Lagos, Nigeria; 24/08/2017: Following the August 14 unprecedented disaster, Tony Elumelu, Founder of Tony Elumelu Foundation and Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA), yesterday, Wednesday 23 August, paid a state visit to the people and Government of Sierra Leone to commiserate over the great loss caused by devastating …
Read More »UBA Delivers Stellar Performance in Half-Year 2017, Grows Profit by 66%
…………Declares N0.20 Per Share Interim Dividend …………..African Subsidiaries Contribute 32% of the Group’s Earnings Lagos, Nigeria – August 24, 2017 – The Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has announced its audited half year financial results ended June 30, 2017, showing remarkable performance across major metrics. UBA …
Read More »Elumelu in Jaji, Tasks Leaders on Lasting Legacies for Coming Generation
Kaduna, Nigeria; 22 – 08 – 2017; The Nigerian military has been applauded for their zeal and commitment towards ensuring the protection of Nigeria’s territorial integrity and the fight against insurgency in some parts of the country. The Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Mr. Tony O. Elumelu gave the commendation while delivering a …
Read More »FirstBank: Improving Customers’ Banking Experience with Bespoke Offerings
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s most valuable bank brand, has continued in its tradition of creating a value-chain of support for the interests and lifestyles of its customers. With varying categories of products and services across market segments, the Bank ensures that it supports customers’ lifestyle, goals and aspirations. …
Read More »EFCC invades Heritage Bank, arrest staff
Reports reaching us has it that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes, EFCC, on Tuesday raided the head office of Heritage Bank situated on Ahmadu Bello way in Victoria Island, Lagos. According to an insider source who spoke in confidence with this newspaper, the EFCC operatives had earlier raided …
Read More »FirstBank Promotes Over 3000 Staff
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has promoted over 3000 of its workforce in its recent promotion exercise targeted at rewarding staff for strong performance in driving the Bank’s business. The Bank in recognition of the hard work and contributions of staff rolled out unprecedented promotions across board, moving up over …
Read More »Civil rights group LEPAN calls for accountable leadership, calls on NASS to unmask people behind constitution review votes
Civil rights group, League of Progressive Ambassadors of Nigeria, LEPAN while bill has called on the National Assembly to expose those that stood against the youths’ active participation in politics. The bill sought to place the age for a candidate wishing to run for the office of the President at …
Read More »Diamondxtra Season 9: Diamond Bank to create more winners with xtraordinary draws
A whopping N600 million has been set aside by Diamond Bank Plc to reward its loyal customers in the DiamondXtra Season 9 bonanza. Activities planned for the season include extra ordinary draws that will produce 3164 lucky winners throughout Q3 2017. According to information made available to …
Read More »Feet ‘n’ Tricks redeems pledges of over N20m, hands over Saloon Car, ticket, prize money
l-r: Overall Winner, Nigeria Freestyle Football Championship, Mr McCarthy Obanor, beside the Saloon Car donated by GAC Motors to 1st Prize Winner ; Chairman of Feet ‘n’ Tricks Limited, Valentine Ozigbo; Senior Sales Manager, CIG Motors Limited, distributor of GAC brands of vehicles in Nigeria, Mr. Phillip Eboka; National Coordinator, …
Read More »Transcorp Posts Strong Half-Year Results, Records 134% Growth in Profit.
Lagos, Nigeria; July 27, 2017: Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp), Nigeria’s foremost conglomerate, has announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2017, showing significant growth in key financial indicators. The company recorded N4.2bn as profit after tax (PAT) for the half-year ended 30th of June 2017, translating into …
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