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  Shareholders to receive about N717m dividend ABUJA, NIGERIA – February 28, 2022 – Transcorp Hotels Plc has announced its Audited Financial Statements for the full year ended December 31, 2021. The results published on the Nigerian Group Exchange showed a 114% growth in Revenue to N21.74bn from N10.16bn as of December 2020, while Gross Profit rose by 143 % to N16.23bn from …

… Proposes dividend of ₦20.00 per share Dangote Cement’s commitment to environmental disclosures and sustainability is yielding the desired results with Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) raising its rating from C to B- even as it proposes a dividend of ₦20.00 per share in the year ended December 31, 2021. The CDP …

Stanbic IBTC Stockbrokers Limited, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has introduced the Stanbic IBTC Stockbroking Zero Account Opening campaign to help drive local participation in the capital market. The campaign, the company said, is targeted at removing the limitations to equity investment and providing investment opportunities that would …

Zenith Bank Plc has announced an impressive result for the year ended December 31, 2021, recording a double-digit growth of 10% in gross earnings which rose to N765.6 billion from N696.5 billion reported in the previous year. This is despite a challenging macroeconomic environment aggravated by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. …

According to the holy book, one of the names of God is Jehovah-Rapha meaning ‘the Lord who heals’ through his prophets. With this name, the blind have regained sight, the lame walks, the afflicted become healed and the dead rise. And one of the gifts the holy spirit gives the …

In Africa, e-commerce is developing and gaining acceptability. However, the rate of adoption is equivalent to just 5% of the market. This leaves a lot of ground to be covered to properly explore the industry’s untapped potential. Industry expert and chairwoman of Jumia Nigeria, Juliet Anammah, while speaking on the …

In alignment with its strategic vision of building Africa’s first diverse business ecosystem, industry-agnostic investment company, VFD Group Plc, has recently acquired a 5% stake in the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) – making VFD Group one of its majority shareholders. The NGX Group Plc is a leading integrated market infrastructure …

Kwara Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it has arrested one 41-year- old AbdulKadir Bolaji and two other suspects for alleged burglary in Lakele community, Oro in Irepodun local government area. Abdulkadir, the command added, has been parading himself as a soldier before his arrest. …

Bukola Saraki Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has cautioned the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) against setting dangerous ‘constitutional and political precedents’ through its alleged intimidation of individuals to join its party. Saraki was reacting to the recent impeachment of the Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Mahdi Aliyu-Gusau, who had claimed that …

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Friday, commended the All Progressive Congress (APC) for zoning its presidential ticket to the South of Nigeria. According to the pan-Igbo group, APC has, by the zoning pattern, shown the way for others to follow. Ohanaeze stated this in a statement by its national publicity secretary, Alex …