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Fidelity Bank grows Profit by 131.5% in FY 2023

-Declares a final dividend of 60kobo per share Lagos, Nigeria, April 16, 2024: Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has released its 2023 full year Audited Financial Statements, reporting a 131.5% growth in Profit Before Tax to N 124,26 billion. According to the results, which was issued to the Nigerian …

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Stanbic IBTC Capital, Lead Issuing House for Axxela Funding 1 PLC’s ₦16.4b 10-Year Series 1 Fixed Rate Bond

Axxela Funding 1 PLC (“the Issuer”), a funding vehicle incorporated by Axxela Limited (“Axxela” or the “Company”), sub-Saharan Africa’s leading gas and power portfolio company, has achieved a significant milestone with the successful completion of its ₦16.4 billion Series 1 Fixed Rate Bonds due 2034 (the “Bond Issuance” or the …

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We’ve restored collapsed power grid – TCN

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the full restoration of the national grid following a fire incident at the Afam power generating station, which it said caused a partial disturbance of the nation’s grid. Daily Trust had reported that the grid collapse, which occurred at 02:41 am on …

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Kebbi assembly suspends member for unguarded utterances

Shafiu Abubakar The Kebbi State House of Assembly has suspended the member representing Birnin Kebbi North Constituency, Hassan Umar, for alleged unguarded utterances. This was contained in a press statement signed by the Clerk of the House, Suleiman Shamaki, and made available to journalists on Monday. The statement noted that …

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We gave warning before attacking Israel – Iran

Iranian drones Turkish, Jordanian, and Iraqi officials said on Sunday that Iran gave wide notice days before its drone and missile attack on Israel, but U.S. officials said Tehran did not warn Washington and that it was aiming to cause significant damage. Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles on …

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