria learnt on Wednesday. Recall that the central bank warned …
Read More »Insecurity: Local rice price jumps by 200%
Bags of rice. File photo Rising insecurity in the country, import ban and others factors have caused the price of one kilogramme of local rice to rise by 201.52 per cent in seven years, according to findings. This happened despite a multibillion naira funding support of the Central Bank of …
Read More »Afriland Properties Plc announces improved financial performance, declares N1.9bilion gross earnings as Shareholders approve N137.4million dividend payout
Despite strong economic headwinds, leading indigenous property management, investment, and development company, Afriland Properties Plc has reported an upward trend for the financial year ending 31st December 2022. The real-estate firm reported a 19% increase in revenue declaring a total revenue of N1.9billion from the total revenue of N1.6billion earned during …
Read More »Nigeria used 96% of revenue to service debt in 2022 – World Bank
World Bank building The World Bank has disclosed that Nigeria’s constant fiscal deficit has worsened the nation’s public debt stock, with 96.3 per cent of government revenue spent on servicing debt in 2022. This was according to the Macro Poverty Outlook for Nigeria: April 2023 brief released by the bank. …
Read More »An Impressive Start: UBA Group Posts 47.5% Growth in Gross Earnings, Profit Hits ₦61.4bn
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has released its unaudited results for the first quarter ended March 31st, 2023, recording remarkable growth across all its major income lines. The Bank’s result which was released to the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) on Thursday, April 13, 2023 showed …
Read More »Dangote Sugar pays N18.22bn Dividends, to produce 170,000 Tonnes next season
Despite the economic headwinds that characterised 2022, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc (DSR) will pay N18.22 billion as dividends to shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2022, while also targeting the production of over 170,000 tonnes of sugar next season. The dividend payout will translate to N1.50 kobo per …
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